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Birth of Tonia Rae DeRosia at Beaver Island Medical Center, 1971

Also Tonia Rae DeRosia birth notice

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TypeEvent
Date1971-10-12
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Birth
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Beaver Island

Summary

Tonia Rae DeRosia was born on October 12, 1971, to Mr. and Mrs. Dick DeRosia of Beaver Island. The October Beaver Beacon says the birth occurred at the Beaver Island Medical Center.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not provide a civil birth certificate or fuller medical record.

Sources

  1. Announces Tonia Rae DeRosia’s October 12 birth to Mr. and Mrs. Dick DeRosia of Beaver Island at the Beaver Island Medical Center; it does not provide a civil birth certificate.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1971-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the birth notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1971-10_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Birth of Tonia Rae DeRosia at Beaver Island Medical Center, 1971”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/birth-of-tonia-rae-derosia-1971/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1971, “Births.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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