Biographical record; this volume contains biographical sketches of leading citizens of Houghton, Baraga and Marquette Counties, Michigan .. . the Ouincy mine after which he tookthe contract for packing and hauling with dogs, and frequently rescued themails during the stormy seasons with his dogs. In 1866 he returned to Mar-quette with two teams of passengers who were then building the UnionPacific Railroad. Of the 14 workmen he hauled on that occasion, 13 wereafterward killed by the Indians. In November, 1867, he started a saloon onFront street, Marquette, and has continued in this business ev


Biographical record; this volume contains biographical sketches of leading citizens of Houghton, Baraga and Marquette Counties, Michigan .. . the Ouincy mine after which he tookthe contract for packing and hauling with dogs, and frequently rescued themails during the stormy seasons with his dogs. In 1866 he returned to Mar-quette with two teams of passengers who were then building the UnionPacific Railroad. Of the 14 workmen he hauled on that occasion, 13 wereafterward killed by the Indians. In November, 1867, he started a saloon onFront street, Marquette, and has continued in this business ever since, withthe exception of eight years when he again engaged in contracting. He hasbeen a witness of the wonderful development of this whole section and has hadmany thrilling adventures. Mr. LaRochelle married Delima Lemire. who was born in the State ofNew York, and five children have been born to them, namely: Georgiana(Forsha) ; Josephine (Graham) ; Henry, who lives at home and has two chil-dren; Edwin, of Marquette, who has three children; and Alfred and Emma,at home. Mr. LaRochelle has been a member of St. John Baptiste Church. JOHN L. MoD. GIBSON D. D. S. HOUGHTON, BARAGA AND MARQUETTE COUNTIES 343 for the past 28 years, ever since its organization. Although he never had anyeducational opportunities and is entirely a self-made man, our subject has es-tablished himself comfortably in the world, is intelligent and well informedand counts his warm friends by many a score. JOHN L. McD. GIBSON, D. D. S. John L. McD. Gibson, D. D. S., of Houghton, Houghton County,Michigan, whose portrait accompanies this sketch, has acquired a high de-gree of success in the practice of dentistry, and is widely known for hisability as an athlete. He was born in Berlin, Ontario, Canada, September10, 1879, and is a son of James and Mary (McDonald) Gibson, both ofwhom are natives of Aberdeen, Scotland. James Gibson was a farmer in Waterloo County, Ontario, until 1892,when he retired, and now liv


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