- Born
- 1909-06-19
- Died
- 1975-06-09
- Work
- Great Lakes vessel captain
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimeshippingdemographycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Captain J. Edwin McCann was born at St. James on June 19, 1909. The May–June 1975 obituary identifies him as captain of the J. B. John, later the John L. A. Galster, and the Medusa Challenger.
Evidence and limits
This is a source-qualified maritime career record. It does not establish vessel registries, employment dates, or a complete biography.
Sources
- Identifies J. Edwin McCann as born at St. James June 19, 1909, and reports his captaincy aboard J. B. John, later John L. A. Galster, and Medusa Challenger. It also reports his June 9 death and June 12 funeral. It does not provide vessel registries or a complete maritime career. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1975-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held combined issue confirms the captaincy and obituary.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Captain J. Edwin McCann”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/j-edwin-mccann/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May–June 1975, “Capt. J. Edwin McCann.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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