Ephraim Palmer came to Wisconsin and settled on his present homestead in Section 4 (near Edgerton).

The evidence

• “EPHRAIHf PALMER, Edgerton; born in Exeter, Otsego Co., N. Y., Dec. 14, 1798 ; his parents were Christopher and Rebecca (Wheeler) Palmer ; he came to Wisconsin in May, 1857, and settled on his present homestead in Sec. 4 — fifty acres, valued at |100 per acre. Married, in June, 1823, Abigail Brown, daughter of Jabez Brown, of Madison Co., N.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/27-bios-fulton.md, PDF p. 844 / book p. 848

  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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