John & Frank Laird, b. 1866 & 1864, Aberdeen, Scotland > 1889 MT- Bio
A short biography of John and Frank Laird is included in "Progressive Men of the State of Montana". Parents: James & Isabel Laird, of Aberdeen, Scotland.In 1888, James & Frank immigrated to Colorado where they worked on sheep ranches.The next year they worked on sheep ranches near White Sulpher Springs, MT, and in 1890 they located to the Sweet Grass Hills where they obtained squatters rights and engaged in large-scale sheepraising and farming.
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