Henry N. Algard was a farmer born on February 20, 1832, in Cayuga County, New York. He was the son of Joseph and Eliza (Reemer) Algard, both natives of Pennsylvania. In 1844 the family settled in Waukesha County, Wisconsin and then in the fall of 1846 in Oregon. They began on Government land in the openings. Henry’s mother, Eliza died in 1875 and his father married again before moving on to Coldwater, Michigan where he died in June, 1877.
Henry learned blacksmithing and from 1865-1867 he was also a blacksmith of Storytown. He then settled on his 202 acreage. He cleared 25 or 30 acres and
built a handsome farm-house and good barn, etc. He married Miss Phoebe A. Smith, born in Jefferson County, New York.
Henry and Phoebe were members of the Free Baptist Church and Henry was a Republican. Henry served many terms as one of the supervisors of Oregon. He bred Durham grade cattle, merino sheep, and was a partner in the county store with O.S. Shepard.
1880 History of Dane County, Wisconsin, p. 1233