Once Upon a House

1840

The Colley family's father came to Wisconsin.

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The evidence

  • “Colley counted thirty deer from his house one morning. His father came on to Wisconsin in 1840. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention in 1847 and 1848, and was a man generally suited to represent the people.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/23-bios-turtle.md, PDF p. 799 / book p. 803

    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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