Joannine Marie Wanty and William James Leslie marriage, 1971

Event

Date: 1971-10-03
Kind: Marriage
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communityheritage

Summary

Joannine Marie Wanty married William James Leslie III at Martha-Mary Chapel in Dearborn on October 3, 1971. The October Beaver Beacon identifies her parents as a family connected with Beaver Island.

Evidence and limits

The notice provides the ceremony and Island family connection but not a marriage certificate or independent church record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, October 1971, “Weddings: Leslie-Wanty.”
Reports Joannine Marie Wanty’s October 3 wedding at Martha-Mary Chapel in Dearborn and identifies her parents as Olen Robert Wanty of Ypsilanti and Beaver Island; it does not provide a marriage certificate.
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Beaver Beacon, October 1971, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the wedding report.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Joannine Marie Wanty and William James Leslie marriage, 1971”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-joannine-wanty-william-leslie-marriage-1971/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1971, “Weddings: Leslie-Wanty.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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