Family of Peter Brisbois and Anna Zimmerman.

NAME INFO CHILDREN INFO
Peter (born Pierre) BRISBOIS b. December 25, 1844: Hagen, near Steinfort, LUX; emigrated to USA 1866; d. Eau Claire, WI 1. Peter, Jr. b. January 11, 1877; (m. (unknown))
2. Anne b. 1878, (m. Ranald John McDONALD); died May 4, 1962
married 3. Barbara
Anna ZIMMERMAN b. August 10, 1853: Trier (Treves), Saar, Rhineland, GER; emigrated to USA 1875?; d. Eau Claire, WI 4. Jack (m1. Emma; m2. Evelyn)
5. Nicholas Matthew (a.k.a. "Briz") b. Oct. 22, 1882 Eau Claire, WI, USA; d. July 5, 1964 San Francisco, CA, USA
(m1. date unknown to Nella MARCHAND [b. Canada, d. 1924],
m2. on September 15, 1928 to Winifred DUIGNAN [b. June 6, 1898 at San Francisco, CA, d. December 25, 1986 at San Mateo, CA])
6. Matthew Nicholas (twin of N.M., died at birth)
7. Jacques or Jacob (a.k.a. Jake) died of ruptured appendix while working at a logging camp in northern Wisconsin one winter with his brother Joe
8. Joseph Nicholas (Joe) (m. Helen)
9. James b. March 26, 1888; d. ~ 1906
10. Josephine (m1. William NOLAN; m2. ? MARCHAND; m3. Earl DUNTON)


Pierre Brisbois information gathered at the Luxembourg National Archives, Nick Brisbois, 2003. Other sources include:
Related documents 1. Zimmerman letters.
Related documents 2. Nicholas M. Brisbois autobiography, (Peter's son).

Data courtesy Pete McDonald.

On the webpage 1884 Eau Claire City Directory, Eau Claire Co., WI I found a listing for (2) Brisbois, including Peter.
I don't know yet if there's any relation to Nelson Brisbois.

BRISBOIS, Nelson J, clerk, bds 416 Doty.
BRISBOIS, Peter, laborer, res cor Babcock and Price.

On a related Eau Claire webpage I found the Zimmerman's of Eau Claire in 1884. Peter had been married to Anna Zimmerman for some time in 1884.

ZIMMERMAN, Amelia, domestic 806 S Barstow.
ZIMMERMAN, John, harnessmaker M Hutchenson, res 248 Water.
ZIMMERMANN, Frank, carpenter, res w s S Dewey 3 s of Emery.
ZIMMERMANN, Frederick, tailor 130 S Barstow, res 411 Washington.
ZIMMERMANN, Peter, mason, res cor Bellinger and Price.
ZIMMERMANN, Wm, saloon 410 S Barstow, res 423 N Farwell.

Here's a link to the 1884 Business Directory for Eau Claire, WI. The Yellow Pages of the times. There is also a short biography of John Zimmerman from the same site:

John Zimmerman was born in 1854, in Germany; came to Eau Claire in 1883 and followed his trade of a harnessmaker. Since 1884 he has owned his own shop and met with best success. He married in 1887, Miss Annie Ackerman, also of German descent. Mr. Zimmerman is a member of the Catholic Knights.

--Taken from "The History of Eau Claire County, 1914, Past and Present", page 570.

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