A settler and his wife came to Wisconsin in 1843, first locating in Walworth County (town of Whitewater).

The evidence

• “Pardee, of Cortland Co., N. Y., in 1840 ; came to Wisconsin in 1843; first locating in Walworth Co., Sec. 19, town of Whitewater, where his only daughter, Emma M. (now the wife of H.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/21-bios-lima.md, PDF p. 785

  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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