Once Upon a House

1822

Birth of George Spencer in the State of Vermont.

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  • “GEORGE 1\ SPENCER, retired farmer, born in 1822, in the State of Vermont; came to Wisconsin, in 1848, and settled in Union ; engaged in farming and boot and shoe making; he- was the first shoemaker in the town ; he followed his trade, with farming, for about four years, when he gave up his trade and gave his whole attention to farming. Mr.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/30-bios-union.md, PDF p. 863

    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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