Once Upon a House

1844

A Scottish settler came to Wisconsin (second settler in the town of Newark area/Brodhead).

Rock CountyGrade A · 1 independent source

The evidence

  • “P. 0. Brodhead; was born in Scotland in 1816; came to Wisconsin in 1844. Married, in 1841, Miss Elizabeth Alexander, a native of Scotland ; they have five children living and have lost two.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/29-bios-spring-valley.md, PDF p. 856 / book p. 860

    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. 856 / book p. 860)
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