John Gallagher, Jr.

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. He subsequently settled on a farm in what became Franklin township where he lived next to his parents and near his brother John.

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	1783	Ireland
Marriage			To Frances Mains
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]
                                                 (????-????)
                       

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Children

(children with Frances Mains )
(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
Ireland	1783-~1800
Muddy Creek T., Butler Co. PA	~1800
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