- CHARLES L. BURPEE, photographer, State street; was born in
Lima, Livingston Co., N.Y.,
- and came to Wisconsin about the 16th of August, 1863; was
engaged in the manufacture of furniture in Lima, which manufactory
supplied the surrounding towns with furniture. From Lima, he
removed to Le Roy, Genesee Co., N.Y., and was seven years in
the furniture business at that place. From Le Roy, he removed
to Rockford, Ill., in October 1855. In 1856, he engaged in establishing
the town of Dement Station, now called Creston, Ill., a thriving
little town, sixty-nine miles west of Chicago, on the Dixon Air
Line of the North-Western Railway; was also engaged in large
real-estate transactions at the same place. In 1860, he returned
to Rockford, Ill., and went into the furniture business, after
which, he engaged as collector, with Murray and Thompson, reaper
manufacturers. From Rockford, he came to Beloit, and was in
the photographic business until 1867, when he went to Chicago
to engage in the photographic business there. During 1869 and
1870, he was with the Chicago Silver Plate Co., at Aurora, Ill..,
which business he helped to establish. From Aurora, returned
to Beloit, and entered again into the photographic business,
which he is now conducting with good success. Mr. BURPEE enlisted
in the 15th Ill. Regt., in Co. B, under Col. Ellis, in June,
1861; on account of ill-health was mustered out in the fall of
the same year. He married, Oct. 31, 1849, Helen DOOLITTLE, of
Bradford, N.H. His two daughters - Sarah E. and Abbie E. The
whole family are members of good standing of the First Baptist
Church, Beloit.
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- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, pp. 736-737.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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