A marriage in 1853 to Miss Sarah Chamberlain, a native of Connecticut.

The evidence

• “Shopiere ; born in New York in 1825 ; came to Wisconsin in 1844, locating at Turtle ; remained nineteen years, when he moved to La Prairie, and purchased 160 acres, his present homestead. Married, in 1853, Miss Sarah Chamberlain, a native of Connecticut. They have had four children — Jessie, born in April, 1864, died in October, 1866 ;”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/26-bios-la-prairie.md, PDF p. 830 / book p. 834

  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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