Once Upon a House

February 11, 1845

Rev. Bulkley, assisted by Rev. Stephen Peet, organized the First Congregational Church of Janesville.

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The evidence

  • “Bulkley commenced stated preaching here in the spring of 1844. On the 11th of Feb., 1845, assisted by Rev. 8. Peet, ho organized the First Congregational Church of Janesville.”

    1856-history-of-rock-county/25-city-of-janesville.md, PDF p. 184 / book p. 166

    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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    The passage on the printed page (PDF p. 184 / book p. 166)
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  • “A. Buckley commenced stated preaching earlj^ in 1844, and on the 11th of February, 1845, assisted by the Rev. Samuel Peet, he organized the First Congregational Church of Janesville.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/14-rock-county-ch08-janesville.md, PDF p. 550

    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.

    Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources · may repeat 1856-history-of-rock-county, so not counted as independent

    The passage on the printed page (PDF p. 550)
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  • “A. Bulkley took up the work, and on February 11, 1845, with the assistance of the Rev. Stephen Peet, he organized the First Congregational church of Janesville.”

    1908-brown-rock-county/14-janesville-churches.md, Vol. 1, PDF p. 311 / book p. 285

    Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.

    Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources · may repeat 1856-history-of-rock-county, 1879-history-of-rock-county, so not counted as independent

    The passage on the printed page (Vol. 1, PDF p. 311 / book p. 285)
    On the printed page (Vol. 1, PDF p. 311 / book p. 285) · open the whole page

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