William Gallagher

1764 - 1826  (62 years)

• Name	William Gallagher  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Birth	7 Sep 1764	Porter, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA   [3, 4, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Fact 1	First cousin of wife Margaret  [9, 10]
  FamilySearch ID	GZW1-XY6
  Will	9 May 1781	Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA   [5]
  	Mentioned in Father's Will
  Residence	1786	Lower Paxton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania   [2]
  Residence	1786	Lower Paxton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
  Residence	2 Aug 1790	Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Burial	1826	Pine Creek Cemetery, Jersey Shore, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA   [3, 4]
  Death	7 Dec 1826	Pine Creek, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA   [3, 4, 7, 8]
  Person ID	I77153	Clan Montgomery Society | Robert Montgomery and Sarah (lnu)
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	John Gallagher,   b. Abt 1740, Ireland d. Apr 1781, Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Montgomery,   b. Abt 1741   d. Aft 1784 (Age > 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F27598	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Montgomery,   b. 1774, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 7 May 1860, Pine Creek, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 86 years)
  Children	1. John Montgomery Gallagher,   b. 9 Mar 1799, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 9 Jun 1874, Pine Creek, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Sarah Gallagher,   b. Abt 1801  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F27616	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 7 Sep 1764 - Porter, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA Will - Mentioned in Father's Will - 9 May 1781 - Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Residence - 2 Aug 1790 - Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA Death - 7 Dec 1826 - Pine Creek, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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