Quartermaine family purchases the Major Jay property at Sand Bay, 1968

Also 1968 Major Jay property purchase at Sand Bay

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Locator map: Sand Bay highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago

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TypeEvent

Datecirca 1968-08

WithinSand Bay

ErasModern era

Event

Date: circa 1968-08
Kind: Property transfer
Where: Sand Bay
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: propertycommunityseasonal-life
Within: Sand Bay

Summary

The August 1968 Beaver Beacon reported that Michael and Mrs. Quartermaine of Battle Creek purchased the Major Jay property at Sand Bay.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper property notice. It does not provide a deed, price, parcel description, or title history.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, August 1968, “Newsy Notes.”
Reports Michael and Mrs. Quartermaine of Battle Creek purchasing the Major Jay property at Sand Bay; it does not provide a deed, price, parcel description, or title history.
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Beaver Beacon, August 1968, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published property notice.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Quartermaine family purchases the Major Jay property at Sand Bay, 1968”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-major-jay-property-purchase-1968/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1968, “Newsy Notes.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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