- Active
- fl. 1900
- Work
- Fishing-tug captain
- Eras
- Irish eraModern era
- Concepts
- maritimefishingshippingcommunity
Summary
John McCann is named in the 1972 family account as captain of a Beaver Island fishing tug. On December 15, 1900, he told Mary McDonough that the Squaw Island light had not been lit the previous night, prompting the station inspection.1
The report does not identify the tug, provide a complete biography, or resolve this episode-qualified name against other John McCann records.
Open questions
- Which fishing tug did John McCann command, and what records identify him?
- Did he participate in the later search or only report the dark light?
See also
Footnotes
-
Clementine McCauley letter reprinted in Beaver Beacon, January 1972, “Squaw Island Story, Part II.” ↩
Sources
- Names John McCann as captain of a fishing tug who told Mary McDonough that the Squaw Island light had not been lit.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held nine-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 · 1972-01_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “John McCann”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/john-mccann/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1972, “Squaw Island Story, Part II.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.