R.B. CHANDLER, of the Exchange Hotel, Oregon, is a native of Oxford, Me.; at 18 he went to Lowell, Mass., where he was employed in building locks and dams; was also in charge of gangs of men in damming the Merrimack at Lawrence, and controlled 1,500 men in the building
J. S. BELL, of Brooklyn, a veteran of the Civil War, comes of a soldierly line. He was born in Sussex County, N. J., February 9, 1842. His parents, Almond and Mary (Sutton) Bell, were natives of the same state, the former born in 1800 and the latter in 1821.
William Lafayette Ames was born April 4, 1857 in Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin, son of John Norton Ames and Mary Ann Ball Ames. He died June 15, 1951 in Oregon.
Nathaniel Ames was born in Killingsley, Connecticut on April 25, 1761. He enlisted in the continental service for the campaign of 1779. From the beginning until the end he served in the Revolutionary War. He was stationed at Valley Forge in the cold winter of 1779-80 and frequently saw General
Francis Marion Ames was born and raised in Dane County. He was born in the town of Oregon, March 23, 1847, and is the oldest son of John N. and Mary Ann (Ball) Ames, pioneer settlers of the county.
Henry N. Algard was born on February 20, 1832, in Cayuga County, New York. His parents, Joseph and Eliza (Reemer) Algard, were both from of Pennsylvania. In 1844, when Henry was 12, the family settled in Waukesha County, Wisconsin and then in the fall of 1846 in Oregon.
JOHN GILBERT has but recently taken up his residence in the village of Oregon, and is now living in comparative retirement, after years of arduous and fruitful toil upon the farm, which is located but a few miles from the place of his present abode. He is a son of
GEORGE THOMSON, a prominent farmer and carpenter who resides in the eastern portion of the village of Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin, where he has one of the finest homes in the town, was born in Hamilton [province of Ontario], Canada, on 19 January 1847. His grandfather, George Thomson, was a
American women played important roles during World War II, both at home and in uniform. Not only did they give their sons, husbands, fathers, and brothers to the war effort, they gave their time, energy, and some even gave their lives. A new display at the Oregon Area Historical Society
Born Ashtabula County, Ohio, son of Gardiner and Fanny Rice. In 1848 his parents came to Oregon, Wisconsin.Age 22, single, a farmer. Enlisted August 14th 1862 Oregon, Wisconsin by J. Bull for three years, mustered in August 30th 1862, Madison, Wisconsin.
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