A man came to America in 1851, staying in New York until coming to Wisconsin in 1854; settled in Rock Co. in 1859.

The evidence

• “P. 0. Janesville ; born in County Meath, Ireland, in 1823 ; came to America in 1851, staying in New York until coming to Wisconsin, in 1854 ; settled in Rock Co. in 1859.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 698 / book p. 702

  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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