A boy arrived in Andover, Mass., with his parents, his father having become Professor in the Theological Seminary of that city.

The evidence

• “Ralph Emerson (Pastor, at that time, of the Congregational Church at that place) and Elliza Rockwell Emerson. On May 28, 1830, he arrived in Andover, Mass., with his parents, his father having become Professor in the Theological Seminary of that city. The subject of this sketch there enjoyed, in the Phillips Academy, the advantage of preparation for collese.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/18-bios-beloit.md, PDF p. 741 / book p. 745

  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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