A party under the guidance of Deacon Chauncey Tuttle arrived; the 1879/1908 histories give the date as April 2 and April 9, 1837 — both readings are reported.

The evidence

• “On the 2d day of April, 1837, under the guidance of Deacon Chauncey Tuttle, (who had visited this section of country the fall previous,) accompanied by " Aunt Amy's " prayers and receipts for making bread, Dr. Den-”

  1856-history-of-rock-county/07-clinton.md, PDF p. 88 / book p. 70

  Guernsey, Orrin, and Josiah F. Willard, editors. History of Rock County, and Transactions of the Rock County Agricultural Society and Mechanics' Institute. Janesville, Wis.: William M. Doty & Brother, 1856. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871593.

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