1854
A Congregational church edifice was constructed
The evidence
“The Congregationalists only have a church edifice; in the building of which, they were assisted by the Baptists, Methodists and Universalists. It was constructed in 1854.”
1856-history-of-rock-county/15-magnolia.md, PDF p. 129 / book p. 111
Guernsey, Orrin, and Josiah F. Willard, editors. History of Rock County, and Transactions of the Rock County Agricultural Society and Mechanics' Institute. Janesville, Wis.: William M. Doty & Brother, 1856. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871593.
Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources
On the printed page (PDF p. 129 / book p. 111) · open the whole page “December 6, 1846, the Congregational Society was organized in Erastus Dean's kitchen. The Congregational church edifice was erected in 1854, the Methodists building two years later.”
1908-brown-rock-county/19-pioneer-women.md, Vol. 1, PDF p. 499 / book p. 463
Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.
Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources
On the printed page (Vol. 1, PDF p. 499 / book p. 463) · open the whole page
