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Mary “Vesty” McDonough celebrates her eighty-fifth birthday, 1964

Also Mary Vesty McDonough birthday · Mary McDonough 85th birthday

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TypeEvent
Date1964-09-22
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1964-09-22
Kind
Celebration
Where
Saint James
Eras
Modern era
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demographycommunityheritage
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Mary “Vesty” McDonough celebrated her eighty-fifth birthday at her St. James home on September 22, 1964, according to the October Beaver Beacon. The notice says she was born at Sand Bay in 1879 and married Sylvester McDonough in 1898. It names Lloyd, Lawrence, Nellie O’Donnell, Marge Teter, and Robert as her children and reports thirty grandchildren and thirty-four great-grandchildren.

Evidence and limits

This is a community birthday notice with family detail. It does not provide civil, parish, census, or independently checked genealogical records.

Sources

  1. Reports Mary “Vesty” McDonough’s September 22 eighty-fifth birthday at her St. James home, says she was born at Sand Bay in 1879 and married Sylvester McDonough in 1898, and names her five children, thirty grandchildren, and thirty-four great-grandchildren. It does not provide civil, parish, or census records for the dates and family relationships.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-10_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 · 1964-10_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Mary “Vesty” McDonough celebrates her eighty-fifth birthday, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/mary-vesty-mcdonough-85th-birthday-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1964, “Happy Birthday to Our Oldest Islander.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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