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Beaver Beacon reports two September and October 1985 births, 1985

Also September–October 1985 Beaver Island birth announcements

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TypeEvent
Dates1985-09-12 – 1985-10-11
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1985-09-12 – 1985-10-11
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Birth
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The November 1985 Beaver Beacon reported Colleen Lisa McDonough’s September 12 birth and Megan Virginia Connaghan’s October 11 birth.

Evidence limits

These are contemporary family notices, not civil vital records.

Sources

  1. Reports Colleen Lisa McDonough, born September 12 to Kevin McDonough, and Megan Virginia Connaghan, born October 11 to Gerald and Mary Lou Connaghan, including reported weights and grandparents. It is a newspaper family notice, not a civil birth record. 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 · 1985-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nine-page November issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the two birth notices.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1985-11_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon reports two September and October 1985 births, 1985”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-birth-announcements-september-october-1985/, accessed [date], citing Births, Beaver Beacon, November 1985. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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