Michael Galligan

1812 - 1891  (~ 79 years)

• Name	Michael Galligan
  Born	About 1812	Loughaconnick, Kilmore, Co. Cavan, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	1834	Ireland to Canada
  	1842 census, Fitzroy township: has been in Canada 8 years
  Census	1842	Fitzroy Township, Carleton County, Ontario
  	Lot 9, concession 4. 2 natives of Ireland in household, both RC. Michael Galligan with wife (Elizabeth Jourdan). Has been in Canada 8 years (since 1834). Also on Lot 9, concession 4: Denis Galligan. 4 natives of Ireland in household, all RC: 1 single male between 18 and 21, 1 married male over age 60, 1 married female over 45, 1 single female between 15 and 45. Has been in Canada 2 years.
  Census	1851	Fitzroy Township, Carleton County, Ontario
  	Michael Galligan (born Co. Cavan, age 38) head of household, with wife Elizabeth (born Co. Longford, age 30), and son Patrick (born Canada, age 1).
  Census	1861	Fitzroy Township, Carleton County, Ontario
  	Michael Galligan (48) head of household, with wife Elizabeth (39),daughter Mary (11), and also John Galligan (single, age 57) and Ann Galligan (77). Ann Galligan is presumably his mother Ann Kelly.
  Census	1881	whereabouts unknown
  	Not found in Fitzroy township. Where is he?
  Census	1891	Fitzroy Township, Carleton County, Ontario
  	Living with widowed sister Ann (Galligan) Moran. Ann's son Michael Moran is head of household, which also includes Michael's sisters Maggie and Lizzie.
  Died	18 May 1891	Fitzroy Township, Carleton County, Ontario   [1]
  	Death informant is nephew Michael Moran, son of Francis Moran and Anne Galligan.
  Buried	20 May 1891	Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario   [2, 3]
  	"Michael Galligan, widower of Elizabeth Jordan, deceased the eighteenth inst. in Fitzroy, aged eighty-one years"
  Probate	3 Jul 1891	Renfrew Co., Ontario   [4]
  	Estate valued at $1600. Last will and testament dated January 28, 1891. Bequeathed: $400 to his sister-in-law Margaret [Cahill] Galligan $100 to his niece Ann Galligan, daughter of Denis $100 to his niece Elizabeth Galligan, daughter of Denis $100 to his sister Ann [Galligan] Moran $100 to his nephew Michael Moran Residue and remainder to "St. Patrick's Orphan Home in the City of Ottawa"
  Burial Witnesses	John Galligan and Michael Moran, "who did not sign with us"
  Association	Bridget Loreto Killeen (Relationship: Godfather/goddaughter)
  Association	Patrick Michael Galligan (Relationship: Godfather/godson)
  Association	Denis Moran (Relationship: Godfather/godson)
  Association	Daniel Galligan (Relationship: Burial witness)
  Association	Bernard Galligan (Relationship: Godfather/godson)
  Association	Catherine Sampson (Relationship: Godfather/goddaughter)
  Association	Family: Peter Denis / Catherine Galligan (Relationship: Marriage witness)
  Association	Michael Moran (Relationship: Burial witness)
  Association	Michael Moran (Relationship: Executor of will)
  Notes	1851 census: lives in shanty with wife Elizabeth and son Patrick. Not found in agricultural census. Did he sell or lose his land? Godfather to Bridget Loretto Killeen.
  Person ID	I856	Moran
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Denis Galligan,   b. About 1782, Loughaconnick, Kilmore, Co. Cavan, Ireland ,   d. 18 Dec 1846, Fitzroy Township, Carleton County, Ontario  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Mother	Ann Kelly,   b. About 1785, Co. Cavan, Ireland ,   d. 19 Jun 1866, Pakenham, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Married	About 1806	Kilmore, Co. Cavan, Ireland
  Family ID	F573	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Jordan,   b. 1821, Killoe, Co. Longford, Ireland ,   d. 12 Jul 1886, Fitzroy Township, Carleton County, Ontario  (Age 65 years)  [5]
  Married	30 Jul 1839	Notre Dame Basilica, Montreal, Québec   [6]
  	Michael Galligan signs the register. "Michael Galligan, resident dans la paroisse de Richmond Haut Canada, fils majeur de Dennis Galligan et de Anne Kelly du Comte de Cavan en Irlande"
  Witnesses	Michael Smyth and Robert Hamilton
  Census	1842	Fitroy township, Bathurst, Canada West   [7]
  	Lot 9, concession 4. Head of household Michael Galigan. 2 natives of Ireland in household
  Association	Michael Smith (Relationship: Marriage witness)
  Children	1. Patrick Galligan,   b. About 1850, Fitzroy Township, Carleton County, Ontario ,   d. Before 1861, Fitzroy Township, Carleton Co., Ontario  (Age ~ 10 years)   2. Mary Galligan,   b. About 1852, Fitzroy Township, Carleton County, Ontario
  Marriage		Marriage of Michael Galligan and Elizabeth Jordan 30 July 1839, Notre Dame Basilica, Montreal
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2015
  Family ID	F364	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S85] Ontario Deaths. [S93] Register of St. John Chrysostom, Arnprior. [S483] Index to the Burials of St. Celeste Cemetery, 1867-191. Galligan, Michael Death/Burial Date: 20 May 1891 [S550] Renfrew. Probate Estate Case Files 1891-1892. No. 432. Images 88-100 [S77] 1851 Census of Canada, (National Archives of Canada). [S190] Register of Notre Dame, Montreal. [S102] 1842 Carleton Census, (Ottawa Branch, OGS).