- Dates
- 1962-12-21 – 1963-05
- Kind
- Birth
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- demographycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Winter 1963 issues of the Beaver Beacon report births connected to Beaver Island families. The January issue names Michael Patrick O’Donnell, born December 21, and Jeanette Marie LaFreniere, born January 5. The February issue names Timothy Blake Moore and Eric John Martin. The March issue names Sharon Jean Smith, James Boyle, Mary Beth Hallaran, and Jeffrey Scott Sauber.
Evidence and limits
This is a grouped newspaper record. The notices preserve the reported names, dates, and family connections without asserting complete civil identities, hospital locations, or parent-child links beyond the newspaper wording.
Open questions
- Can Michigan vital records identify the children and confirm the reported dates?
Sources
- Reports Michael Patrick O’Donnell born December 21 and Jeanette Marie LaFreniere born January 5; the notice gives family connections but no civil records or specific birth locations.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-01_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports Timothy Blake Moore born January 11 and Eric John Martin born January 24, with island family connections.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-02_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports Sharon Jean Smith, James Boyle, Mary Beth Hallaran, and Jeffrey Scott Sauber, with dates and family connections as printed.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-03_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports Paul Gerard Cole and Ronald Stewart Gregg born April 3, followed by additional Island-connected births printed in the issue; it does not provide civil records.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published birth notices; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-04_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports James Matella, Cheryl Ann Zimmerman, and a son to Bob and Marjorie Armstrong, preserving the Island family connections printed in the issue; it does not provide civil records.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published birth notices; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-05_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island-connected winter birth notices, 1963”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-winter-birth-notices-1963/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1963, “Births.” (and 9 further sources listed on the page).
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