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March 26, 1826

A resident (P. O. Hanover) was born in Lincolnshire, England.

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  • “P. 0. Hanover; born March 26, 1826, in Lincolnshire, England, where he worked on his father's farm ; came to America in 1852, and located in Erie Co., Ohio; while there, was ft lime merchant and manufacturer ; in 1855, came to Janesville, Wis., where he was a teamster; in 1857, moved to Plymouth Township and rented a farm on shares, which he bought in 1862, He owns eighty acres of land, and raises all kinds of grain and stock, and makes butter for the market,”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/32-bios-plymouth.md, PDF p. 870 / book p. 874

    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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