An Irish-born settler came to Wisconsin and settled in Rock County; he married Bridget O. Conners in 1856.

The evidence

• “P. 0. Bdgerton ; born in Tipperary Co., Ireland, in 1817 ; came to America in 1849, and lived in Massachusetts till 1856, when he came to Wisconsin and settled in Rock Co. Married, in 1856, Bridget 0. Conners, a native of Tipperary Co., Ireland ; have eight children — Michael, Katie, Patrick, Margaret, Richard, Mary Anne, John and James.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/27-bios-fulton.md, PDF p. 842 / book p. 846

  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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