A Blodgett came to Wisconsin, locating at Beloit.

The evidence

• “BIjOD(jrETT, dealer and shipper of produce ; was born Jan. 12, 1812, at Batavia, Genesee Co., N. Y., and came to Wisconsin May 3, 1838, locating at Beloit, He removed with his father to Monroe, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, where he went to school, and, together with his other brothers, assisted his father in distilling, merchandising, milling, staging, and farming on a large scale. In 1836, he moved to Jones Co., Iowa, and took up a claim on his own account ; from Jones Co., he moved to Beloit, where he went to farming and raising stock ; there, in 1846, went into the butchering business.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/18-bios-beloit.md, PDF p. 731

  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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