- MRS. LYDIA ELLSWORTH SPAULDING was a woman of sweet characteristics
whose
- memory dwells in the hearts of many. The two brothers, Joseph
and William SPAULDING, came to Janesville in 1837 and entered
adjoining claims four miles north of the village. February 7,
1839, Joseph SPAULDING returned to the East (Berlin, Conn.),
where he married Lydia ELLSWORTH. They prospered in their new
home. When land came into market in 1842 the SPAULDING brothers
purchased 1,040 acres of land. Mr. and Mrs. SPAULDING's home
was always the center of good-cheer and liberal hospitality.
- From their bounty they gave liberally to church work, subscribing
two thousand dollars to the first
- Congregational church edifice. Mrs. SPAULDING removed to
Janesville after the death of her husband, August 12, 1877. She
was loved by all who knew her. She passed away March 20, 1884.
She left four daughters, Mrs. Mary CASSODAY, of Madison; Mrs.
Martha DOW, since deceased; Mrs. Emma HANCHETT, of Janesville,
and Mrs. Anna COE, of Whitewater.
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- Taken from "Rock County, Wisconsin, Vol. I"
by William Fiske Brown, (c)1908, pp. 457-458.
-
- Courtesy of Carol
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