A settler left Shelburne, Mass., in 1836 (going to Michigan in 1841, later to Beloit).

The evidence

• “P. 0. Beloit ; born in Shelburne, Mass., in 1812 ; he left there in 1836, and went to Michigan in 1841 ; came to Wisconsin, and located at Beloit ; the first land he bought was 100 acres where the city now stands, on the west side of the river; he sold it out at, different times, and it is now all laid out in city lots ; he built the first stone house on the west side of the river, the oldest house now standing, and his family was the first on the west side of the river ; he also built the new brick block at the west end of the bridge, on the north side of the street, and also owns six stores and dwellings adjoining this block ; he bought the farm he now lives on, known as the Clute farm, 240 acres, in Section 10 ; the residence and barns on it were built by Mr. Clute, but Mr.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/18-bios-beloit.md, PDF p. 754 / book p. 758

  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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