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Four Beaver Island children receive First Communion, 1969

Also 1969 Beaver Island First Communion

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TypeEvent
Date1969-05-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1969-05-04
Kind
Religious service
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
religioncommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Four Beaver Island children received First Communion on May 4, 1969, in a service associated with Holy Cross Catholic Church and Father Louis Wren.

Evidence and limits

The source reports the number of children and officiating priest but is not transcribed here as a complete participant register.

Open questions

  • What were the children’s names and the service location?

Sources

  1. Reports four children receiving First Communion on May 4 under Father Louis Wren.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held seven-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 · 1969-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Four Beaver Island children receive First Communion, 1969”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-first-communion-1969/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1969, “First Communion.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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