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Jacquelyn Hallahan and Francis E. Martin marry at Holy Cross, 1968

Also Martin-Hallahan wedding, 1968

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TypeEvent
Date1968-08-03
WithinSaint James
ErasModern era
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Date
1968-08-03
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Marriage
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Saint James
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Saint James

Summary

The August 1968 Beaver Beacon reported that Jacquelyn Lorraine Hallahan and Pfc. Francis Ernest Martin married in a double-ring ceremony at Holy Cross Catholic Church in St. James on August 3. Father Louis Wren officiated, a reception followed at Holy Cross Parish Hall, and the couple planned a trip to Fort Carson, Colorado.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper wedding notice. It does not provide a civil marriage record or complete family history.

Sources

  1. Reports the August 3 double-ring ceremony at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Father Louis Wren officiating, the reception at Holy Cross Parish Hall, and a planned trip to Fort Carson; it does not provide a civil marriage record or complete family history.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1968-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published wedding notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1968-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Jacquelyn Hallahan and Francis E. Martin marry at Holy Cross, 1968”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/marriage-of-jacquelyn-hallahan-and-francis-martin-1968/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1968, “Weddings: Martin-Hallahan.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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