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February 11, 1833

A son of James and Rachel (Johnson) Green was born in County Antrim, Ireland.

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  • “P. 0. Edgerton; born in County Antrim, Ireland, Feb. 11, 1833 ; son of Jamejs and Rachel (Johnson) Green. Came to America, landing in Canada, in 1848, where he lived three years, and come to Wisconsin in the spring of i852, and located in Janesville ; lived there for six months ; came to Edgerton and engaged in blacksmithing.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/27-bios-fulton.md, PDF p. 841 / book p. 845

    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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