Primary Name: Barbeau, Joseph
Filed as: barbeau_joseph
Also known as: Joe Barbeau
Occupation / Association: Carpenter; Miner; Charter Member, Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6
Born: January 1856, French Canada
Died: Unknown
Parents: Unknown
Spouse: Unknown
Children: Unknown
Associated places: French Canada; United States; Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Joseph Barbeau, Joe Barbeau, Barbeau Joseph, Joseph Barbeau Juneau Alaska, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member, Alaska miner carpenter
Biography
Joseph Barbeau was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.
Barbeau was born in January 1856 in French Canada. He immigrated to the United States in 1872 and later traveled north during Alaska’s mining boom.
In January 1898, he came to Alaska, where he worked as both a carpenter and a miner. Like many early residents of Juneau, Barbeau contributed to the community's development through skilled labor and participation in the territory’s mining economy.
He was later recognized as one of the charter members of the Juneau Men’s Igloo, an organization founded to preserve the fellowship and history of Alaska’s early settlers.
Sources
1910 U.S. Federal Population Census
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