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April 13, 1836

A settler (subject of a biographical sketch) was born in Bennington, Vermont.

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  • “P. 0. Brodhead ; born April 13, 1836, iu Bennington, Vt. In 1846, came to Wisconsin with his parents, who located in Green Co., where his iather bought 500 acres of land, and, in 1867, he bought 440 acres in Magnolia Township, Rock Co.; at his death, in 1873, Mr.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/33-bios-magnolia.md, PDF 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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