Name: Florence Grandmaison and Vernon Fitzpatrick marry, 1961
Start: 1961-01-28
End: 1961-01-28
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1961-01-28
Kind: Marriage
Participants: Florence Grandmaison (bride) · Vernon Fitzpatrick (groom)
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communitydemographyreligion
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The February issue reports that Florence Grandmaison and Vernon Fitzpatrick married on January 28, 1961, in a nuptial High Mass at St. Francis Church in Linwood. A breakfast followed in Kawkawlin and a reception in Gladwin; the couple was reported living at St. James on Beaver Island.

Evidence and limits

This is a wedding announcement and not a civil or parish certificate. The source supplies family descriptions and off-island venues but no record numbers, officiant identity beyond the church context, or later residence evidence.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, February 1961, “Island news.”
Reports a January 28 nuptial High Mass at St. Francis Church in Linwood, Michigan, followed by a Kawkawlin breakfast and Gladwin reception. It identifies Florence as Edward Grandmaison’s daughter and Vernon as Bernard Fitzpatrick’s son, and says the couple lived at St. James. The article does not replace civil, parish, or residence records.
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Beaver Beacon, February 1961, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held nine-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.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Florence Grandmaison and Vernon Fitzpatrick marry, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/marriage-of-florence-grandmaison-and-vernon-fitzpatrick-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1961, “Island news.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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