Once Upon a House

1851

A man came to Chicago in 1851 and remained there till 1872.

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  • “P. 0. Beloit; bora in Sussex, England, in 1825 ; came to Chicago in 1851 ; remained there till 1872, then came to Beloit and occupied the land he purchased in 1864, 180 acres in Sections 23, 26, with stone residence, barns, and all improved. He married,^ in England, in 1849, Martha Heaton, of England ; they have one child — E.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/18-bios-beloit.md, PDF p. 760

    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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