| 1. | McAlpin John was born in 1733 in Lanark, Scotland (son of McAlpin James and Keran Marion Elizabeth); died in 1801 in McGulpin Point, Emmet County, MI. Notes:
b. 1720 Glascow (Lanarkshire), Scotland
Spent 20 years in British military while serving in Canada
Came to Mackinac Island area in 1760’s
d. 1801 McGulpin Point-Emmet County, Michigan
m. Marian Furgeson (Ottawa-Chippewa woman)
The point of land where the McGulpin Point Lighthouse is located was first inhabited by the Native Americans. John McAlpin and his Native American wife arrived at the point in the 1760s. The 640-acre property was the first one deeded in Emmet County in 1811 and was in the name of Patrick McGulpin, son of the McAlpins. By the early 1850s, it was determined that a lighthouse was needed on this spot in the Straits of Mackinac and Congress authorized it to be built in 1854.
Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- McGulphin Patrick was born on 03 Nov 1753 in Glasgow Scotland; died on 16 Apr 1831 in Mackinac Island, Mackinac Co., MI.
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