- Date
- 1961-11
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- demographycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The November 1961 obituary column reports the death in Tehran of the eight-month- old son of Richard and Mrs. Sanderson. It identifies Mr. Sanderson with the Diplomatic Corps and Mrs. Sanderson as a daughter of Sophia McDonough of St. James.
Evidence and limits
The child is unnamed in the source, which is retained as a family and community notice rather than expanded into an uncertain personal record.
Sources
- Reports the death in Tehran, Iran, of the eight-month-old son of Richard and Mrs. Sanderson, notes that Mr. Sanderson served in the Diplomatic Corps, and identifies Mrs. Sanderson as Sophia McDonough’s daughter of St. James. The notice does not name the child or provide a death certificate.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1961-11_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “November 1961 Beacon reports the death of a diplomatic-family infant”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-death-notices-november-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1961, “Obituary.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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