Person
- Active
- fl. 1975
- Spouse
- Jay Matchett
- Eras
- Modern era
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- communitydemographyeducation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Mary Ann McCann was identified in the April 1975 Beaver Beacon as a former Beaver Island-connected student at Purdue University who became engaged to Jay Matchett.
Evidence and limits
This is an episode-qualified engagement record, not a complete biography or marriage record.
Kin
The dated record
Sources
- Names Mary Ann McCann as engaged to Jay Matchett, gives her former Beaver Island family connection and junior status at Purdue University, and announces a planned January 3, 1976 wedding. It supplies no birth date, civil identity, or later marriage record. 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 · 1975-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue confirms the engagement notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-04_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports the January 3, 1976 wedding at Queen’s Catholic Church in Jackson, the couple’s Indianapolis plans, and the bride’s former Beaver Island family connection. It is a newspaper wedding report, not a civil or parish marriage record. 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 · 1976-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue confirms the realized wedding report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-01_Beaver-Beacon
Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Mary Ann McCann”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/mary-ann-mccann/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1975, “Engagement Announcement.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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