1823 — A Beloit resident was born in Norway.

The evidence

• “O. Beloit; born in Norway in 1823; came to Rock Co. in 1842, and first located in Beloit Township, where he lived about five years on a farm, then came to Newark and located ; he bought 125 acres in Sec. 12, and built a substantial stone residence and barns, and made all improvements ; he first lived in a log cabin that is now used by him as a barn.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/19-bios-newark.md, PDF p. 768 / book p. 772

  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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