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Death of Beaver Island-born Mike McCafferty, 1966

Also Mike McCafferty death notice

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TypeEvent
Date1966-10-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1966-10-04
Kind
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The October 1966 Beaver Beacon reported that Mike McCafferty died in San Francisco on October 4, 1966. It identified him as Beaver Island-born in 1885 and named surviving children and siblings.

Evidence and limits

This is a brief newspaper death notice. It does not provide civil, funeral, cemetery, or complete family records.

Sources

  1. Reports Mike McCafferty's October 4 death in San Francisco and his Beaver Island birth in 1885; it does not provide civil, funeral, or cemetery records.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice; it does not expand the source-specific identity, death, or family claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1966-10_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Death of Beaver Island-born Mike McCafferty, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/death-of-michael-mccafferty-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1966, “Obituaries.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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