An unnamed settler came to Rock County in 1838.

The evidence

• “P. 0. Janesville ; owns 115 acres of land, valued at 130 per acre ; came, in 1838, to Rock Co. ; was, in 1876, Assessor of Janesville Township one term ; a native of Weathersfield, Windsor Co., Vt. ; born in 1821. Married Miss AdeUa L.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 696 / book p. 700

  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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