Frances Mains

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Frances Mains is not in my direct ancestor. She is related by marriage in the following ways: Wife of John Gallagher, Jr. Daughter -in-law of John Gallagher and Margaret Unknown

Frances Mains was born in Pennsylvania. Her husband, John Gallagher, Jr., was born in Ireland, County Donegal, in about 1783. He came with his parents John and Margaret Gallagher to Butler County, Pennsylvania around the turn of the century and lived with them in Muddy Creek township for some years. Frances and John Jr. subsequently settled on a farm next to them, and near his brother James C. Gallagher's farm. This area of Muddy Creek Township later became Franklin Township.

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	1783	PA
Marriage			To John Gallagher, Jr.
Death	>1850	expect Franklin T., Butler Co. PA
Burial

Ancestry chart segment

                           Generation 6          Generation 7
 
                                             +-- John Gallagher
                                             |    (176?-183?)
                   +-- John Gallagher, Jr. --+
                   |    (1781-1863)          |
                   |                          +-- Margaret [unknown]
                   +--Frances Mains         (????-????)
                        (~1781-????)

Sources:

Children

(children with John Gallagher, Jr. )
(Three children from 1850 census; others unknown)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Margaret Gallagher	F	~1822
Mary Gallagher	F	~1824
Catherine Gallagher	F	~1826

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
PA	born 1781
Franklin Twp., Butler Co.	by 1850

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1850 United States Federal Census, Franklin Township, Butler County, PA, Page 243, lists John Gallaher, 67, married to Francis, 69. They are listed as living with three daughters: Margaret Gallagher, 28; Mary Gallagher, 26; and Catherine Gallagher, 24. John is listed as a farmer , real estate valued at $1,000, and as having been born in Ireland. The remainder of the family is listed as born in PA. John is listed as unable to read or write.
2	1895 History of Butler Co., PA, Brown & Co., p. 1262 John Gallagher biographical sketch: "John Gallagher, Sr., one of the pioneers of Butler county, was a native of Down county, Ireland, and settled in Muddy Creek township, late in the Eighteenth or early in the present century. .." The biography says that with him came his wife and six children; John Jr. is listed as the second son.	(Complete text John Gallagher sketch, 1895 Hist. Butler Co.)
3	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams.	N/A