A man came to the United States and located near Beloit, Wisconsin, working on a farm.

The evidence

• “In 1835, went to West Canada, and manufactured potash and pearlash, also dealt in dry goods, groceries, etc. ; then went into the lumber business, and worked as a millwright, and then ran a flour-mill ; afterward, manufactured bricks, and followed various other vocations, farming amongst them. In 1857, he came to the United States, and located near Beloit, Wis., and worked on a farm. In 1864, bought his hotel, which his son managed.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/32-bios-plymouth.md, PDF p. 871

  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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