The chronology

The land through time

Every documented event, from the property outward: Beloit, Rock County, the region and the world. Each one links to the page of the source that records it. The record so far covers 1820–1864; more years are being added.

Span:1634–1860 1800–1860 1820–1850 1835–1845 1860–1930Detail:Highlights More Everything

1843

Beloit

May 15, 1843 The Moseley family reached Beloit.
1843 The Winslow family came to Beloit.
May 1843 Benjamin Brown joined the Congregational church in Beloit.

Rock County

The region

Nation and world

December 4, 1843 Henry Dodge took his seat for his second term as delegate at the commencement of the first session of the twenty-eighth Congress.

Eras	The Blodgetts The Yost farm
Ring	1843
The property
Beloit	May 15, 1843 The Moseley family reached Beloit. 1843 The Winslow family came to Beloit. May 1843 Benjamin Brown joined the Congregational church in Beloit.
Rock County	November 1843 James Sowle came to Rock County and settled on Sec. 26, purchasing 240 acres; the land was deeded to him from the Probate Court in the fa… 1843 The subject's father moved to Rock county and settled on land his father had purchased. 1843 E. Bowerman came to Wisconsin and settled in Fulton Township, Rock Co.
The region	April 12, 1843 An act was approved appointing commissioners to alter the Beloit–Madison road and lay out roads from Janesville to Ellis's Mill and to Mi… 1843 The log schoolhouse at the "big ford" of Rock river was used until 1843, when another log house was occupied by the school. 1843 Surveyor Willard Barrows noted Black Hawk's wigwam and grave while surveying.
Nation and world	December 4, 1843 Henry Dodge took his seat for his second term as delegate at the commencement of the first session of the twenty-eighth Congress.