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When John was an infant, the family survived the Peshtigo fire by sheltering in the Peshtigo River. When they emerged from the river, John was blue and not breathing. After scooping mud out of his mouth he began to breathe. The family found their cow and walked to Green Bay and resettled there.
1871 |
1871
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Spring Grove, Houston County, MN, United States
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1897 |
1897
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Wisconsin
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1898 |
March 29, 1898
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Brown County, Wisconsin, United States
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1900 |
1900
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Wisconsin
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1945 |
1945
Age 74
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Fort Howard Memorial Park, Green Bay, Brown County, WI, United States
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