From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 741. City of La Crosse REV. L. W. BRIGHAM, Pastor of St. Paul's (Universalist) Church, is a native of Elmore, Lamoilee Co., Vt., was born May 25, 1841, son of Elisha W. Brigham, who died Oct. 13, 1848, aged 34 years. His mother, who maiden name was Elizabeth L. Faunce, is still living at Northfield, Vt., at the age of 66. Mr. Brigham was educated at West Randolph, Royalton and West Brattleboro, Vt., and received his theological education under Rev. C. W. Emerson and Rev. O. B. Allis, Congregational clergymen of that State. He commenced his ministry in May, 1864, under a license from the Royalton Association of Congregational ministers, and later received a license from the Orleans Association (also Congregational), and preached in North Troy and Dover, Vt. till 1868. He then entered the ministry of the Universalist Church, and was ordained July 1, 1868, by an ecclesiastical council composed of Unitarian and Universalist ministers, acording to the usages of the Congregational Churches of Massachusetts. After that, he was located at West Cummington, Mass., Rutland, Vt., and Whately, Mass., coming to La Crosse Aug. 1, 1874. He has been actively engaged in temperance work for several years; was at the head of the Encampment department of the order of Odd Fellows in Vermont and an elective officer in the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin. He is also President of the Wisconsin Universalist State Convention, and Chairman of the Committeee on Missions. Mrs. Brigham was Miss Etta M. Hubbard, of Vermont. They have two children - L. Ward and Bret H.; lost one in October, 1874 - Guy died, aged 4 months. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]