1845
Harson Northrop and wife and H. Newell and wife arrived, settled in the town of Clinton, and united with the Methodist church.
The evidence
“Sanders of the Rock River Conference, was the first Pastor, and Elder Stocking, of Brown's Prairie, the Presiding Elder. In 1845, the membership was augmented by the reception of Harson Northrop and wife and H. Newell and wife, who in that year arrived and settled in the town of Clinton.”
1879-history-of-rock-county/16-rock-county-ch10-villages.md, PDF p. 648 / book p. 652
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
On the printed page (PDF p. 648 / book p. 652) · open the whole page “Elder Stocking was the presiding elder. In 1845 Harson Northrop and wife, and H. Newell and wife settled here and united with them.”
1908-brown-rock-county/31-smaller-cities-villages-towns.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 132 / book p. 641
Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.
Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources · may repeat 1879-history-of-rock-county, so not counted as independent
On the printed page (Vol. 2, PDF p. 132 / book p. 641) · open the whole page