1829
A future Brighton and Bradford resident (O. Fairfield) was born in Dorsetshire, England.
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“O. Fairfield; born in Dorsetshire, England, in 1829 ; came to Wisconsin in 1847, locating at Brighton, Kenosha Co.; remained about eight years, where he engaged in farming ; in 1855, he moved to Bradford, where he purctased 296 acres — his present homestead. Married, in January, 1860, Miss Fanny Woodman, a native of Wiltshire.”
1879-history-of-rock-county/35-bios-bradford.md, PDF p. 882 / book p. 886
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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