Name: The Beaver Beacon reports April 1962 births connected to island families
Start: 1962-04-17
End: 1962-04-26
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Dates: 1962-04-17 – 1962-04-26
Kind: Birth
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: demographycommunityhealthcare
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The May 1962 Beaver Beacon reported three April births connected to island families: James Allen McDonough, born April 26 at Little Traverse Hospital to Joseph (Bud) and Skip McDonough; Dwayne Allen Mooney, announced April 17 to Eleanore Pischner and Ladonis Mooney; and an unnamed son born April 20 to Marguerite Connaghan, formerly of Beaver Island, and Royce Welsh.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper birth-notice cluster. It does not provide civil records, the Welsh child’s name, or independent hospital and family documentation.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, May 1962, “Births.”
Reports James Allen, son of Joseph (Bud) and Skip McDonough, born April 26 at Little Traverse Hospital; Dwayne Allen, son of Eleanore Pischner and Ladonis Mooney, announced April 17; and a son born April 20 to Marguerite Connaghan, formerly of Beaver Island, and Royce Welsh. It does not provide civil certificates or the Welsh child’s name.
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Beaver Beacon, May 1962, held issue PDF, source scan.
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Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Beacon reports April 1962 births connected to island families”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-birth-notices-april-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1962, “Births.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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