Person
- Work
- Steamboat captain
- Spouse
- Sarah Gibson Gallagher
- Eras
- Irish era
- Concepts
- heritageirish-arranmoremaritimemigration
- Within
- Beaver Island archipelago
Summary
Owen D. Gallagher was Sarah Gibson’s husband from their June 1905 Beaver Island marriage. The source describes him as a steamboat captain and does not supply further dates.
Open questions
- Which maritime, census, marriage, and obituary records identify Owen D. Gallagher and his five children with Sarah?
See also
Sources
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Kin
Sources
- Connie Wojan, "The Stories Behind the Names of Islanders Lost on the Great Lakes," Northern Islander, February 2026.Described in this archive: Northern Islander, 1850–1856.Names Owen D. Gallagher as Sarah Gibson's husband from June 1905 and describes him as a steamboat captain whose work took the couple to Ludington and Grand Haven; it does not provide birth or death dates. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 2 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Owen D. Gallagher”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/owen-d-gallagher/, accessed [date], citing Connie Wojan, "The Stories Behind the Names of Islanders Lost on the Great Lakes," Northern Islander, February 2026..
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