William H. Polleys, son of Abner Polleys, was born at Halifax, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, in 1824. In 1841, he moved to Washington County, Maine; and in 1856 to Jackson County, Wisconsin. Mr. Polleys had land investments in Florida, Georgia, and Wisconsin, in addition to interest in a mill at La Crosse, Wisconsin. His major activity, however, was in the lumber industry. He owned lumber camps in both Maine and Wisconsin.
Mr. Polleys married Dorothy Woodcock, daughter of Dexter and Jane Hovey Woodcock, of Maine. They had four children; William E., Edgar H., Abner D., and Frank O.
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