Spring 1837
Lucius Burnham made a claim on Section 36 (La Prairie).
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The evidence
“Nathan Allyne, in 1835 or '36, made a claim on section 35, broke several acres, put in and raised crops without fence, except' dogs. Lucius Burnham thade'a claim on section 36, in tho spring of 1837, and made his first improvenient in 1838, built the first frame barn; now standing in this town. Clark W.”
1856-history-of-rock-county/12-la-prairie.md, PDF p. 111 / book p. 93
Guernsey, Orrin, and Josiah F. Willard, editors. History of Rock County, and Transactions of the Rock County Agricultural Society and Mechanics' Institute. Janesville, Wis.: William M. Doty & Brother, 1856. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871593.
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