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March 1, 1833

D. McKinney was born in Tolland Co., Conn.

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  • “D. Mckinney, born in Tolland Co., Conn., March 1, 1833, but lived till his 19th year in Springfield, Mass.; then went to New York'City and spent nine years in mercantile business; from 1861 to 1865, was general contractor for the Government; among the large contracts, Mr. McKinney delivered to the United States Government Post at Nashville 56,000 cords of wood io the brief space of twenty-one months.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 710 / book p. 714

    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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