Olmsted County History (MN) 1883: Cyrus B. Dodge, farmer, was born in Pelham, Massachusetts, in 1821. He is the son of Daniel and Ester (Brown) Dodge. During boyhood he tried in various ways to earn an honest penny, such as braiding palm leaf hats, setting teeth by hand in card for carding wool, bottoming shoes, and wagon making, which last he made his principal business till he migrated west. In 1845 our subject married Miss Eliza S. Crane, born August 31, 1823, at Greensboro, Vermont, daughter of John and Susan (Poland) Crane. In 1855 he moved with his family to Haverhill, and pre-empted 160 acres of land in Sec. 17, T. 107, r .13, where he has since resided. Mr. Dodge is one of the very few remaining old settlers of this town. He is liberal in his religious views. Mrs. Dodge is a Spiritualist.
Olmsted County History (MN) 1883: Cyrus B. Dodge, farmer, was born in Pelham, Massachusetts, in 1821. He is the son of Daniel and Ester (Brown) Dodge. During boyhood he tried in various ways to earn an honest penny, such as braiding palm leaf hats, setting teeth by hand in card for carding wool, bottoming shoes, and wagon making, which last he made his principal business till he migrated west. In 1845 our subject married Miss Eliza S. Crane, born August 31, 1823, at Greensboro, Vermont, daughter of John and Susan (Poland) Crane. In 1855 he moved with his family to Haverhill, and pre-empted 160 acres of land in Sec. 17, T. 107, r .13, where he has since resided. Mr. Dodge is one of the very few remaining old settlers of this town. He is liberal in his religious views. Mrs. Dodge is a Spiritualist.
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