The Pierce family removed to Rock Co., when there were only two houses on the site of Janesville, locating on 160 acres.

The evidence

• “Janesville; born in Lawrence Co., Vt., June 1, 1828 ; son of P. A. and Maria Pierce ; removed to Rock Co., in October, 1840, when there were only two houses on the site of Janesville ; located on 160 acres, part of which is now the site of the State Asylum for the blind. The Pierce brothers have increased the farm to 300 acres.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/22-bios-rock.md, PDF p. 794 / book p. 798

  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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