McAlpin John^[1]

1733 - 1801  (68 years)

• Name	McAlpin John
  Birth	1733	Lanark, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1801	McGulpin Point, Emmet County, MI   [1]
  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.
  Person ID	I54747	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	McAlpin James
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Keran Marion Elizabeth
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F24753	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Children	1. McGulphin Patrick,   b. 03 Nov 1753, Glasgow Scotland d. 16 Apr 1831, Mackinac Island, Mackinac Co., MI (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F346891	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S1702] Merged from Schultz-Maudrie-Wachter-Vincent_AutoBackup (1)_AutoBackup_2013-04-21 on 21-Apr-13 at 20:00.