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Elizabeth J. Gallagher

Also Elizabeth J. Gallagher · Miss Elizabeth Gallagher

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TypePerson
Born1887-01
Died1970
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Person
Born
1887-01
Died
1970
Burial
1971-05-08 · Holy Cross Catholic Church building
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
catholicismcommunityheritage
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Elizabeth J. Gallagher (1887–1970) was born on Beaver Island in January 1887 and left the island with her family for Green Bay in 1925, according to a January 1971 obituary. The notice identifies her as a former Island resident and names four sisters and a brother among her survivors. It reports her Green Bay funeral and intended burial at Holy Cross Cemetery. A later April–May issue reports the May 8 Requiem Mass and burial in that cemetery. The Beaver Island Historical Society cemetery database records Elizabeth J. Gallagher in plot 104 with the 1887–1970 lifespan and names her parents.1

Evidence and limits

The obituary and cemetery listing agree on the birth year and Holy Cross burial; the named siblings and the cemetery listing’s full middle initial provide a direct identity bridge. Neither source supplies exact day-level life dates.

Open questions

  • What civil or church records establish her exact day-level dates?
  • Can the named Gallagher siblings be matched to existing source-bounded records?

See also

Footnotes

  1. Beaver Island Historical Society, “Holy Cross Cemetery” database, Gallagher, Elizabeth J., plot 104. ↩

Sources

  1. Reports that Elizabeth Gallagher was 83, born on Beaver Island in January 1887, left with her family in 1925 for Green Bay, and had four sisters and a brother surviving; it reports her funeral and intended Holy Cross burial without giving a death date or civil identity record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1971-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held ten-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 · 1971-01_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports the May 8 Requiem Mass at Holy Cross Church and burial in Holy Cross Cemetery; it confirms the later burial by newspaper attestation but gives no exact death date, plot, or independent cemetery record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1971-04_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held eight-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 · 1971-04_Beaver-Beacon
  5. The cemetery database records Elizabeth J. Gallagher, 1887–1970, in plot 104 and identifies her parents as John C. “Salty” and Nora “Hannah” McCauley Gallagher. Her birth year, returned Holy Cross burial, named sisters and brother, and exact name provide a direct bridge to the 1971 Beaver Beacon notices.

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Elizabeth J. Gallagher”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/elizabeth-j-gallagher/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1971, “Obituaries: Miss Elizabeth Gallagher.” (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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