Birth of a future Fulton, Rock County, lawyer and farmer in Morris County, New Jersey.

The evidence

• “Fulton; born in Morris Co., N. J., Jan. 14, 1822; he studied law in Morristown, and graduated in 1844 at the University of the city of New York in 1849 ; he came to Wisconsin, locating in Fulton, Rock Co., where he engaged in the practice of law until 1851, when he purchased a farm in Porter Township, Rock Co., and has since engaged in farming; in 1873, he was elected to represent his district in the State Legislature. He married in Morris Co, N.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/31-bios-porter.md, PDF p. 867 / book p. 871

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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