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*1809: The Wisconsin area was part of the Illinois Territory.
*1809: The Wisconsin area was part of the Illinois Territory.


*1818: The Wisconsin area was included in the Michigan Territory. The territorial governor of Michigan created the first two Wisconsin counties, [[Brown County, Wisconsin|Brown]] and [[Crawford County, Wisconsin|Crawford]].
*1818: The Wisconsin area was included in the Michigan Territory. The territorial governor of Michigan created the first two Wisconsin counties, [[Brown County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Brown]] and [[Crawford County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Crawford]].


*1820s: High prices for lead attracted settlers to the mines of southern Wisconsin. The Michigan 1820 census lists residents of what is now Wisconsin.
*1820s: High prices for lead attracted settlers to the mines of southern Wisconsin. The Michigan 1820 census lists residents of what is now Wisconsin.
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