A man came to Beloit and bought eighty acres in Sec. 15.

The evidence

• “Beloit; born in Richland Co., N. Y., March, 1802; came to Beloit in 1847, and bought eighty acres in Sec. 15; he built the residence he occupies, with barns, etc., and afterward bought fifty-five acres more, twenty acres of which he disposed of, and now owns, in all, one hundred and fifteen acres in Sec. 15. He married, in Richland V,o..”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/18-bios-beloit.md, PDF p. 742 / book p. 746

  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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