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Mary L. McDonough

Also Mary McDonough · Mary L. McDonough · Mary L. Boyle

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TypePerson
Born1903
Died2000
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Person
Born
1903
Died
2000
Work
President, Holy Cross Altar Society
Member of
Holy Cross Altar Society
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
religioncatholicismcommunitygovernance
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Mary McDonough was listed as president of the Holy Cross Altar Society for the coming year in March 1961.

Evidence and limits

The Mary/Bert McDonough pairing and the Dan Boyle parent reference bridge this record to Mary L. (Boyle) McDonough (1903–2000). The cemetery source supplies years only.

Namesake distinct from Mary McDonough. That record documents a different Mary McDonough — this was her maiden name, and she married Owen J. McCauley in June 1899, remaining on Beaver Island while he served with the Squaw Island light crew, and died before his September 1958 death. Mary L. (Boyle) McDonough’s married name is McDonough (she married a Bert McDonough); the other woman’s married name was McCauley and she died decades earlier, around a generation before this Altar Society president was active in 1961 and 1976. No relationship between the two is established or implied.

Kin

This articleMary L.McDonough1903 – 2000Bertrand J."Bert" McDonough1898 – 1974
Only relations stated in the sources are drawn; absence means unrecorded, not childless or unmarried.

The dated record

2 dated events · 1903–2000These years on the timeline →

Sources

  1. Lists Mary McDonough as president of the Holy Cross Altar Society for the coming year. In 1965, a Beacon reminiscence identifies Mary and Bert McDonough together and names Mary’s father Dan Boyle, matching the cemetery entry for Mary L. (Boyle) McDonough, spouse of Bert; the cemetery gives only years.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-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 · 1961-03_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Lists Mary L. (Boyle) McDonough (1903–2000), spouse of Bert McDonough and child of Daniel and Maggie Gallagher Boyle.
  4. Lists Mary “Bert” McDonough as treasurer of the Holy Cross Altar Society. The notice does not independently resolve the nickname or establish a term length. 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
  5. The held issue confirms the officer listing.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-01_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Mary L. McDonough”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/mary-l-mcdonough/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1961, “Church News.” (and 4 further sources 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.

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