Once Upon a House

1844

The John and Anna Godfrey family came to Wisconsin and settled on Sec. 8.

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  • “Lima Center; born in Saratoga Co., N. Y., in 1838; came to Wisconsin with his parents — -John and Anna Godfrey — in 1844 and settled on Sec. 8. He has spent his life and been educated in Wisconsin.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/21-bios-lima.md, PDF p. 787

    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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