Los Angeles County CA Archives Biographies.....Busier, Antoine 1862 - 
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Author: Luther A. Ingersoll (1908)

    ANTOINE BUSIER, a successful merchant, is a native of Hinesburg, Chittenden
County, Vermont, born July 29th, 1862. His father's name was Antoine Busier,
Sr., a native of Canada. Mr. Busier came to California in 1885, and after a
brief stay in Sacramento, came to Southern California in 1886. He is a tinner by
trade, and is a mechanical genius. When a boy he worked in a woolen mill as a
loom operator because of his fondness for machinery. Upon coming to Los Angeles
in 1886, he worked in the old Baker Iron Works established by the late M. S.
Baker, at the corner of Second and Main Streets. When he came to Santa Monica he
took up the plumbing and tinning business until 1887. Later he worked in the
grocery of E. C. Sessions. He was driver, for a time, on the first street car
which ran to the Soldiers' Home. He opened the first fruit store in the town in
August, 1887 with Victor Hathaway. He soon sold out to Hathaway Brothers and, in
1888, opened a stationery store at 217 Third Street in a building erected for
him by W. D. Vawter. There he conducted his business for fourteen years when he
removed to his present location in February, 1903. He carries an extensive and
well selected stock of books, stationery, periodical literature, toys, etc. He
has for fifteen years been a member of the Independent Order of Foresters, and
its financial secretary for seven years.

    In 1906 he married Miss M. E. J. Peters, of Los Angeles. At present the
family reside at No. 1524 North Fourth Street.


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Ingersoll's century history, Santa Monica Bay cities: prefaced with a brief
history of the state of California, a condensed history of Los Angeles County,
1542 to 1908: supplemented with an encyclopedia of local biography and
embellished with views of historic landmarks and portraits of representative
people.

Los Angeles: Luther A. Ingersoll (1908)


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