Descendants of Patrick Gallagher

Generation No. 1

1.  PATRICK1 GALLAGHER was born in Ireland, and died Unknown.  He married MARY WHITE.  She was born in Ireland, and died Unknown.

Children of PATRICK GALLAGHER and MARY WHITE are:
2. i. PHILLIP MICHAEL2 GALLAGHER, b. Abt. 1853, Ireland; d. 1927, Dorset, Vermont.
3. ii. BRIDGET GALLAGHER, b. Abt. 1850, Ireland; d. Unknown, Australia.

Generation No. 2

2.  PHILLIP MICHAEL2 GALLAGHER (PATRICK1) was born Abt. 1853 in Ireland, and died 1927 in Dorset, Vermont.  He married JULIA ANN MCNAMARA January 15, 1883 in Dorset, Vermont, daughter of RICHARD MCNAMARA and MARY STAPLETON.  She was born April 04, 1861 in Dorset, Vermont, and died 1911 in Dorset, Vermont.

Notes for PHILLIP MICHAEL GALLAGHER:
Original Marriage Certificate:
(see photos)
Married to Julia Ann McNamara
Age: 30
Occupation: Quarryman
Number of marriage: first
Place of Birth: Ireland
Father's Name: Patrick Gallagher
Mother's Name: Mary (White) Gallagher
Married January 15, 1883

Per various census reports, born in Ireland, emmigrated in 1868 at age 20; or emmigrated in 1870.

Phillip Gallagher found in:
Irish to America Passenger and Immigration Lists Volume 2, 1846-1886
Age:  22     Gender:  Male    
Occupation:  Labourer     Nation of Origin:  England     
Date of Arrival:  Mar. 26, 1870    
Port of Debarkation:  New York City     Final Destination:   USA    
Ship's Name:  City of Brooklyn    
Ship's Manifest Number:  902550    
Port of Embarkation:  Liverpool    
Purpose for Travel:  Staying in the USA      Mode of Travel:   Steerage     

1900 census: Born in Jan. 1853, married for 17 years, immigrated in 1868, was a "quarry man" and rented a house. Had five children at that time - two others had died.

Purchased "Gallagher Farm" farm Nov 3, 1902, 58 acres, $150 from the Estate of John Grimes, late, of Dorset, VT (from a copy of the land deed).  Land is on Kelleher Road and was deeded to his son Michael Henry in 1924.   The land was later held by Ellen (Gallagher) McCooey, then Henry & Pauline Gallagher, and is still in the family (as of 2003).  At some point it was reduced to about 25 acres. The land was classified as Town of Dorset "Glebe" land.   Glebe is normally defined as "A plot of land belonging or yielding profit to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office", but this land belonged to the Town of Dorset.  Phillip Gallagher also owned the land, but instead of paying taxes on the land he paid a glebe rent annually.   See photos for the original receipts from the Town of Dorset for glebe rent received. 

More About PHILLIP MICHAEL GALLAGHER:
Burial: Unknown, St. Jerome's Cemetery, East Dorset, VT

Notes for JULIA ANN MCNAMARA:
Birth Record (from the State of Vermont Archives, certified copy 2003)
Julia McNamara
April 4, 1861
Mother: Mary Ann
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Residence: Dorset
Father: Richard McNamara
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Father's Occupation: Laborer
Town: Dorset

Marriage Certificate (original)
Julia Ann McNamara
Age: 21
Number of Marriage: first
Place of birth: Dorset
Father's Name: Richard McNamara
Mother's Name: Mary Ann (Stapleton) McNamara

1880 Census, listed in Dorset, VT, living with father Richard and several brothers and sisters.

More About JULIA ANN MCNAMARA:
Burial: Unknown, St. Jerome's Cemetary, East Dorset, VT

Marriage Notes for PHILLIP GALLAGHER and JULIA MCNAMARA:
"Marriage - Bride"  (Vital Record from State of Vermont, 2003)
McNamara, Julia Ann
Gallagher, Phillip
Jan 15, 1883
age 21
Number of marriage  - 1
Place of Birth - Dorset
Father's Name Richard McNamara
Mother's Name Mary A.
Town - Dorset
Officiating: Thos. J. Gaffney - Catholic Priest

Children of PHILLIP GALLAGHER and JULIA MCNAMARA are:
i. JAMES F.3 GALLAGHER, b. January 1884, Vermont; d. 1908, Vermont.

Notes for JAMES F. GALLAGHER:
1900 Census for Dorset, VT:  Listed as a son of Phillip Gallagher, bornJan 1884.   No other reference to this person.

More About JAMES F. GALLAGHER:
Burial: Unknown, St. Jerome's Cemetary, East Dorset, VT

ii. RICHARD FELIX GALLAGHER, b. 1885, Vermont; d. 1927.

Notes for RICHARD FELIX GALLAGHER:
1900 Census shows a "Phillip R. Gallagher" born in Nov 1885 as being a son of Phillip Gallagher, but no Richard Felix.  Confusion by the Census taker?

1910 Census shows Felix R. Gallagher living at the Gallagher farm with his parents and younger sister Mary; he is 23 years old, single, and working at a marble quarry.

More About RICHARD FELIX GALLAGHER:
Burial: Unknown, St. Jerome's Cemetary, East Dorset, VT

iii. JOHN C. GALLAGHER, b. March 1888, Vermont; d. Unknown.

Notes for JOHN C. GALLAGHER:
Known as "Jack".  Listed in the 1920 Census for Dorset, VT, as living as "hired man"; farm laboror, age 32, single. 

iv. CATHERINE GALLAGHER, b. 1889, Dorset, Vermont; d. 1989, Dorset, Vermont; m. MICHAEL KELLEHER, Abt. 1916, Dorset, Vermont; b. December 15, 1873, Dorset, Vermont; d. 1945, Dorset, Vermont.

Notes for CATHERINE GALLAGHER:
1900 Census shows "Katherine", daughter of Phillip Gallagher, born Feb 1890.

1920 Census shows her listed as "Katie G."

Mary Gallagher, Catherine's younger sister, was raised by Catherine, and they are buried together.

The Kelleher farm was near the Gallagher farm in S. Dorset, on what is now known as "Kelleher Road".

More About CATHERINE GALLAGHER:
Burial: Unknown, St. Jerome's Cemetary, East Dorset, VT

Notes for MICHAEL KELLEHER:
1910 Census, Dorset, VT:  Living as head of household (age 35, single) with sister Sarah (age 36, single) and mother Rose (age 67, widowed).  He and his sister were born in Vermont but his parents were both born in Ireland.

1930 Census, Dorset, VT: Head of family
Kelleher, Michael R., Head, age 55, age at first marriage 41, 
-----, Katherine G., wife-H, age 41, age at first marriage 27
----, John S. son, age 13
----, Phillip M. , son, age 11
----, James, son, age 9
----, Sarah C, daughter, age 7
----, Judith R, daughter, age 3 6/12
Gallagher, Mary J., sister-in-law, age 26
[note: Mary Gallagher was raised by her older sister Katherine because Mary was very young when her mother died]

More About MICHAEL KELLEHER:
Burial: Unknown, St. Jerome's Cemetary, East Dorset, VT

v. MICHAEL HENRY GALLAGHER, b. February 05, 1892, Dorset, Vermont; d. July 30, 1928, Dorset, Vermont; m. MARGARET JANE MCDEVITT, Abt. 1917, Dorset, Vermont; b. October 12, 1887, Dorset, Vermont; d. April 08, 1935, Dorset, Vermont.

Notes for MICHAEL HENRY GALLAGHER:
"Dads father died when he was a young boy.  He was a carpenter and build most of the furniture at the Gallagher Farm in South Dorset.  His brothers were Jack and Dick." - Terry Gallagher

Went by "Henry", his middle name.

1900 Census:  Birthday listed is 1893, not 1892 (as shown on tombstone).

1920 Census of Dorset, VT:  Was listed as living at the Gallagher farm (on Kelleher Road) with his father, brother Felix Richard, wife and eldest child Ellen.  He was listed as a carpenter working at the house.

More About MICHAEL HENRY GALLAGHER:
Burial: Unknown, St. Jerome's Cemetary, East Dorset, Vermont

More About MARGARET JANE MCDEVITT:
Burial: Unknown, St. Jerome's Cemetary, East Dorset, VT

vi. MARY J. GALLAGHER, b. July 06, 1903, Dorset, Vermont; d. September 1972, Dorset, Vermont.

Notes for MARY J. GALLAGHER:
School teacher.

Suspect Mary Gallagher went to live with the Kellehers at some point.  She was much younger than all her brothers and sisters, and her mother died when Mary was about 7 years old.  The Kelleher's tombstone in E. Dorset has several first names listed on it, and then "Mary Gallagher 1903", which is about when this Mary was born.

Terry Gallagher thinks she never married or had kids.

More About MARY J. GALLAGHER:
Burial: Unknown, St. Jerome's Cemetary, East Dorset, VT

3.  BRIDGET2 GALLAGHER (PATRICK1) was born Abt. 1850 in Ireland, and died Unknown in Australia.  She married UNKNOWN FLANNIGAN.  He died Unknown in Australia.

Notes for BRIDGET GALLAGHER:
Information on Bridget Gallagher and her descendents was inferred from a stack of photos found in Ellen (Gallagher) McCooey's things.  The caption on the back of the first photo says (as written), "from Bridjet Gallaher to her Dear Brother Phillaph with love."   Her brother "Phillaph" is assumed to be Phillip Gallagher, Ellen's grandfather. 

The photo-studio stamp at the bottom of the photo says P. Mathewson & Sons., Petries Bight, Brisbane -- Advance Australia.  Therefore, by inferrence, Phillip's sister Bridget emigrated from Ireland to Australia. Some of the other photos say the same thing, while other say, "The Bain Studio, Toowoomba".

Four photos show adults, probably in their twenties, and all four look very much alike, and are assumed to be Bridget's grown children.  They are labeled as follows:

"Patrick Robert Flanagan aged 25 years"

"Thomas Flanagan  25 years of age"

"To Uncle from Annie"

"Mrs. Ryan"

Another photo shows the same "Mrs. Ryan" on a horse, with a man standing beside her, and is labeled:  "From Kate and her husband and best love and good wishes to you."

The last photo shows two girls, about 7 years old, and is labeled, "Katies children".

From these photos the following is inferred:

Bridget Gallagher emigrated to Australia and married a Mr. Flanigan.  She had the following children:

*Kate, who married a Mr. Ryan and had two girls.
*Patrick Robert Flanigan & Thomas Flanigan (twins)
*Annie

Children of BRIDGET GALLAGHER and UNKNOWN FLANNIGAN are:
i. KATE3 FLANNIGAN, b. Abt. 1875, Australia; d. Unknown; m. UNKNOWN RYAN; d. Unknown.
ii. ANNIE FLANNIGAN, b. Abt. 1875; d. Unknown.
iii. THOMAS FLANNIGAN, b. Abt. 1875; d. Unknown.
iv. PATRICK ROBERT FLANNIGAN, b. Abt. 1875; d. Unknown.

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