- GEORGE KETTLEWELL, was born in England July 25, 1836; came
to Wisconsin November,
- 1849, locating in Beloit, and immediately engaged with PARKER
& STONE as general helper, then as journeyman, and afterward
as foreman in the iron department, shortly after which he was
made Superintendent of the whole establishment. Mr. KETTLEWELL
filled a vacancy in the Board of Aldermen, and was Chief Engineer
of the Beloit Fire Department. He married, September, 13, 1873,
Hettie BURR, of Hartford, Conn., who is a relation of Aaron BURR;
they have one child living - Hattie - and had one child killed
in the Ashtabula disaster. His wife is a member of the Episcopal
Church at Beloit.
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- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, p. 755.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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