Lucian (Lucien) Dwight Mears was born, the first male child born in the town of Beloit.

The evidence

• “The first male child born in the town was Lucien D. Mears, sou of Deacon Henry Mears, born March 29, 1838. The first male child born in the village proper was the son of Seloy K.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/15-rock-county-ch09-beloit.md, PDF p. 612 / book p. 616

  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.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources