A settler came to Wisconsin, spending the first year in Troy, Walworth Co.

The evidence

• “Johnstown; born in Boston, Erie Co., N. Y., in 1818; came to Wisconsin in 1841; spent the first year in Troy, Walworth Co.; he then moved to Bradford, where he purchased 168 acres, his present homestead. Married, in 1845, Miss Emily Shumway, a native of New York, who died in January, 1871 ; they had four children; he married again, in 1874, Miss Diantha Rice, a native of New York ; has been Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Town Clerk, and member of the School Board.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/24-bios-johnstown.md, PDF p. 805 / book p. 809

  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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