- Date
- 1987-06-27
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- familycelebrationreligioncommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Mary Gatliff (McDonough) celebrated her 90th birthday on Beaver Island on June 27, 1987, after turning 90 on June 26. The report says she was born on the island in 1897, had lived there all her life, and was the mother of 13 children.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper birthday profile and celebration report, not a civil birth record or complete family genealogy.
Sources
- Reports Mary Gatliff (McDonough) turning 90 on June 26, her 1897 island birth, lifelong island residence, thirteen children, and a June 27 Mass at Holy Cross Church followed by a Holy Cross Hall party. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1987-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twelve-page July issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the birthday report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1987-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Mary Gatliff celebrates her 90th birthday on Beaver Island, 1987”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-mary-gatliff-90th-birthday-1987/, accessed [date], citing “Island Resident Celebrates 90th Birthday,” Beaver Beacon, July 1987. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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