====== Laplante, Frank ====== 
 (died 12 Feb. 1939, aged 69), boatbuilder. Born in Cornwall, Ont. Parents: Mr and Mrs Francis Laplante. He came at an early age with his parents to Summerstown, GC, his home through the remainder of his life. He was a builder of boats and skiffs. “Building boats was more than a hobby with Mr Laplante–it was his life work as it had been his father’s before him. He commenced building boats at an early age and followed the craft up until his death.” He died at his home at Summerstown. He was married to Mary Leroux. (children surviving him: 3) Roman Catholic. He is buried at Flanagan’s Point Cemetery.


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<fs small>//Glengarry News// 17 Feb. 1939 (QF)
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