- Date
- 1978-06-10
- Kind
- Marriage
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- marriagefamilycommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The June–July 1978 Beaver Beacon reported the marriage of Bonnie Jean McCafferty and James C. Mackey, followed by a large reception in Ashtabula, Ohio. The notice presented the event as a gathering of the Beaver Island-connected “Sam clan.”
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper wedding report, not a civil marriage record or complete family register.
Sources
- Reports the June 10 wedding of Bonnie Jean McCafferty, daughter of Peter and Mrs. Peter J. McCafferty, to James C. Mackey, followed by a large Ashtabula, Ohio reception and a list of Beaver Island-connected guests. It is a newspaper wedding report, not a civil marriage record or complete family register. 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 · 1978-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held combined June–July issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the wedding report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1978-06_Beaver-Beacon
Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Bonnie Jean McCafferty and James C. Mackey marry, 1978”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/marriage-of-bonnie-mccafferty-and-james-mackey-1978/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June–July 1978, “The Sams Knew They Were There.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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