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Brian James "Bowery" Gallagher

Also Brian James Gallagher · Brian "Bowery" Gallagher

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TypePerson
Born1941-05-12
Died2022-12-10
WithinBeaver Island archipelago
ErasIrish eraModern era
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Person
Born
1941-05-12
Died
2022-12-10
Parents
James William Gallagher, Young James · Margaret Bridget "Teresa" Boyle Gallagher
Siblings
Eleanor Gallagher McDonough · Teresa Janet Gallagher O'Donnell
Family
Bowery Gallaghers
Eras
Irish eraModern era
Concepts
heritageirish-arranmorecommunity
Within
Beaver Island archipelago

Summary

Brian James “Bowery” Gallagher (1941–2022) was the younger brother of Eleanor Gallagher McDonough and Janet O’Donnell. His funeral-home obituary records his Grand Rapids birth, Beaver Island upbringing, Air Force service, and 2022 death on Beaver Island; its named parents and siblings directly match the held 2026 interview.

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Sources

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Kin

James WilliamGallagher, Young James1908 – 1991Margaret Bridget"Teresa" Boyle Gallagherc. 1917 – 2011Eleanor GallagherMcDonoughTeresa JanetGallagher O'Donnell1934 – 2014This articleBrian James"Bowery" Gallagher1941 – 2022
Of the Bowery Gallaghers. Only relations stated in the sources are drawn; absence means unrecorded, not childless or unmarried.

The dated record

2 dated events · 1941–2022These years on the timeline →

Sources

  1. Michelle LaFreniere, "On the Front Porch with Eleanor McDonough," Northern Islander, February 2026.
    Described in this archive: Northern Islander, 1850–1856.
    The interview names Brian Gallagher as Eleanor's younger brother and says the three siblings later lived near one another in the Grand Rapids area; it does not provide his birth or death dates. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    charlevoix · northern_islander_2026.02
  2. The funeral-home obituary gives Brian James Gallagher (Bowery) as born May 12, 1941, in Grand Rapids and deceased December 10, 2022, at Beaver Island. It names parents James W. and Theresa M. (Boyle) Gallagher, sister Eleanor McDonough, and sister Janet O'Donnell, directly matching the held 2026 interview.

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 2 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Brian James "Bowery" Gallagher”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/brian-james-bowery-gallagher/, accessed [date], citing Michelle LaFreniere, "On the Front Porch with Eleanor McDonough," Northern Islander, February 2026. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-02. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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