Name: Emmett Martin dies and is remembered at Holy Cross, 2007
Start: 2007-11-23
End: 2007-12-01
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Dates: 2007-11-23 – 2007-12-01
Kind: Death
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathfamilyfishingcatholicismheritage
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Daniel “Emmett” Martin, 60, formerly of Beaver Island, died on November 23, 2007. The obituary said he was born on the Island, attended school there, and worked as a commercial fisherman and general contractor. It listed his family, interests, and Beaver Island siblings. His funeral Mass was held at Holy Cross Catholic Church on December 1.

Evidence limits

This is a source-bounded obituary and funeral notice, not a civil, parish, cemetery, employment, or family-register record.

Sources

Beaver Island Forum, "Emmett D. Martin RIP," November 26–December 2, 2007.
The community thread reported Martin's death, reproduced an obituary, preserved the December 1 Holy Cross funeral details, and included a community poem. The poem and personal memories are contextual testimony, not independently verified biography; the Beaver Beacon remains the primary obituary source.
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Beaver Beacon, December 2007, "Emmett Martin 1947–2007".
Reports Daniel "Emmett" Martin's November 23 death, Beaver Island birth and schooling, fishing and contracting work, family, and December 1 funeral Mass. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, December 2007, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the obituary and funeral notice.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2007-12_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Emmett Martin dies and is remembered at Holy Cross, 2007”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-emmett-martin-death-2007/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, "Emmett D. Martin RIP," November 26–December 2, 2007. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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