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Jeanne Cohoon dies in automobile accident near Flint, 1970

Also Jeanne Cohoon obituary, 1970

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TypeEvent
Date1970-04-27
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1970-04-27
Kind
Accident
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The April 1970 Beaver Beacon reported that Jeanne Cohoon, 19, was killed in an automobile accident near Flint on April 27. It also recorded her prior summer work at Circle M Lodge on Beaver Island and her plan to return for the season.

Evidence and limits

The source does not give a precise accident location or preserve a complete account of the circumstances.

Sources

  1. Reports that Jeanne Cohoon, 19, died in an automobile accident near Flint on April 27, 1970, and had worked for Jack and Eileen Martin at Circle M Lodge the previous summer.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published obituary notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1970-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Jeanne Cohoon dies in automobile accident near Flint, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-jeanne-cohoon-death-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1970, “Obituaries: Jeanne Cohoon.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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