- Born
- circa 1885
- Died
- 1961-12 · Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communitydemographyheritagereligion
- Within
- High Island · Beaver Island
Summary
Madeline Oswanimkee, identified after marriage as Mrs. Paul L. Kenwabikisse Sr., was reported to have died at age 76 on December 13, 1961. The notice says she was born on High Island, later lived on Beaver Island, and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Evidence and limits
The newspaper supplies a source-bounded family and place account, not a civil, parish, or cemetery record. The named son, adopted son, and grandchildren are not independently identified here.
Sources
- Reports that Mrs. Paul L. Kenwabikisse Sr., age 76, died at Grandvue on December 13; identifies her former name as Madeline Oswanimkee, says she was born on High Island, lived on Beaver Island after marriage, and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery. It names a son Paul, an adopted son Edward Burch, and 18 grandchildren without creating unsupported identity bridges.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-01_Beaver-Beacon
- 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 · 1962-01_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Madeline Oswanimkee”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/madeline-oswanimkee/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1962, “Obituaries.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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