A future Shopiere resident was born in Maine.

The evidence

• “P. 0. Shopiere ; born in Maine in 1829 ; came to Wisconsin in 1855, locating at La Prairie, where he purchased ninety acres, afterward adding 120 acres, his present homestead. Married, in 1854, Miss Sarah Babcook, a native of Maine; they have had ten children — Frederick R., born in May, 1855 ;”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/26-bios-la-prairie.md, PDF p. 836 / book p. 840

  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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