Once Upon a House

August 23, 1856

An arrival is recorded (passage fragment; on his arrival the farm was all woodland).

The regionGrade A · 1 independent source

The evidence

  • “Lawrence Co., N. Y., Aug. 23, 1856; had five children — Albert W., Carrie E., Warren J., Rosella, Mary L.; on his arrival the farm was all woodland, which he has thoroughly cleared and improved, and built his homestead in 1864 ; was District Clerk of Schools for nine years; Pathmaster five years; member of Footville Lodge, No. 137, of Masons.”

    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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