- Date
- 1971-10-09
- Kind
- Marriage
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityheritage
Summary
Joan Elizabeth Engel married Donald Thomas Wilson at Newberg United Methodist Church in Livonia on October 9, 1971. The October Beaver Beacon identifies the bride’s family as connected with Beaver Island.
Evidence and limits
The notice provides the ceremony and family connection but not a marriage certificate or independent church record.
Sources
- Reports Joan Elizabeth Engel’s October 9 wedding to Donald Thomas Wilson at Newberg United Methodist Church in Livonia and identifies the bride’s parents as Wesley Engel of Plymouth and Beaver Island; it does not provide a marriage certificate.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1971-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the wedding report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1971-10_Beaver-Beacon
Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Joan Elizabeth Engel and Donald Thomas Wilson marriage, 1971”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-joan-engel-donald-wilson-marriage-1971/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1971, “Weddings: Wilson-Engel.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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