- Date
- 1976-08-30
- Kind
- Birth
- Participants
- Rachel Laine Becker (child)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- birthfamilycommunity
Summary
The September 1976 Beaver Beacon announced the birth of Rachel Laine Becker on August 30, weighing 7 pounds 13 ounces. The notice identifies her parents as Philip and Joan Becker and Joan’s parents, Archie and Mrs. LaFreniere, as grandparents.
Evidence and limits
The newspaper notice does not give a hospital, birthplace, or civil birth record.
Sources
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Sources
- Announces Philip and Joan Becker’s daughter Rachel Laine, born August 30 at 7 pounds 13 ounces, and identifies Joan as formerly Joan LaFreniere and Archie and Mrs. LaFreniere as grandparents. It does not provide a civil birth record or hospital. 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 · 1976-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue confirms the name, date, weight, parents, and grandparent notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-09_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Birth of Rachel Laine Becker, 1976”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/birth-of-rachel-laine-becker-1976/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1976, “Births.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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