An Ireland-born Lima Center settler landed at New York with his wife and mother.

The evidence

• “Lima Center ; born in County Londonderry, Ireland, 1813 ; is of Scotch and English descent. He came to America and landed at New York with his wife and mother, in June, 1840; remained two years in Orleans Co., N. Y., and came to Rock Co. ; remained on Sec. 7 from 1842 until 1865 ; then located on the farm he now owns of 220 acres ; married Miss Elizabeth J.Simpson in 1837; they have five children living — John, Nancy, Samuel, David and Thomas.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/21-bios-lima.md, PDF p. 788 / book p. 792

  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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