- Date
- 1964-12-17
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Charlevoix
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- demographyheritagemigrationcommunity
- Within
- Charlevoix
Summary
William Gibson, born on Beaver Island on December 5, 1881, died at his home in Charlevoix on December 17, 1964, according to the January 1965 Beaver Beacon. The notice says he had been married to Belle O’Brian and had lived in Charlevoix for 39 years.
Evidence and limits
This death notice is linked to the existing source-qualified William Gibson identity. It does not provide a funeral date, burial location, civil record, or complete family history.
Sources
- Reports that William Gibson, 83, died at his Charlevoix home on December 17; says he was born on Beaver Island on December 5, 1881, married Belle O’Brian, and had lived in Charlevoix for 39 years. It does not provide funeral, burial, civil, or full family records.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-01_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 · 1965-01_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “William Gibson, Beaver Island-born Charlevoix resident, dies, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/death-of-william-gibson-1881-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1965, “Obituaries.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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