History Marlette was first settled in the 1850s by people from Ontario who sought tall timber and fertile soil. The community name was derived from a family of settlers, who carved their surname "Marlatt" on a log shanty. Marlette Township was created in 1859 from portions of Sanilac Township and Buel Township.History of Marlette. City of Marlette website, accessed April 2020.
history marlette was first settled in the 1850s by people from ontario who sought tall timber and fertile soil the community name was derived from a family of settlers who carved their surname "marlatt" on a log shanty marlette township was created in 1859 from portions of sanilac township and buel townshiphistory of marlette city of marlette website accessed april 2020