Lacrosse County WI Archives Biographies.....Borresen, P. A. 1835 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Roxanne Munns rmunns@uwalumni.com April 12, 2007, 5:47 pm Author: Unknown P. A. BORRESEN, jeweler and watchmaker, No. 26 South Third street, has been in business in his present location since September, 1879. He was born in Norway in 1835, son of B. H. Borresen; learned his trade in the city of Christiania, and came to America in 1872, arriving in New York City on the 12th of July. He located at Red Wing, Minn., where he resided till he came to La Crosse in September, 1879. He was married in La Crosse in 1878, to Josephine Oslgaard, and has one son, Hans Borge Elias. Additional Comments: From History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 1881, p. 738. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/lacrosse/bios/borresen186nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/wifiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb