Lacrosse County WI Archives Biographies.....Lovejoy, Hiram 1833 - 
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HIRAM LOVEJOY, farmer, Section 33; P. O. West Salem; born at Ogdensburg, St. 
Lawrence Co., N. Y., in 1833. He came to Wisconsin in August, 1855; he lived 
in the city of La Crosse about two years, where he worked at his trade, that 
of a carpenter and builder. To about 1870, Mr. Lovejoy was principally engaged 
in carpentry; in 1868, he, with Mr. Orrin Vanness, built what is known as the 
Lovejoy Mills; he has been sole proprietor of this mill since about 1870; it 
is located in the town of Hamilton, on the La Crosse River, and has three run 
of stone; he operated the mill himself until 1878, but now leases it; he 
purchased his present farm of 278 acres in 1867. He was married to Sarah J. 
Tripp, daughter of H. A. Tripp; she was born in Trumbull Co., Ohio; her 
parents (now deceased) settled in the town of Hamilton in 1857. Mr. and Mrs. 
Lovejoy have three children - William Ellis, Hiram D. and Mary Gertrude.

Additional Comments:
From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 825.

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