A Brodhead settler married Miss Elizabeth Alexander in Scotland.

The evidence

• “Brodhead; was born in Scotland in 1816; came to Wisconsin in 1844. Married, in 1841, Miss Elizabeth Alexander, a native of Scotland ; they have five children living and have lost two. Mr. and Mrs. 0. are members of the Presbyterian Church.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/29-bios-spring-valley.md, PDF p. 856 / book p. 860

  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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