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Alexis Pearl Coffell is born prematurely and later returns home, 2008

Also Alexis Pearl Coffell birth 2008

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TypeEvent
Dates2008-08-26 – 2008-12
WithinBeaver Island · place/saginaw
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Dates
2008-08-26 – 2008-12
Kind
Birth
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
birthhealthcarefamilycommunication
Within
Beaver Island · place/saginaw

Summary

Alexis Pearl Coffell was born prematurely on August 26, 2008, at 29 weeks and received neonatal care in Saginaw. The December notice says she had been discharged, was doing well with family in Mt. Pleasant, and was expected to return to the Island in spring.

Evidence limits

This is a family newspaper notice, not a birth certificate or clinical record.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, December 2008, "Believe in Miracles! Alexis Pearl Coffell."
    Announces Alexis Pearl Coffell’s August 26 premature birth at 29 weeks in Saginaw, her neonatal-unit treatment, later discharge, recovery, and family thanks for support. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2008-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the birth notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-12_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Alexis Pearl Coffell is born prematurely and later returns home, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-alexis-coffell-birth-2008/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 2008, "Believe in Miracles! Alexis Pearl Coffell." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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