Name: Patricia Martin and Andrew Gallagher’s engagement is announced, 1963
Start: 1963-09
End: 1963-11
Location: Beaver Island

Patricia Martin and Andrew Gallagher’s engagement is announced, 1963

Also Patricia Martin Andrew Gallagher engagement · September 1963 Beaver Island engagement notice

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TypeEvent

Dates1963-09 – 1963-11

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Dates: 1963-09 – 1963-11
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: marriagefamilycommunicationcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The September 1963 Beaver Beacon announced Patricia Jean Martin’s engagement to Q.M.1/c Andrew J. Gallagher and a planned November wedding at Holy Cross Church on Beaver Island.

Evidence limits

This records an engagement announcement and wedding plan, not a marriage certificate or proof that the planned ceremony occurred.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, September 1963, “Engaged.”
Announces Patricia Jean Martin’s engagement to Q.M.1/c Andrew J. Gallagher, identifies his Coast Guard station in New York, and says a November Holy Cross Church wedding was being planned; it is not a civil or parish engagement or marriage record.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-09_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, September 1963, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the engagement announcement.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-09_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Patricia Martin and Andrew Gallagher’s engagement is announced, 1963”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-engagement-and-service-notices-september-1963/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1963, “Engaged.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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