A settler went into business on his own account at Ft. Edwards.

The evidence

• “H. Biteley ; took timber from near the Susquehanna River to New York ; in 1841, went into business on his own account ; went to Ft. Edwards ; farmed and also took timber through Lake Champlain to the Hudson and to New York ; was successful in this business; in 1869, went to Oshkosh, Wis.; fall of same year, came to Clinton and settled on 102 acres of land, which he now has under fine cultivation.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/20-bios-clinton.md, PDF p. 775 / book p. 779

  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