1823 — A Beloit resident was born in Manchester, Conn.

The evidence

• “P. 0. Beloit ; born in Manchester, Conn., in 1823 ; came to Beloit in 1845, and took up eighty acres of Government land in Sec. 18: he built the residence he now occupies, with barns, etc. Married, in Beloit, Jan. 1, 1854, Sarah Smiley ; they have six children ; they all attend the Methodist Church.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/18-bios-beloit.md, PDF p. 748 / book p. 752

  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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