- Dates
- 1975-06-09 – 1975-06-12
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Charlevoix
- Participants
- Captain J. Edwin McCann (deceased)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathmaritimeshippingcommunityreligion
- Within
- Charlevoix
Summary
Captain J. Edwin McCann, born at St. James in 1909, died June 9, 1975, at Little Traverse Hospital. His funeral was held in Charlevoix on June 12.
Evidence and limits
The obituary gives a source-bounded maritime career but no civil, vessel-registry, employment, or cemetery documentation.
Sources
- Reports Captain J. Edwin McCann’s June 9 death at Little Traverse Hospital after two days, June 12 funeral at St. Mary’s Church in Charlevoix, June 19, 1909 birth at St. James, marriage to Margaret Gallagher, and captaincy of J. B. John, John L. A. Galster, and Medusa Challenger. It does not provide civil, vessel-registry, employment, or cemetery records. 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 · 1975-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held combined issue confirms the obituary, maritime career, funeral, and Beaver Island birth.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Death and funeral of Captain J. Edwin McCann, 1975”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/death-and-funeral-of-j-edwin-mccann-1975/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May–June 1975, “Capt. J. Edwin McCann.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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