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Kathryn Ann Bales and James Everett Giege marry, 1961

Also July 6 · 1961 Bales-Giege marriage

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TypeEvent
Date1961-07-06
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1961-07-06
Kind
Marriage
Participants
Kathryn Ann Bales (bride) · James Everett Giege (groom)
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communitydemographycatholicism

Summary

Kathryn Ann Bales and James Everett Giege were reported married on July 6, 1961, at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper wedding notice, not a civil or parish marriage record.

Sources

  1. Reports Kathryn Ann Bales’s July 6 marriage to James Everett Giege at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church and notes the Bales family’s North Beach cottage and longtime summer residence. It does not provide a civil or parish marriage record, or a resolvable church location.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eight-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 · 1961-08_Beaver-Beacon

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

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Beaver Island Archive, “Kathryn Ann Bales and James Everett Giege marry, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/marriage-of-kathryn-bales-and-james-giege-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1961, “Wedding Bells.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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