- Dates
- 1986-04-19 – 1986-06-19
- Kind
- Death
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- familyheritagereligionmaritimecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The August 1986 Beaver Beacon reports three Beaver-connected deaths: Andrew P. Gallagher, a Beaver Island-raised sailor and Chicago firefighter; Sister Leonora Gallagher, who taught on Garden and Beaver Islands before her religious life; and summer visitor Jeanette M. Linabury.
Evidence limits
These are newspaper obituaries, not civil certificates, cemetery registers, church or religious-order files, medical records, or complete genealogies.
Sources
- Reports Andrew P. Gallagher’s May 22 death and June burial in the Chicago area, preserving his Beaver Island upbringing and fire-boat and Great Lakes sailing work; Sister Leonora Gallagher’s April 19 death after a religious life that included teaching on Garden and Beaver Islands; and Jeanette M. Linabury’s June 17 death, June 19 Corunna burial, and family’s long summer connection to Beaver Island. These are newspaper obituaries, not civil certificates, cemetery registers, church or religious-order files, medical records, or complete genealogies. 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 · 1986-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held thirteen-page August issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the three obituary notices.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1986-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “August 1986 Beaver Beacon reports three Beaver-connected deaths”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-obituaries-august-1986/, accessed [date], citing Obituaries, Beaver Beacon, August 1986. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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