David Sprague is said to have first seen the light in 1838, the first white child born in Milton village; a later passage disputes this, stating he was not born in 1838 but in 1840.

The evidence

• “To Mr. David Sprague, who first saw the light in 1838, must be ascribed the honor of being the first white child born in Milton village. At least, it is generally conceded that the honor is his.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/16-rock-county-ch10-villages.md, PDF p. 677 / book p. 681

  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.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources