Name: Sheila Marie Brown and George Thomas Byrnes marry in Chicago, 1970
Start: 1970-04-04
End: 1970-04-04
Location: Chicago

Sheila Marie Brown and George Thomas Byrnes marry in Chicago, 1970

Also Sheila Marie Brown and George Thomas Byrnes wedding, 1970

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Locator map: Chicago highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago

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TypeEvent

Date1970-04-04

WithinChicago

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1970-04-04
Kind: Marriage
Where: Chicago
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communityreligion
Within: Chicago

Summary

Sheila Marie Brown and George Thomas Byrnes married at St. Mary’s Church in Chicago on April 4, 1970. The Beacon noted Brown’s family connection to Beaver Island through her grandfather, Lawrence Malloy.

Evidence and limits

This record follows the newspaper notice and does not independently identify the church as a separate knowledge-base place.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, April 1970, “Weddings: Byrnes–Brown.”
Reports the April 4 ceremony at St. Mary’s Church in Chicago and identifies Sheila Brown as the granddaughter of Lawrence Malloy of Beaver Island.
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Beaver Beacon, April 1970, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published wedding notice.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Sheila Marie Brown and George Thomas Byrnes marry in Chicago, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-sheila-brown-george-byrnes-wedding-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1970, “Weddings: Byrnes–Brown.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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