- DEXTER DRURY, livery, sale and boarding stable, Race street;
was born in Sturbridge,
- Worcester Co., Mass.; came to Wisconsin the latter part of
May, 1855, locating at Beloit; Mr. DRURY moved from Sturbridge
to Spencer, Mass., and remained there until he was 17 years of
age; from Spencer moved to South Brookfield, Mass.; there learned
the shoemaker's trade; went to Williamstown, Berkshire Co., Mass.,
and worked at the shoe business for ten years; at this time,
having accumulated some money, he went into the livery business;
from Williamstown he came to Beloit and started in the livery
business under the firm name of DRESSER & DRURY; Mr. DRESSER
sold out his interest to Walter CAPRON, and, after eight months,
Mr. CAPRON sold out his interest to Mr. DRURY, and since that
time, he has conducted the business alone. Married Sept. 18,
1872, Lorinda SWAN, of Sherman Hollow, Onondaga Co., N.Y.; has
four children by a former wife - Josephine Augusta, Eugene Royal,
Lawrence Adams, Etta M. His wife is a member of the Presbyterian
Church.
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- Taken from "History of Rock County Wis." (c)1879,
p. 744.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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