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Bio: Burbey, L. A.
-------Source: 1881 Hisotry of Northern Wisconsin, pg. 1031. Biographical Sketch of L. A. Burbey. L. A. BURBEY hotel, Chelsea, was born in Lower Canada June 15, 1849. When a child he came with his parents to Manitowoc Co., where they lived on a farm. In 1870 he went to Medford, and from there went to Phillips, and soon after came to Chelsea In 1877 he opened a hotel. He was appointed Deputy Town Clerk under Anderson, and was elected, in 1878, to the office. In 1879 he was elected Chairman of the Town Board, and of the County Board for 1880-81; has been Justice of the Peace. He is now dealing in bark. In 1879 he bought 160 acres of land. He raised a crop of potatoes there for his hotel use, and carried them on his back from the field to the hotel. His first wife died, leaving two children—Alfred A. and Lewis E. He was married again in 1875, to Miss Margaret Ellie, whose father was one of the first settlers of Manitowoc Co. They have had three children—-Andrew, Mary Elizabeth and Clara (deceased). He belongs to the I. O. O. P., the A. O. U. W. and the- Temple of Honor; is a member of the Catholic Church. |
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