Once Upon a House

September 3, 1839

Mary Butts, the first white girl born in Milton, was born.

Rock CountyGrade A · 1 independent source

The evidence

  • “The first white girl born in Milton was Mary Butts, daughter of S. D. and Rebecca Butts, born September 3, 1839. She died February 22, 1876, and is buried at the Milton Junction Cemetery.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/13-rock-county-ch07-town-histories.md, PDF p. 515 / book p. 519

    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.

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

    The passage on the printed page (PDF p. 515 / book p. 519)
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  • “The first white girl born in Milton was Mary Butts, daughter of S. D. and Rebecca Butts, born September 3, 1839. She died February 22, 1876, and is buried in the Milton Junction Cemetery.”

    1908-brown-rock-county/31-smaller-cities-villages-towns.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 194 / book p. 699

    Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.

    Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources · may repeat 1879-history-of-rock-county, so not counted as independent

    The passage on the printed page (Vol. 2, PDF p. 194 / book p. 699)
    On the printed page (Vol. 2, PDF p. 194 / book p. 699) · open the whole page

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