1844
A settler went back to New York and married Sophia Smith.
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“Wolves and deer were numerous ; counted a herd of seventy-two deer one morning from his cabin door. He went back to New York in 1844, and married Sophia Smith, daughter of Dr. Daniel Smith, a prominent physician.”
1879-history-of-rock-county/23-bios-turtle.md, PDF p. 802 / book p. 806
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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