A Janesville resident was born in county of Antrim, Ireland.

The evidence

• “P. 0. Janesville; born iu county of Antrim, Ireland, September, 1827 ; son of James and Rebecca Stockman ; they had six children, five are living — John, Robert, Jane, Hugh and Rebecca ; they came with their parents to Philadelphia, Penn., in July, 1831 ; they lived there till November, 1834 ; then went to Northumberland, Saratoga Co., N. Y. ; they worked a farm till 1843, then came, together with their parents, to Rock Co., Wis. ; their ikther located and bought a farm in Harmony Township.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/36-bios-harmony.md, PDF p. 892 / book p. 896

  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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