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Alberta Gronke and Joseph LaFreniere marry in Chicago, 1961

Also November 18 · 1961 Gronke-LaFreniere wedding

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TypeEvent
Date1961-11-18
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1961-11-18
Kind
Marriage
Participants
Alberta Gronke (bride) · Joseph “Bussy” LaFreniere (groom)
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communitydemography
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Alberta Gronke and Joseph “Bussy” LaFreniere married in Chicago on November 18, 1961 and spent a two-week honeymoon on Beaver Island, according to the December community column.

Evidence and limits

The groom is kept as a 1961 episode-qualified record rather than merged with the separate 1960 Bussy La Freniere record on name alone. No civil certificate is held.

Sources

  1. Reports Alberta Gronke of Chicago marrying Joseph (Bussy) LaFreniere, formerly of St. James, on November 18 in Chicago, and says the newlyweds spent a two-week honeymoon on Beaver Island. It does not provide a civil certificate or resolve the groom’s relationship to other LaFreniere records.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. 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 · 1961-12_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Alberta Gronke and Joseph LaFreniere marry in Chicago, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/marriage-of-alberta-gronke-and-joseph-lafreniere-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1961, “Wedding Bells.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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