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Marriage of Mary LaFreniere and Archie Minor, 1961

Also January 4 · 1961 Mary LaFreniere–Archie Minor wedding

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TypeEvent
Date1961-01-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1961-01-04
Kind
Marriage
Where
Holy Cross Catholic Church building
Participants
Mary C. Minor (bride) · Archie M. Minor (groom) · Father Louis Wren (officiant)
Carried out by
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communityreligiondemography
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Mary LaFreniere of St. James and Archie Minor of Newberry were married at a 10:00 A.M. Nuptial High Mass at Holy Cross Catholic Church on January 4, 1961, with Father Louis Wren officiating. The issue reports a wedding breakfast at Beaver Lodge, a reception at Holy Cross Parish Hall, and organ music by Burdene Stromberg.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper marriage report, not a civil certificate or parish register. It gives no marriage-license number, complete guest list, or independent record of the couple’s later residence.

Sources

  1. Reports Mary LaFreniere of St. James and Archie Minor of Newberry married at a 10:00 A.M. Nuptial High Mass at Holy Cross Catholic Church on January 4, 1961, with Father Louis Wren officiating. It also reports a 25-guest breakfast at Beaver Lodge, a Holy Cross Parish Hall reception, Burdene Stromberg providing organ music, and the couple’s temporary St. James residence. It does not provide a civil marriage record or parish register.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-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 · 1961-01_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Marriage of Mary LaFreniere and Archie Minor, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/marriage-of-mary-lafreniere-and-archie-minor-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1961, “Wedding Bells.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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