Daniel Galligan

1821 - 1889  (~ 68 years)

• Name	Daniel Galligan
  Born	About 1821	Co. Cavan, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Tailor
  Religion	Roman Catholic
  Census	1861	Oxford, Grenville, Canada West   [1]
  	Daniel Gilligan, age 40, born Ireland, religion RC, occupation Taylor. Boarding in the household of Wm. D. Winters, age 61, born Upper Canada, religion Free Presbyterian, occupation Innkeeper.
  Address	1871	Chapeau, Pontiac Co., Québec   [2]
  	Address: Galligan, Daniel, tailor
  Census	1871	Allumette Island, Pontiac Co., Québec   [3]
  	Daniel Gallagan, age 45, born Ireland, religion RC, Tailor. Found in the household of Matthew Kelly, age 55, Blacksmith
  Address	1875	Allumette Island, Pontiac Co., Québec   [4]
  Census	1881	Faraday township, Hastings North, Ontario   [5]
  	Single, age 60, born Ireland, R. Catholic, Irish, Tailor.
  Died	23 Jul 1889	Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario   [6]
  Buried	25 Jul 1889	Malloch Road Cemetery, Block J, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario   [7, 8]
  	Headstone with inscription: In memory of Daniel Galligan Died July 23, 1889 AE 68 years May his soul rest in peace, Amen On another side of same headstone: In memory of Elinore McGee Wife of John Galligan Died June 4, 1898 AE 61 years May her soul rest in peace, Amen Buried in the same plot (Section J) as Michael Galligan and his wife Elizabeth Jordan; and John Galligan and his wife Ellen [Elinore/Eleanor] McGee
  Death Informant	31 Dec 1889	Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario   [6]
  	A. Chaine, Clergyyman at Arnprior
  Burial Witnesses	Dr. Thomas Galligan and Michael Galligan
  Association	Thomas Daniel Galligan (Relationship: Burial witness)
  Association	Michael Galligan (Relationship: Burial witness)
  Person ID	I2349	Moran
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Daniel Galligan,   b. Co. Cavan, Ireland
  Mother	Mary Walsh,   b. About 1800, Co. Cavan, Ireland
  Married	Cavan, Ireland
  Family ID	F738	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Newspaper

  A New Poet at Allumette Island Ottawa Daily Citizen, May 15, 1875, page 4

  
  

• Sources

  [S261] 1861 Census of Canada. Oxford, Grenville, Canada West [S244] Lovell's Canadian Dominion Directory, 1871, 957. [S81] 1871 Census of Canada. Allumette Island, Pontiac South, Quebec [S450] Ottawa Daily Citizen, p. 4, 15 May 1875. "A new poet has been discovered at Allumette Island, in the person of one Daniel Galligan, a tailor..." [S72] 1881 Census of Canada. Ontario, Hastings North (122), Faraday (N), Family Number 4, page 1. [S85] Ontario Deaths. [S93] Register of St. John Chrysostom, Arnprior. [S483] Index to the Burials of St. Celeste Cemetery, 1867-191. Galligan, Daniel Death/Burial Date: 25 Jul 1889