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March 21, 1825

Allen Perry Lovejoy was born at Wayne, Me.

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  • “ALLEN P. LOVE JOY was born at Wayne, Me., March 21, 1825, and is the son of Nathan Lovejoy, a pioneer of that State. The family is of Enghsh Puritan origin, and has produced some of the most noted men in American history.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 709

    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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  • “Allen Perry Lovejoy, who was for many years one of the leading and influential citizens of Janesville, Wis., was a native of Wayne, Me. He was born March 21, 1825, and was a son of Nathan and Temperance (Wing) Lovejoy. Both his grandfather and his great-grandfather Lovejoy were officers in the American Revolution.”

    1908-brown-rock-county/34c-biographical-3.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 438 / book p. 928

    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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