Mr. Alden came West from Claremont, N. H., established himself at Janesville, and began the foundation of the Gazette.

The evidence

• “Alden came West from Claremont, N. H., in the fall of 1844, and, establishing himself at Janesville, began the foundation of the Gaiette, which promises to survive the days of its founder. In the fall of 1845, as has been stated, he issued the first number in conjunction with E.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/11-rock-county-ch05-press-institutions-tragedy.md, PDF p. 386 / book p. 390

  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.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources