Mr. N. was born in England.

The evidence

• “Mr. N. was born in England Aug. 2, 1833; served seven years apprenticeship there and had charge of a sixteen-run mill at Bridgewater, Eng.; has been thirty-three years in present business. Married Elizabeth B.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 712 / book p. 716

  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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