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Thomas Galahan

GalwayAbbeyknockmoy (Galway)

I am looking for information about Thomas Galahan, born about 1820- no idea where. He emigrated to the US about 1836, landing in New York. I have no evidence that he came with other family members. Family lore says that he had training/education as an engineer or surveyor.

He married Ellen Stokesbury while in New York, had a son, William and then the growing family moved around a lot. They lived in Maryland, Conneticut, Iowa, Kansas and settled in Montana to ranch. They had 9 children, seven survived into adulthood. One was killed in a gun-fight in Butte, Montana, several died as young men.

Thomas is my great, great, great grandfather.

Ellen Stokesbury could be from Kilkenny- can't verify.

Any information would be greatly appreciated. I have been at a brick wall for a long time!

Thanks

Nancy Kukay

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hi,

This could be Thomas arriving 17 MAY 1841, it doesn't say which port but these records exclude NY...

Affiliate Publication Title:  Supplemental Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports (Excluding New York), 1820-1874

He was travelling alone.

 

 

Name: Thos Gallaghan -
Event Type: Immigration -
Event Date: 1841 -
Event Place: United States -
Gender: Male -
Age: 25-
Birthplace: Irish -
Ship Name: Persian -
Birth Year (Estimated): 1816
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KD5K-R2P You would need dates, places and names to find a marriage record and birth records for the children. A marriage record should show where the couples fathers were from in Ireland. 

Then you can check out the Tithe Applotment Books, 1814-1855 for the Townland.

https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results#count=20&query=%2Bsurname%3Agallaghan~&collection_id=1804886

Also the 1901 and 1911 Irish Census returns will show if the family are still living there.

Regards,

 SEAN 

sean99

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