A settler came West in 1852 (locating in Edgerton in 1860).

The evidence

• “P.O. Edgerton ; born in Truxton, Cortland Co., N.y., July 25,1826; son of Gilbert Brown ; he came West in 1852; came to Wisconsin and located in Edgerton, in the fall of 1860, and engaged in buying and selling horses for the Government ; in 1862 started the livery business, which he still carries on. He married Sarah J.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/26-bios-la-prairie.md, PDF p. 837 / book p. 841

  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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