1838
The first religious service in [Janesville] town was conducted by Elder Toppin/Tapping, a resident of Walworth County, at the house of Charles Tuttle.
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“The first religious service in town was conducted in 1838, by Elder Toppin, then a resident of Walworth county, at the house of Chas. Tuttle.”
1856-history-of-rock-county/07-clinton.md, PDF p. 91 / book p. 73
Guernsey, Orrin, and Josiah F. Willard, editors. History of Rock County, and Transactions of the Rock County Agricultural Society and Mechanics' Institute. Janesville, Wis.: William M. Doty & Brother, 1856. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871593.
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