At their own request, forty-six members were dismissed from an existing body and were constituted a Presbyterian church.

The evidence

• “In the spring of 1840, at their own request, forty-six members were dismissed for the purpose of constituting a new body. In continuance of this purpese they were constituted a Presbyterian church, The number of members is 888.”

  1856-history-of-rock-county/06-beloit.md, PDF p. 73 / book p. 55

  Guernsey, Orrin, and Josiah F. Willard, editors. History of Rock County, and Transactions of the Rock County Agricultural Society and Mechanics' Institute. Janesville, Wis.: William M. Doty & Brother, 1856. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871593.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources