- WILLIAM McEWAN, farmer; P.O. Milton; born in Perthsire, Scotland,
Oct. 8, 1812; son of
- William and Elizabeth McEWAN, who had four sons - John, Peter,
William and James; John came to America in 1832; went to Mexico,
having been engaged by the corporation of the City of Mexico
to assist in the introduction of water supply for that city;
was a plumber by trade; he died with Asiatic cholera there in
1833. Peter left Scotland in 1834, and went to Canada; came
to Rock Co. June, 1837, and settled at Milton; their mother,
with two sons and four daughters, came to America, September,
1838, and settled in Milton. William married Mrs. C. C. CARR,
daughter of Simon and Roxy ATHERTON, of Tolland Co., Conn; they
had three children - Adeline M., born May 8, 1854; Elizabeth
D., September, 1855; Wm. A., March, 1857. William and Peter
kept a general store at Milton, firm of P. & W. McEWAN; Peter
returned to Scotland in 1858, and died Jan. 30, 1879; their mother
died Feb. 15, 1866; is buried in Milton Cemetery.
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- [Transcriber's Note: I wonder if that is correct--that
both McEWANS married Mrs. C. C. CARR.]
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- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, p. 825.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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