A Norwegian settler married Ann P. Seavers, daughter of Ole Seavers, and settled on 160 acres in Clinton.

The evidence

• “P. 0. Clinton; born in Norway May 9, 1830 ; came to Quebec, Can., in August, 1854 ; then went to Beloit, and was thei'e one year, and after that, three years in Freeport, 111. ; is a carpenter by trade ; in 1858, came to Clinton, Wis., and settled on 160 acres ; through prudence and economy has now a fine farm. Married, in September, 1858, Ann P. Seavers, daughter of Ole Seavers, one of the earliest and most respected settlers in the county ; he died in 1875 in his 70th year; has had nine children — Jacob E., born in 1859 (is in Beloit College);”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/20-bios-clinton.md, PDF p. 777 / book p. 781

  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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