J.B. Losee
History of Montana,by Joaquin Miller, 1894
USGENWEB Montana Archives
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Hon. J.B. Losee, a prominent businessman and enterprising 
citizen of Anaconda, Montana, was born in Genesee County, 
New York, August 26, 1849. He is a descendant of French 
ancestors who were early settlers in Canada.His father, Dr. 
James Losee was born in New York State and was married to 
Elizabeth Mathews, also a native of New York State. They 
spent their lives in Genesee County where he was successful 
practicing physician formany years, his death occurring 
there in the seventy-second year of his age. His widow 
still survives him, and is now (1894) eighty years of 
age. They had nine children, of whom only four are living.
Judson B., the subject of our sketch, is the youngest of 
the family. He was educated in the public schools and when
his older brother enlisted in the service of their country, 
in 1861, the work of a man devolved upon him, at theearly 
age of thirteen years. Soon afterward he began to do for 
himself as a clerk in a store, and followed that occupation 
for ten years.In 1878 Mr. Losee came up the Missouri River 
to Fort Benton, reaching that historical town on June 11. 
He clerkedtwo years for Raleigh & Clark in Helena, and 
then, in partnership with A.G. Clark, Jr. opened a store 
at Glendale,and did a successful business there for 
several years. After severing his connection with Mr. 
Clark, Mr. Losee formed a partnership with Charles 
Armstrong, and they did a banking and mercantile 
business there for a number of years and also had 
branch stores at Hecla, Lyon and Twin Bridges. In 
1886 they sold out their business in Glendale to the 
H.M. & B. Company and built his present brick block 
in Anaconda. This building is 25 x 120 feet, is 
located at 110 Main Street, one of the best business 
locations in the city and is stocked with a fine 
assortment of drygoods, boots, and shoes and gentlemen's 
furnishing goods; and here Mr. Losee has since been 
doing an extensive retail business. In 1888 he took 
in as partner who had been his bookkeeper at Glendale 
for seven years and the firmname has since been Losee 
& Maxwell.Mr. Losee was married in 1869 to Alice Flagg, 
a native of Kalamazoo, Michigan and daughter of Mr. 
Isaac Flagg of that city. They have three children, 
Gracie, Bessie and Harry.

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