Once Upon a House

1836

A Rochester resident went to England to visit his home in 1836 and the same year returned to America, landing at Quebec.

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  • “Hagstaff, Nov. 16, 1831, and landed in New York Dec. 27, 1831 ; remained in vicinity of New York, New Jersey and Hoboken, till May, 1832, when he moved to Poughkeepsie and from there to Rochester, N. Y.; from here he went to England to visit his home in 1836 ; same year, returned to America, landing in Quebec, Canada; he lived in different parts of the country till 1844, when he returned to Rochester, N. Y.; moved from there to Shortsville, Ontario Co., N.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/27-bios-fulton.md, PDF p. 839 / book p. 848

    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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