Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameJames Phillip GALLAGHER 1,7733
Birth2 Aug 1748, Belfast, Northern Ireland1,4129
Emigration1770, County Down, Northern Ireland4129,4130 Age: 21
Death15 Nov 1812, Livermore, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania4129 Age: 64
Probate28 Nov 1812, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania4129 Age: 64
MemoLetters of Administration
BurialOld Salem Presbyterian Cemetery, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania4129,4131
Memo5 miles SW of Blairville, PA
FlagsEldest Son
FatherBarnabas GALLAGHER (1722-1792)
MotherUNNAMED (1726-<1792)
Individual Notes
• According to a great granddaughter, Beth Currie of Marysville, MI, who died in 1983, William’s father was Thomas Gallagher, born in Belfast, Ireland. However, this needs to be verified, because we have found no record of his migrating to New York, and the given name “Thomas” does not recur in the family, which is unusual, given their penchant for reusing names.3650

• To be truthful, we “inherited” the name Thomas as William’s father, and I don’t really know where it came from.3656
General
• Livermore in Derry Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, no longer exists, now being located within the Conemaugh Dam Flood Control Area.4129
Military
• [He] served in the American Revolution as a private in the 6th Battalion, 1st Company, York County, PA, militia (see “Pennsylvania Archives,” 6th Series, Vol II, page 543, for confirmation of his war service).4129
Spouses
Birth1752, Windsor, Windsor, Vermont4130
Birthbef 17554129
Deathaft Nov 18124129 Age: 60
Marriage17764129,4130
ChildrenMary (1777-)
 James (1778->1826)
 William Jacob (1780-1833)
 John (1782-1866)
 Thomas (1786-1847)
 Jane (1788-1839)
 David (1790-1860)
 Philip (1793-1875)
 Isaac (Died as Child) (1799-1812)
 Margaret (Died as Child) (1801-1812)
 Hugh (~1803-)
Last Modified 30 Mar 2022Created 6 May 2025 using Reunion 14 for Macintosh
Updated 6 May 2025
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