Once Upon a House

1836

Two deaths occurred in the little settlement, carrying sorrow into two family circles.

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  • “Before passing from the records of 1836 we are called upon to chronicle two events of the same nature which carried sorrow and sadness into two family circles and cast a gloom over the little settlement.”

    1856-history-of-rock-county/25-city-of-janesville.md, PDF p. 174 / book p. 158

    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.

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