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1829

A future Porter and Fulton resident (P. O. Edgerton) was born in Berks Co., Penn.

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  • “P. 0. Edgerton; born in Berks Co., Penn., in 1829, and lived there till he came, to Wisconsin, in 1858, and located in Porter ; moved to Pulton, and purchased his present homestead, on Section 6, in the fall of 1869. Married, in July, 1850, Olive Billings, who was born in Pennsylvania Aug. 1, 1834.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/27-bios-fulton.md, PDF p. 840 / book p. 844

    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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