McLaughlin, Roseann

Association: Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6

Role: Charter Member

Associated Places: Ireland; Juneau, Alaska; Port Clarence, Alaska; Seattle, Washington

Biography

Roseann McLaughlin was a charter member of the Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.

She was born Roseann McKay in February 1875 in Ireland to Daniel McKay and Ann Carey-McKay.

She immigrated to the United States in 1894 and arrived in Juneau, Alaska, in January 1897, during the community’s early mining era.

In 1897, she married John McLaughlin. The couple had three children: Mary, born in April 1898; James T., born in June 1905; and Dennis, born in July 1908. Their youngest son, Dennis, died in Seattle, Washington, on February 24, 1911.

Roseann McLaughlin died in Seattle, Washington, on May 31, 1933.

Sources

• 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska
• 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Port Clarence, Alaska
• Washington Death Certificate