- Date
- 1972-09-09
- Kind
- Marriage
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityreligionheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Jo Ellen Bechtol of Jackson and St. James married Daniel N. Gallagher of St. James at Holy Cross Church on Beaver Island on September 9, 1972. The Beaver Beacon reported a reception at Beaver Lodge and said the couple would make their home in Wixom after a trip through the eastern states.
Evidence and limits
The record follows the newspaper’s wedding account and preserves its source-only family, education, and employment details. It does not supply a civil certificate, parish register, complete guest list, or later residence record.
Sources
- Reports the September 9 Holy Cross ceremony, reception at Beaver Lodge, attendants, family connections, and the couple’s planned Wixom residence; it is not a civil or parish marriage record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-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 · 1972-09_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Wedding of Jo Ellen Bechtol and Daniel N. Gallagher, 1972”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/wedding-of-jo-ellen-bechtol-and-daniel-gallagher-1972/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1972, “Weddings: Bechtol–Gallagher.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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