A man came to Wisconsin and settled on a farm of 160 acres.

The evidence

• “P. 0. Janesville; born in Shelburne, Vt., in 1807. came to Wisconsin in 1847 and settled on the farm he now owns of 120 acres; has since sold 40 acres' He was the architect and builder of his large and pleasant house, convenient barn and other outbuildings”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/22-bios-rock.md, PDF p. 794 / book p. 798

  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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