Name: Maxine Elizabeth Kleinhenz and William Wheaton marry in Petoskey, 1971
Start: 1971-01-16
End: 1971-01-16
Location: Petoskey

Maxine Elizabeth Kleinhenz and William Wheaton marry in Petoskey, 1971

Also Maxine Elizabeth Kleinhenz and William Wheaton wedding, 1971

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

Locator map: Petoskey highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago

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TypeEvent

Date1971-01-16

WithinPetoskey

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1971-01-16
Kind: Marriage
Where: Petoskey
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communityreligion
Within: Petoskey

Summary

Maxine Elizabeth Kleinhenz and William Wheaton married at the Presbyterian Church in Petoskey on January 16, 1971. The notice identified Kleinhenz’s parents as former Beaver Island residents.

Evidence and limits

The ceremony occurred in Petoskey; Beaver Island is retained as the family-news connection rather than asserted as the wedding location.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, January 1971, “Wheaton–Kleinhenz.”
Reports the January 16 ceremony at the Presbyterian Church in Petoskey and identifies the bride’s parents as former Island residents.
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Beaver Beacon, January 1971, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published wedding notice.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1971-01_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Maxine Elizabeth Kleinhenz and William Wheaton marry in Petoskey, 1971”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-maxine-kleinhenz-william-wheaton-wedding-1971/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1971, “Wheaton–Kleinhenz.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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