A New England-educated settler came West and settled near Emerald Grove, Rock County.

The evidence

• “Mr. B. was educated at Burlington Academy, Vermont ; came West in the spring of 1856, and settled near Emerald Grove, Rock Co. Mr.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 705 / book p. 709

  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