Ebenezer Brigham

Ebenezer Brigham (April 28, 1789 – September 14, 1861) 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 (or Mound Fort) and was active in both the Wisconsin territorial council, and the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1840s and 50s.

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Birth dateApril 28, 1789
Birth place
Shrewsbury Massachusetts , United States
Nationality
United States
Date of deathSeptember 14, 1861
Place of death
Blue Mounds Wisconsin
Relatives
Jerome R. Brigham
Known for
Dane County Wisconsin

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