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William G. McDonough and Mary Eleanor Gallagher marry in Charlevoix, 1959

Also July 25 · 1959 McDonough Gallagher wedding

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Locator map: Charlevoix highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
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TypeEvent
Date1959-07-25
WithinCharlevoix
ErasModern era
On this page
Locator map: Charlevoix highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at CharlevoixLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Date
1959-07-25
Kind
Marriage
Where
Charlevoix
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
marriagefamilycommunitymigration
Within
Charlevoix

Summary

The August 1959 Beaver Beacon reports that William G. McDonough and Mary Eleanor Gallagher married on July 25 at St. Mary’s Church in Charlevoix and planned to live in Grand Rapids.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper marriage notice, not a marriage certificate, church register, or complete family record.

Sources

  1. Reports that William G. McDonough and Mary Eleanor Gallagher married July 25 at St. Mary’s Church in Charlevoix and planned to make their home in Grand Rapids. It does not provide a marriage certificate, officiant, witnesses, or complete family record. 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 · 1959-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the marriage notice; it does not expand the civil or church record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “William G. McDonough and Mary Eleanor Gallagher marry in Charlevoix, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-william-mcdonough-mary-gallagher-marriage-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1959, "MARRIED." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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