A biographical subject (later of La Prairie) was born in Maine.

The evidence

• “P. 0. Shopiere; born in Maine May 26, 1849 ; came to Wisconsin in 1854, locating at La Prairie, where the early part of his life was spent on his father's farm ; in 1874, he succeeded to the farm, which consists of 180 acres, his present homestead. Married, May 4, 1875, Miss Mary Bergen, a native of Illinois ; they have one child — Mary A., born Sept, 5, 1878.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/26-bios-la-prairie.md, PDF p. 836 / book p. 840

  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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