WI BIO - Dodge Co - ALLARD, J. G.
History of Dodge County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 
1880, p 602

J. G. ALLARD [who resides in Oak Grove Township, Dodge County, Wisconsin], of 
the firm of Allard & Martin, dealers in general merchandise, Juneau [Dodge 
County, Wisconsin], was born in Pierreville, District of Three Rivers, Lower 
Canada, 10 September 1850 [now Pierreville, province of Quebec, Canada.] 
When he was fourteen years of age he came West with his parents, who settled 
in Dakota Territory. His father is still living; his mother, however, died 
in June 1868.

Mr. [J. G.] ALLARD remained with his parents, assisting them on the farm, 
until he was sixteen years of age, when having determined to carve out his 
own fortunes, he first came to Chicago [Cook County, Illinois] and engaged as 
clerk in a grocery, and afterwards in a dry goods and furnishing store, until 
he was nineteen years of age, when he went to Menominee [Menominee County], 
Michigan, and opened a grocery store, which he afterward sold out and engaged 
in the employ of Ludington, Wells & Van Schaick Company until 1878, when he 
came to Juneau and formed a copartnership with Frank MARTIN (formerly of 
Whitehall [Washington County], New York), under the firm name of Allard & 
Martin, in the general merchandise business, which they have built up to be 
the largest at that point. They are engaged also in the buying and selling 
of produce mostly over the whole country, and run the only hay press in the 
county for shipping purposes.

Mr. [J. G.] ALLARD married Miss Margaret MOREAN, of Plattsburg [Plattsburg, 
Clinton County], New York, on 31 May 1876. They [J. G. and Margaret (MOREAN) 
ALLARD] have one child, Henry D.

Submitted by: Cathy Kubly