Benj. F. came to Wisconsin and settled on 160 acres, where he built a log cabin and lived with five other men through the season.

The evidence

• “Benj. F. came to Wisconsin in May, 1830, settled on 160 acres, and, through industry and frugality, has a fine farm well stocked. When he first came here, he built a log cabin 7x9, and lived there with five other men through the season, and several years afterward.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/23-bios-turtle.md, PDF p. 802 / book p. 806

  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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