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February 24, 1839

A child was born at Otter Creek.

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The evidence

  • “F. and Eliza Smith. He was born February 24, 1839, at Otter Creek. He, with a younger sister, died in February, 1844, with fever, and were buried in the cemetery at Otter Creek.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/13-rock-county-ch07-town-histories.md, PDF p. 515 / book p. 519

    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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    The passage on the printed page (PDF p. 515 / book p. 519)
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  • “F. and Eliza Smith. He was born February 24, 1839, at Otter Creek. He with a younger sister died in February, 1844, with fever, and they w^ere buried in the cemetery at Otter Creek.”

    1908-brown-rock-county/31-smaller-cities-villages-towns.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 193 / book p. 698

    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 · may repeat 1879-history-of-rock-county, so not counted as independent

    The passage on the printed page (Vol. 2, PDF p. 193 / book p. 698)
    On the printed page (Vol. 2, PDF p. 193 / book p. 698) · open the whole page

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