Rufus Breed came to Wisconsin, locating at Avon, where he purchased 360 acres.

The evidence

• “RUFUS BREED, farmer, Sees. 17, 20, 29 ; born in New York in 1811 ; came to Wisconsin in 1849, locating at Avon, where he purchased 360 acres. Married, in 1837, Miss EUinor Buckelaw, a native of New York ; had eight children, five living.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/33-bios-magnolia.md, PDF p. 878 / book p. 882

  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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