Once Upon a House
Once Upon a House

On this day

6September

  1. 1834

    The legislative council of Michigan Territory divided the Iowa district by a line drawn due west from the lower end of Rock Island to the Missouri River, creating Des Moines County (south of the line) and Dubuque County (north of the line), securing a regular administration of justice for the region.

    RegionEvidence

  2. 1834

    The legislative council of Michigan Territory created Milwaukee County out of the southern portion of Brown County, with the village of Milwaukee as county seat, including this region.

    RegionEvidence

  3. 1836

    The Caswell family left Vermont by wagon for the Wisconsin territory, and a memoirist left Vermont the same day for the Rock river country.

    WorldSettler recordEvidence

  4. 1836

    The Caswell/Churchill party left Vermont by wagon for Wisconsin

    WorldEvidence

  5. 1837

    Albert C., a child of the family in the sketch, was born.

    RegionSettler recordEvidence

  6. 1838

    Elisha Doty was born at Lockport, Niagara Co., N. Y.

    WorldSettler recordEvidence

  7. 1845

    The mother (of the memoir's subject) united with the Congregational church.

    BeloitEvidence

  8. 1847

    The 1879 history records September 6, 1847 beside the name of John H. Tweedy, who the 1918 source states was elected territorial delegate to Congress in 1847.

    WorldEvidence

  9. 1852

    A quarterly meeting of the Rock County Agricultural Society and Mechanics' Institute was held at Janesville.

    CountyEvidence

  10. 1864

    Syrel Treat died at Little Rock, Ark.

    WorldSettler recordEvidence

  11. 1903

    The second Bass Creek–Clinton Maroons ball game was played at Yost's park before about eight hundred people; Bass Creek won in the eleventh inning, 5-innings tied at 5 to 5 after nine.

    PropertyEvidence

On this day

6September

  1. 1834

    The legislative council of Michigan Territory divided the Iowa district by a line drawn due west from the lower end of Rock Island to the Missouri River, creating Des Moines County (south of the line) and Dubuque County (north of the line), securing a regular administration of justice for the region.

    RegionEvidence

  2. 1834

    The legislative council of Michigan Territory created Milwaukee County out of the southern portion of Brown County, with the village of Milwaukee as county seat, including this region.

    RegionEvidence

  3. 1836

    The Caswell family left Vermont by wagon for the Wisconsin territory, and a memoirist left Vermont the same day for the Rock river country.

    WorldSettler recordEvidence

  4. 1836

    The Caswell/Churchill party left Vermont by wagon for Wisconsin

    WorldEvidence

  5. 1837

    Albert C., a child of the family in the sketch, was born.

    RegionSettler recordEvidence

  6. 1838

    Elisha Doty was born at Lockport, Niagara Co., N. Y.

    WorldSettler recordEvidence

  7. 1845

    The mother (of the memoir's subject) united with the Congregational church.

    BeloitEvidence

  8. 1847

    The 1879 history records September 6, 1847 beside the name of John H. Tweedy, who the 1918 source states was elected territorial delegate to Congress in 1847.

    WorldEvidence

  9. 1852

    A quarterly meeting of the Rock County Agricultural Society and Mechanics' Institute was held at Janesville.

    CountyEvidence

  10. 1864

    Syrel Treat died at Little Rock, Ark.

    WorldSettler recordEvidence

  11. 1903

    The second Bass Creek–Clinton Maroons ball game was played at Yost's park before about eight hundred people; Bass Creek won in the eleventh inning, 5-innings tied at 5 to 5 after nine.

    PropertyEvidence