Mr. Rollin Thorpe came to Wisconsin, settled on his land, and broke the first ground.

The evidence

• “P. 0. Milton Junction ; came to Rock Co., Wis., in fall of 1841, and purchased 160 acres in Sec. 11, Town 4, Range 13 ; was born in Southington, Hartford Co., Conn., Nov. 9, 1809; son of Joel and Lydia Thorpe; in the fall of 1842, Mr. Rollin Thorpe came to Wisconsin, settled on his land and broke the first ground.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/25-bios-milton.md, PDF p. 826 / book p. 830

  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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