Mr. Dowd married Sarah Kelsey, of Alford, Berkshire Co., Mass.

The evidence

• “Mr. Dowd married on March 9, 1859, Sarah Kelsey, of Alford, Berkshire Co., Mass. ; he has two children living — Glenville Arthur and Robert Irving. Mr. and Mrs.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/18-bios-beloit.md, PDF p. 740 / book p. 744

  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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