- Born
- circa 1904
- Died
- 1973-06-14 · Chicago
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- demographycommunity
Summary
Philip O’Brien was a Chicago-born child of July “Big Phil” Gallagher and Edward O’Brien who was well known to Beaver Islanders. He died in 1973 at age 69.
Evidence and limits
The contemporary notice does not establish a full identity or exact death date. A later Beaver Beacon retrospective identifies his parents, Chicago connection, and age at death. The age supports only a circa 1904 birth year; a civil death record, exact date, and burial remain unlocated.
Sources
- Says Philip O’Brien was well known to Beaver Islanders and that word had been received of his death, but gives no date, age, residence, family, burial, or independent identity record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-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 · 1973-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The thirty-years-earlier retrospective says that Philip O’Brien, age 69, had died; identifies him as the middle child of July “Big Phil” Gallagher and Edward O’Brien; and says he was born and lived in Chicago. Its age statement supports only a circa 1904 birth year, while the retrospective establishes 1973 at year precision.
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Philip O’Brien”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/philip-obrien/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1973, “Obituaries.” (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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