- Born
- 1893-10-13
- Died
- 1960-04-29
- Burial
- 1960-04 · Chicago
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communitydemography
Summary
Joseph E. Gallagher was born at St. James, Beaver Island, on October 13, 1893, and died at Chicago’s U.S. Public Health Hospital on April 29, 1960. He had lived in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, for the preceding nine years and was buried at Pere Marquette Cemetery in Ludington.
Evidence and limits
The contemporaneous obituary supplies the vital dates, birthplace, residence, wife’s maiden name, and burial. It does not identify his parents, provide a civil certificate, or document every part of his sailing and political career.
Open questions
- Which civil and church records identify his parents and marriage to Anna Kinnana?
See also
Sources
- Names Joseph E. Gallagher as a former island resident whose funeral was held in Chicago and burial reported in Ludington. The brief notice is corroborated and expanded by the contemporaneous Charlevoix Courier obituary.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held three-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 · 1960-05_Beaver-Beacon
- Charlevoix Courier, May 1960, “Joseph Gallagher, Native of Beaver Island Dies.”Contemporaneous obituary reports that Joseph E. Gallagher, 64, was born at St. James, Beaver Island, on October 13, 1893, and died April 29, 1960, at the U.S. Public Health Hospital in Chicago. It says he had lived in Manitowoc for nine years, names his wife as the former Anna Kinnana, and reports burial at Pere Marquette Cemetery in Ludington. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Joseph E. Gallagher”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/joseph-e-gallagher/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1960, “As Must to All Men.” (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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