- Born
- 1920
- Died
- 2009
- Spouse
- Lawrence M. McDonough
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityeconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Winifred “Wini” LaFreniere McDonough (1920–2009) is named with her husband, Lawrence McDonough, as the household that raised the 256-pound milk-fed pig in the reported contest.
Evidence and limits
The 1961 notice supplies the couple’s everyday names, while the obituary and Holy Cross Cemetery index identify the couple and dates. The identification is therefore marked probable rather than treating a surname alone as sufficient.
Kin
The dated record
Sources
- Names Wini McDonough with Lawrence McDonough as the household that raised a 256-pound milk-fed pig.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-01_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 · 1961-01_Beaver-Beacon
- Identifies Lawrence Matthew McDonough as the husband of Winifred LaFreniere, whom he married in 1939. The shared Wini/Winifred household in the 1961 notice supplies the identity bridge.
- Lists Winifred (LaFreniere) McDonough (1920–2009), married to Lawrence McDonough, corroborating the obituary and the linkage to the Wini named in the local notice.
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Wini McDonough”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/wini-mcdonough/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1961, “Beaver Island Fairy Tale.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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