A young man came to America in March, 1853, and located in Orange Co., N. Y.

The evidence

• “P. 0. Footville ; born March 27, 18,33, in County Cork, Ireland; came to America in iMarch, 1853, and located in Orange Co., N. Y., where he worked at various occupations ; came to Wisconsin in 1856, and settled in Plymouth Township, buying his farm of 100 acres; built his present homestead in 1876 ; he raises corn, oats, potatoes, horses, cows, hogs and poultry.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/32-bios-plymouth.md, PDF p. 871

  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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