1856
The first marriage in that community: Mr. Edward Wright and Miss Edith Clark.
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“Coleran, in 1857, the "boy " being now known to his compatriots as ''Patsey" Coleran. The first marriage occurred in 1856, the contracting parties being Mr. Edward Wright and Miss Edith Clark, and the first death in 1859, the victim of the " man on the pale horse " being Mrs.”
1879-history-of-rock-county/16-rock-county-ch10-villages.md, PDF p. 661 / book p. 665
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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