Norfolk County MA Archives Biographies.....La Croix, George James 1854 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ma/mafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com March 12, 2006, 1:42 am Author: E. O. Jameson (1886) GEORGE JAMES LA CROIX, son of James and Mary S. (Hodges) La Croix, was born Oct. 18, 1854, in East Medway. He was educated in the public schools of Medway and Worcester, Mass. Mr. La Croix early betrayed a gift for sketching, and having completed his education he devoted himself to learn the art of wood engraving. For some years he was in the office of Mr. William J. Dana, Tremont Temple Building, Boston. Mr. La Croix went into business for himself February, 1884, on School Street, Boston. He has won a good reputation and is constantly occupied in the work of engraving, the excellent quality of which is abundantly illustrated in this volume. Additional Comments: From: HE BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PROMINENT PERSONS, AND The Genealogical Records OF MANY EARLY AND OTHER FAMILIES IN MEDWAY, MASS. 1713-1886. Illustrated WITH NUMEROUS STEEL AND WOOD ENGRAVINGS. BY E. O. JAMESON, THE AUTHOR OK "THE COGSWELLS IN AMERICA," "THE HISTORY OF MEDWAY, MASS." ETC. MILLIS, MASS. 1886. Copyright, 1886. E. O. JAMESON, MILLIS, MASS. All Rights Reserved. J. A. & R. A. REID, PRINTERS, PROVIDENCE, R. I. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ma/norfolk/bios/lacroix44gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb