Wescott, James
James Wescott was born around 1824 in Maine, later moving to Nevada, and then to the gold mines around Sacramento (Calif.). He moved to St. Paul (Minn.) in 1854, and then bought land a few miles south in Eagan Township (Dakota County), which he farmed. He married Mary E. Atkinson in 1857. During the Civil War, he served (1865) in Company I of the First Minnesota Regiment of Heavy Artillery. He was also Dakota County Treasurer (1858-1860) and an enumerator for the 1890 federal census. More information is contained in the biographical portion of the papers.
From the guide to the James Wescott papers, 1857-1865., (Minnesota Historical Society)
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| creatorOf | Wescott, James. James Wescott papers, 1857-1865. | Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts | |
| creatorOf | James Wescott papers, 1857-1865. | Minnesota Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Wescott, James. James Wescott deed, 1874. | Camden County Historical Society |
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