Wilhelm "Bile Bregkebus" Briggeboos was born in Germany. He emigrated to America at age 20 in 1854, and lived for a time in Galveston, Texas. The next year he traveled up the Mississippi to Alma, Wisconsin. There he worked in the wood business for a time until 1866 when he purchased the (Alma) City Brewery. He brewed at that location until 1888. His was a respectably-sized brewery. In 1879 he sold 614 barrels.
In 1861 he married Ursula Menli, herself an immigrant from Switzerland, and together they had seven children.
He died on May 26, 1893 at age 59.
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