- Date
- 1972-08-19
- Kind
- Marriage
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityreligionheritageirish-arranmore
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Jean Boyle of Kalamazoo married Gary McDonough of San Francisco at Holy Cross Church on Beaver Island on August 19, 1972, according to the August Beaver Beacon. The report describes a large church attendance, a buffet supper in Holy Cross Hall, the officiants and musicians, and the couple’s planned return to the West Coast.
Evidence and limits
The reported attendance and family descriptions are preserved as newspaper reporting. The article does not supply a civil certificate, parish register, complete guest list, or later residence record.
Sources
- Reports the August 19 Holy Cross ceremony, the church and hall gatherings, officiants, musicians, attendants, family connections, and the couple’s planned return to the West Coast; it is not a civil marriage record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1972-08_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Wedding of Jean Boyle and Gary McDonough, 1972”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/wedding-of-jean-boyle-and-gary-mcdonough-1972/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1972, “Weddings.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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