Once Upon a House

Fall 1853

Mr. Rogers came to Rock Co. in the fall of 1853 and settled on Section 33.

Rock CountyGrade A · 1 independent source

The evidence

  • “Mr. Rogers left his native place for New York in 1842 ; came to Rock Co. in the fall of 1853 ; settled on Section 33 — a quarter-section ; has seventy acres on Section 32, and a homestead at Milton Village, where he retired in the fall of 1867. Married Miss Asenath B.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/25-bios-milton.md, PDF p. 823 / book p. 827

    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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