December 11, 1841

Halgrim O. Veek was born in Norway.

Meanwhile, closer to home

CountyDecember 1841Month

Rock County's first court house (a two-story frame erected in Janesville in 1841) was completed.

CountyDecember 1841Month

A settler removed from Harmony Township to Janesville, having been elected Register of Deeds that year.

People named here: Halgrim O. Veek

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Nation & worldDecember 11, 1841

Halgrim O. Veek was born in Norway.

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Halgrim 0. Veek, a prosperous and representative citizen of Spring Valley township, Rock county, Wisconsin, was born in Norway December 11, 1841, and is the son of Ole and Christe (Kolstrud) Veek, both natives of Norway. The father, a farmer by occupation, in 1852 emigrated with his family to America, reaching Quebec after a voyage of nine weeks.

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.Vol. 2, PDF p. 542 / book p. 1027

1841 / December 11

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December 11, 1841

Halgrim O. Veek was born in Norway.

People named here: Halgrim O. Veek

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The evidence

Nation & worldDecember 11, 1841

Halgrim O. Veek was born in Norway.

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1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

Halgrim 0. Veek, a prosperous and representative citizen of Spring Valley township, Rock county, Wisconsin, was born in Norway December 11, 1841, and is the son of Ole and Christe (Kolstrud) Veek, both natives of Norway. The father, a farmer by occupation, in 1852 emigrated with his family to America, reaching Quebec after a voyage of nine weeks.