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Owen D. Gallagher

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TypePerson
WithinBeaver Island archipelago
ErasIrish era
On this page
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

This articleOwen D.GallagherSarah GibsonGallagher1885 – 1967
Only relations stated in the sources are drawn; absence means unrecorded, not childless or unmarried.

Sources

  1. 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

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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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