Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameJohn Lamerson GALLAGHER 7733
Birth12 May 1824, China Township, St. Clair, Michigan12,538,3650
Removalabt 1850, Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan3650 Age: 25
Death12 Nov 1886542 Age: 62
FatherWilliam Jacob GALLAGHER (1780-1833)
MotherHannah LAMERSON (1790-1839)
Individual Notes
• Name given as John C. F. Gallagher.541,3650

• Possibly he was married to a girl named Margaret, born in Vermont, aged 19 in 1850 - for she appears, along with John, in William G’s household in the 1850 census, in Cottreville (St. Clair county), and a baby girl, Mary is after their names.541

• In 1846 John Sr. bought the steamship “Huron” from Eber Ward, brother of Sam Ward, and ran her between Detroit and Sault Ste. Marie until 1848. He then built the “Franklin Moore” and ran the same course. She ultimately broke up in a storm while being operated by his brother David.3650

• John Gallagher operated a bank which was located at German and Washington streets [Saginaw].3651

• John’s obituary said he left Saginaw to go to Albee Twp., where he had purchased land some time earlier. It also said: “He was 65 and had been city treasurer in 1874, had laid out subdivisions to the city and had a private bank. Following the panic of 1873 he became financially involved and lost heavily. He leaves one son in Colorado and a daughter.”3650
Research
• Could not find in 1850 Census; Ancestry.com, 26 Jun 2005.
Spouses
Birth22 May 1831, Vermont12,538
Death3 Oct 185612,538 Age: 25
Memoage 25 yr 4 m 11d at death
BurialClark Cemetery, China Township, St. Clair, Michigan536,3650
FatherCharles GARDNER (1805-)
MotherMargaret B. (1811-1849)
Individual Notes
• See discussion of Gardner as her surname.541
Research
• Could not find in 1850 Census; Ancestry.com, 26 Jun 2005.
Marriage22 Mar 1849, Marine City, St. Clair, Michigan543
Marriage Notes
• Marriage witnessed by David Gallagher & Sam Ward543
ChildrenMary (1850-1922)
 John C. (1856-1925)
Last Modified 11 Jun 2023Created 6 May 2025 using Reunion 14 for Macintosh
Updated 6 May 2025
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