R. P. Crane came to Wisconsin, locating at Beloit.

The evidence

• “CRANE, retired; was born in Colebrook, Coos Co., N. H., April 7, 1807, and eame to Wisconsin in March, 1837, locating at Beloit; at Colebrook, Mr. Crane followed farming in the summer and taught school during the winters, and al-o learned the trade of a carpenter ; from Colebrook he moved to Beloit, where he engaged in the carpentering business, and, among others, built the house he now lives in.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/18-bios-beloit.md, PDF p. 739 / book p. 743

  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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