Solomon C. Carr, later an early settler of Milton, Wis., was born in Rensselaer county, New York; the two passages spell the birthplace "Steventown" and "Stephentown."

The evidence

• “P. 0. Milton Junction; born in Steventown, Rensselaer Co., Dec. 19, 1830; son of Peleg S. and Deborah, who came to Wisconsin May 28, 1839 ; settled on Sec. 19 ; they had ten children — six sons. S.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/25-bios-milton.md, PDF p. 811 / book p. 815

  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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• “Solomon C. Carr, one of the early settlers of Milton, Wis., is a native of Stephentown, Rensselaer county, New York, and was born December 19, 1830, to Peleg S. and Deborah (Goodrich) Carr, both natives of that county. In 1839 his father settled on a farm at Milton, traveling via the Erie canal to Buffalo and thence around the lakes to Milwaukee and from there by wagon.”

  1908-brown-rock-county/34e-biographical-5.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 582 / book p. 1066

  Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.

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