Once Upon a House

January 24, 1843

Albert Salisbury, the first white child in the town, was born.

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The evidence

  • “Fritts, on Section 14, which was the first frame house between Whitewater and Miltori. In that house was born January 24, 1843, the first white child in the town (now living), Albert Salisbury, at present of the Whitewater Normal School.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/13-rock-county-ch07-town-histories.md, PDF p. 511

    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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