1840
B. Joice came to Michigan and to Clinton the same year, settling on 100 acres.
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“B. Joice came to Michigan in 1840 ; to Clinton same year, and settled on 100 acres ; his brother came nekt year and bought eighty acres; they now have 400 acres under fine cultivation ; have good general stock and improvements ; have as good a farm as is in Rock Co.”
1879-history-of-rock-county/20-bios-clinton.md, PDF p. 777 / book p. 781
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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