As a collecter Waukesha County Wisconsin History, I have come to find out that the Early Years takes place in Brookfield, Waukesha County,
WI. At that time, Waukesha County was still part of Milwaukee County
Caroline Lake Quiner (Ma) was born to Henry and Charlotte Quiner on December 12, 1839. When she was just seven years old, her father died, and it is during this period where the new Little House series The Early Years takes place with the first book Little House in Brookfield. Three years after Henry died, Caroline's mother remarried to Frederick Holbrook.
Caroline Married Charles Phillip Ingalls (Pa) on February 1, 1860, in Concord, Wisconsin.
The family moved to De Smet, S.D. in 1879 where Ma resided there until her death.
Five children were born to this union. Mary Ingalls of De Smet; Laura Wilder of Mansfield, Mo; Caroline Swanzey of Keystone, S.D.; Frederick Ingalls, who died in infancy, and Grace Dow of De Smet.
Ma died at five o'clock p.m. Easter Sunday, April 20, 1924, at the age of 84.
Kris10, if you are ever in the Brookfield area you might want to look up where she lived.
For more information about Caroline please visit my website at:
Family Births and Marriages - Waukesha County Wisconsin GenWeb
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