1848
Dr. Heath and wife left Janesville in their covered wagon for the Pacific coast.
Rock CountyGrade A · 1 independent source
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“In 1848 Dr. Heath and wife, still imbued with the restless pioneer spirit, left Janesville in their covered wagon for the Pacific coast.”
1908-brown-rock-county/20-medical-history.md, Vol. 1, PDF p. 503 / book p. 467
Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.
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