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The Beaver Beacon announces two April 4 marriages connected to Beaver Island, 1959

Also 1959 Hubert McCauley Ruth Gauthier marriage announcement · 1959 Lester Gallagher marriage announcement

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TypeEvent
Date1959-04-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1959-04-04
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Announcement
Where
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Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The March 1959 Beaver Beacon announces two marriages planned for April 4: Hubert J. McCauley and Ruth Gauthier at St. Mary’s Church in Lake Leelanau, and Lester D. Gallagher in Flint.

Evidence limits

These are advance announcements, not marriage certificates or confirmation of the ceremonies.

Sources

  1. Announces that Hubert J. McCauley and Ruth Gauthier were to marry April 4 at St. Mary’s Church in Lake Leelanau, and that Lester D. Gallagher was to marry in Flint the same day. It does not provide officiants, attendants, civil certificates, or confirmation that both ceremonies occurred as announced. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1959-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the two planned marriage notices; it does not establish completion or the civil record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-03_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Beacon announces two April 4 marriages connected to Beaver Island, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-april-1959-marriage-announcements/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1959, “FUTURE HAPPINESS INSURED.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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