A man was born in Franklin Co., N. Y., and came to Wisconsin with his parents the same year.

The evidence

• “Janesville; born in Franklin Co., N. Y., in 1844 ; came to Wisconsin with his parents the same year ; always followed farming as an occupation ; owns 160 acres of land, and on his father's death, succeeded him in his farm adjoining. Married Miss Elizabeth Britt, a native of Worcester, Mass., May 1, 1878.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 712 / book p. 716

  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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