Once Upon a House
Once Upon a House

On this day

23December

  1. 1843

    Dr. Horace White died after a short illness, in the 34th year of his age, a few days before the dedication of the church edifice

    BeloitEvidence

  2. 1860

    A former official of the Doty and Tallmadge administrations, aged a little over sixty-one, died in Madison.

    RegionSettler recordEvidence

  3. 1869

    A. B. Carpenter married Miss Louise Ingle of the Evansville & Crawfordsville Railroad family.

    WorldSettler recordEvidence

  4. 1870

    Alvin B. Carpenter was born.

    WorldSettler recordEvidence

  5. 1884

    The first Catholic church at Beloit, a stone building erected by Father Norris in 1854, was destroyed by fire. Benjamin Brown met Father Ward the next day; another passage gives the meeting as occurring on the 22d of 1884.

    BeloitEvidence

  6. 1904

    The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Beloit, was re-incorporated.

    BeloitEvidence

  7. 1906

    Mr. Hutchinson, a contracting painter of Janesville, died at the age of eighty years.

    CountySettler recordEvidence

  8. 1913

    The wife of the Civil War veteran who is the subject of the reminiscences died; he was later laid to rest in Seattle beside her.

    WorldSettler recordEvidence

On this day

23December

  1. 1843

    Dr. Horace White died after a short illness, in the 34th year of his age, a few days before the dedication of the church edifice

    BeloitEvidence

  2. 1860

    A former official of the Doty and Tallmadge administrations, aged a little over sixty-one, died in Madison.

    RegionSettler recordEvidence

  3. 1869

    A. B. Carpenter married Miss Louise Ingle of the Evansville & Crawfordsville Railroad family.

    WorldSettler recordEvidence

  4. 1870

    Alvin B. Carpenter was born.

    WorldSettler recordEvidence

  5. 1884

    The first Catholic church at Beloit, a stone building erected by Father Norris in 1854, was destroyed by fire. Benjamin Brown met Father Ward the next day; another passage gives the meeting as occurring on the 22d of 1884.

    BeloitEvidence

  6. 1904

    The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Beloit, was re-incorporated.

    BeloitEvidence

  7. 1906

    Mr. Hutchinson, a contracting painter of Janesville, died at the age of eighty years.

    CountySettler recordEvidence

  8. 1913

    The wife of the Civil War veteran who is the subject of the reminiscences died; he was later laid to rest in Seattle beside her.

    WorldSettler recordEvidence