Once Upon a House
Once Upon a House

On this day

10September

  1. 1837

    The first sermon was preached in [Beloit] by Prof. Whitney/Whitman, a Baptist minister from Belvidere, Ill.; the 1879 history places it in the old Beloit House, the 1908 history in the big boarding house built for Blodgett's mill men — both readings reported.

    BeloitEvidence

  2. 1841

    A Magnolia-area settler married Miss Mary Ann Letts, of New York.

    RegionSettler recordEvidence

  3. 1842

    A marriage to Miss Mary Letts took place in New York.

    WorldSettler recordEvidence

  4. 1850

    A marriage took place, the groom marrying Miss Dorcas A. Champlin of Oneida county, N. Y.

    WorldSettler recordEvidence

  5. 1855

    Hattie L. was born.

    WorldSettler recordEvidence

  6. 1867

    The fair was held, opening September 10 and closing September 13, with the same officers elected as the previous year.

    WorldEvidence

  7. 1867

    A patent was granted for the Eclipse windmill.

    WorldEvidence

  8. 1870

    Duvalle, twice convicted, was sentenced to Waupun for life.

    RegionEvidence

  9. 1874

    Ground broken for the cotton factory building; death of Chamberlain

    BeloitEvidence

On this day

10September

  1. 1837

    The first sermon was preached in [Beloit] by Prof. Whitney/Whitman, a Baptist minister from Belvidere, Ill.; the 1879 history places it in the old Beloit House, the 1908 history in the big boarding house built for Blodgett's mill men — both readings reported.

    BeloitEvidence

  2. 1841

    A Magnolia-area settler married Miss Mary Ann Letts, of New York.

    RegionSettler recordEvidence

  3. 1842

    A marriage to Miss Mary Letts took place in New York.

    WorldSettler recordEvidence

  4. 1850

    A marriage took place, the groom marrying Miss Dorcas A. Champlin of Oneida county, N. Y.

    WorldSettler recordEvidence

  5. 1855

    Hattie L. was born.

    WorldSettler recordEvidence

  6. 1867

    The fair was held, opening September 10 and closing September 13, with the same officers elected as the previous year.

    WorldEvidence

  7. 1867

    A patent was granted for the Eclipse windmill.

    WorldEvidence

  8. 1870

    Duvalle, twice convicted, was sentenced to Waupun for life.

    RegionEvidence

  9. 1874

    Ground broken for the cotton factory building; death of Chamberlain

    BeloitEvidence