Summary
Matthew Patrick Carey was announced as born on February 3, 1974, to Dr. and Mrs. Charles Carey of Ann Arbor. The notice gives his weight as 8 lb. 3 oz. and connects the family to the Willie Schmidt farm on Beaver Island’s East Side Drive.
Evidence and limits
The notice does not provide a birth location, farm deed, birth certificate, or full identity for the unnamed mother.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, February 1974, “Births.”Announces Matthew Patrick’s February 3 birth to Dr. and Mrs. Charles Carey of Ann Arbor, gives a reported weight of 8 lb. 3 oz., and says the parents own the Willie Schmidt farm on East Side Drive. It does not identify the birth location or provide a civil record.