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Audrey Celia Wojan Potter

Also Audrey Celia Wojan · Audrey Wojan · Audrey C. Chapman; formerly Audrey Potter

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TypePerson
Borncirca 1952
ErasModern era
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circa 1952
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Summary

Audrey Celia Wojan married Gregory W. G. Potter at Holy Cross Church on July 12, 1972, according to the June–July Beaver Beacon. The notice identifies her as the daughter of Walter A. Wojan. Walter’s 2023 obituary lists a surviving daughter, Audrey C. (Ken) Chapman; the shared parent and full maiden name bridge the 1972 bride to that later surname. School honor-roll notices place Audrey Wojan in seventh grade in December 1964 and tenth grade in April 1967, which supports the qualified birth estimate recorded for her. A 2026 obituary for her son identifies his living parents as Ken and Audrey Chapman.

Evidence and limits

The family sources provide an explicit parent-and-name bridge to Audrey C. Chapman. The school notices support only a circa-1952 birth estimate, not an exact birth date. The 2026 notice is evidence that she was living then, not a death record or a substitute for a civil birth record. None of the sources establishes the timing of the Potter-to-Chapman surname change.

Sources

  1. Names Wojan as the bride, daughter of Walter A. Wojan, and identifies Karen McCafferty as maid of honor.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-06_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 · 1972-06_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Lists Walter A. Wojan’s surviving daughter as Audrey C. (Ken) Chapman. Combined with the 1972 notice’s full name and parent, this provides an explicit identity bridge to the later surname; it gives no birth or death date for Audrey.
  4. Places Audrey Wojan in seventh grade in December 1964 and tenth grade in April 1967. Taken with her July 1972 marriage notice, these school records support an approximate 1952 birth year only; they do not establish an exact date.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-12_Beaver-Beacon
  5. The held seven-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 · 1964-12_Beaver-Beacon
  6. Names Jason’s parents as Ken and Audrey Chapman in May 2026. Alongside the independently established Walter Wojan parentage, this confirms that Audrey C. Chapman remained living at that date; it supplies no birth date.

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Audrey Celia Wojan Potter”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/audrey-celia-wojan-potter/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June–July 1972, “Wojan–Potter.” (and 5 further sources listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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