1857
Horace H. Brown came to Wisconsin, locating at Beloit.
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The evidence
“HORACE H. BROWN, grocer; born in New York, Dec. 15, 1837; came to Wisconsin in 1857, locating at Beloit, where he farmed for two years ; he then went into the coopering business, continuing ten years until 1869; clerked for T. W.”
1879-history-of-rock-county/18-bios-beloit.md, PDF p. 732
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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