1FAMILYTREE Genealogy

A Historical Genealogical Archive Database for the families and their descendants who settled in and around the Fox Valley area of East Central Wisconsin.

Trentlage, James Melvin

Trentlage, James Melvin



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   Date  Event(s)
1 1851 
  • 1851: Appleton History
    1851 In April, the first county elections were held.
  • 1851: Appleton History
    1851 On February 17, Outagamie County was created by the State Legislature, with Grand Chute as the county seat.
  • 1851: Appleton History
    1851 The first meeting of the Outagamie County Board was held in Appleton on April 18.
  • 1851: Wisconsin History
    June 1851 Morgan L. Martin's crew of 500 workers began excavations at Kaukauna for the locks and dams system.
  • 1851: Kaukauna History
    March 1851 the Wisconsin state legislature changed the name of the town from Grand Kaukalin to Kaukauna.
  • 1851: Kaukauna History
    Alexander Grignon plats the town of Springville located on the eastern end of the Grignon land, near a sulphur spring. The town could not compete with Kaukauna and failed.
2 1852 
  • 1852: Appleton History
    1852 The Appleton Water Power Company was incorporated to construct dams and reservoirs on the Fox River.
3 1853 
  • 1853: Appleton History
    1853 On April 14, the first meeting of the Appleton Village Board was held. John F. Johnston was elected village president.
  • 1853: Appleton History
    1853 Samuel Appleton died at his home in Boston on July 12.
  • 1853: Appleton History
    1853 The cornerstone for Lawrence University\'s Main Hall was laid.
  • 1853: Appleton History
    1853 The village of Appleton was incorporated, encompassing the former villages of Lawesburg, Appleton, and Grand Chute.
  • 1853: USA History
    Fourteenth President of the US is Franklin Pierce 1853-1857
4 1854 
  • 1854: Appleton History
    1854 Appleton\'s liquor ordinance was repealed, legalizing the sale and possession of alcohol.
  • 1854: Appleton History
    1854 The system of Fox River Locks and canals began operating. A boat from the Mississippi River met a boat from the Great Lakes for the first time at Appleton.
  • 1854: Appleton History
    1854 The village of Appleton was divided into two fire districts, east and west of Appleton Street, and a fire warden was appointed for each district.


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