Joseph Hutchinson, farmer, Sec 8; P.O. Shullsburg; born Jan 12 1809 in Yorkshire England; in 1848 he came to Dubuque Co; there he followed farming, and, in the fall of 1851, he came to town of Shullsburg and worked by the day, having left his family in Dubuque Co; in the spring of 1852 he removed his family to this locality, where he has since lived; he owns 545 acres of land, with the smelting furnace, which was built when he came here; he has been largely engaged in smelting, as well as farming. Married Ellen Spensley in 1832; she was born in 1814, in England; died in 1851; have seven children - Christopher, James, Spensley, Joseph, Margaret A., Elizabeth and Ruth; Ellen died in 1876 aged 28 years. His second marriage was to Elizabeth Mayne, in 1856; she was born in Cornwall, England in 1821; died Sept. 11 1879; have one child - Sarah J.. His third marriage was in November, 1879; wife was born in England. His son Christopher is a resident of Bee Town, Grant Co., Wis. He has been a member of the Legislature; he was appointed Fish Commissioner for this state, with headquarters at Milwaukee; has held this position the past two years; he is also Chairman of the Village Board. James and Spensley are now in Black Hawk, Colo; Joseph resides with his father and manages the business.
Source: History of Lafayette County, Wisconsin,written in 1881, page 692
Source: History of Lafayette County, Wisconsin,written in 1881, page 692
Joseph Hutchinson, farmer, Sec 8; P.O. Shullsburg; born Jan 12 1809 in Yorkshire England; in 1848 he came to Dubuque Co; there he followed farming, and, in the fall of 1851, he came to town of Shullsburg and worked by the day, having left his family in Dubuque Co; in the spring of 1852 he removed his family to this locality, where he has since lived; he owns 545 acres of land, with the smelting furnace, which was built when he came here; he has been largely engaged in smelting, as well as farming. Married Ellen Spensley in 1832; she was born in 1814, in England; died in 1851; have seven children - Christopher, James, Spensley, Joseph, Margaret A., Elizabeth and Ruth; Ellen died in 1876 aged 28 years. His second marriage was to Elizabeth Mayne, in 1856; she was born in Cornwall, England in 1821; died Sept. 11 1879; have one child - Sarah J.. His third marriage was in November, 1879; wife was born in England. His son Christopher is a resident of Bee Town, Grant Co., Wis. He has been a member of the Legislature; he was appointed Fish Commissioner for this state, with headquarters at Milwaukee; has held this position the past two years; he is also Chairman of the Village Board. James and Spensley are now in Black Hawk, Colo; Joseph resides with his father and manages the business.
Source: History of Lafayette County, Wisconsin,written in 1881, page 692
Source: History of Lafayette County, Wisconsin,written in 1881, page 692
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