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Matthew Patrick Carey

Also Matthew Patrick Carey

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TypePerson
Born1974-02-03
ErasModern era
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Person
Born
1974-02-03
Parents
Charles Carey
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
demographycommunityagriculture

Summary

Matthew Patrick Carey was named in a February 1974 birth announcement as born on February 3 to Dr. and Mrs. Charles Carey, whose family owned the Willie Schmidt farm on Beaver Island.

Evidence and limits

The mother and birth location are not named. The notice does not replace a civil birth record or establish the farm’s ownership history.

Kin

Charles CareyThis articleMatthewPatrick Careyb. 1974
Only relations stated in the sources are drawn; absence means unrecorded, not childless or unmarried.

Sources

  1. Names Matthew Patrick as the February 3 son of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Carey, gives a reported weight of 8 lb. 3 oz., and connects the family to the Willie Schmidt farm on Beaver Island; it supplies no civil record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eleven-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 · 1974-02_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Matthew Patrick Carey”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/matthew-patrick-carey-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1974, “Births.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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