Ebenezer Brigham
Deceased Person
1789 – 1861
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Who was Ebenezer Brigham?
Ebenezer Brigham was a 19th-century American pioneer, businessman and politician. He was one of the first Americans to explore southwestern Wisconsin and the first permanent settler in present-day Dane County, Wisconsin. A militia officer during the Black Hawk War, he served as commander of Fort Blue Mounds and was active in both the Wisconsin territorial council, and the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1840s and 50s.
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- Born
- Apr 28, 1789
Shrewsbury - Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Wisconsin
- Died
- Sep 14, 1861
Blue Mounds
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on July 23, 2013
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