Justin Martin is born on Beaver Island, 1987

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Event

Date: 1987-04-14
Kind: Birth
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: birthfamilycommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The May 1987 Beaver Beacon announced the April 14 birth of Justin Martin, son of Bud and Colleen Martin, and named several Beaver Island relatives.

Evidence limits

The newspaper announcement does not state a birth time, hospital, or civil record number.

Sources

“Birth Announcement,” Beaver Beacon, May 1987.
Announces Justin, son of Bud and Colleen Martin, born April 14, and identifies island grandparents Bing and Madonna McCafferty and great-grandmother Mary Bert McDonough. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, May 1987, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held sixteen-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the birth announcement.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Justin Martin is born on Beaver Island, 1987”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-justin-martin-birth-1987/, accessed [date], citing “Birth Announcement,” Beaver Beacon, May 1987. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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