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Hubert McCouley and Ruth Gauthier announce an engagement, 1958

Also 1958 Hubert McCouley Ruth Gauthier engagement

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TypeEvent
Dates1958-10 – 1959-03
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Dates
1958-10 – 1959-03
Kind
Announcement
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
marriagedemographymilitarycommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Hubert McCouley and Ruth Gauthier announced their engagement in October 1958. The Beacon identifies Hubert as a Beaver Island High graduate serving with the Army at Fort Carson, Colorado.

Evidence limits

The notice does not provide a wedding date, civil record, military file, or complete family identities.

Sources

  1. Reports Hubert McCouley, son of Mrs. Elizabeth McCouley, and Ruth Gauthier of St. Mary’s Lake, Leelanau, as engaged; it says Hubert was a Beaver Island High graduate and was serving in the Army at Fort Carson, Colorado. It does not provide a wedding date, civil record, military file, or complete family identities. 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 · 1958-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the engagement notice; it does not expand the education, military, or marriage record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-10_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Announces the planned April 4 marriage of Hubert J. McCauley and Ruth Gauthier at St. Mary’s Church in Lake Leelanau. It does not provide the marriage certificate, officiant, attendants, or confirmation that the ceremony occurred. 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 · 1959-03_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held five-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the planned marriage notice; it does not establish completion or the civil record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-03_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Hubert McCouley and Ruth Gauthier announce an engagement, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-hubert-mccouley-ruth-gauthier-engagement-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1958, “ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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