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Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. Merton Edward GALLIGAN: Birth: 7 NOV 1882 in Laingsburg, MI. Death: 6 FEB 1953 in York Twp., Washtenaw Cty., MI

  2. Ruth S. GALLIGAN: Birth: DEC 1887 in Mich. Death: BEF 1987


Sources
1. Title:   Tombstone in Laingsburg Cemetery, Shiawassee Cty, Mich.
2. Title:   Oak Grove, A Pioneer Community
3. Title:   Obit. Laura (Burke) Galligan 4-25-1928, Laingsburg Press, front page
4. Title:   Clinton County Death Notices, Clinton County Historical Society, Clinton Republican 26, April, 1928, pg 6, col 12
5. Title:   www.willett.org/ovid/LaingsburgCem2002.htm

Notes
a. Note:   According to Alan's Mother, Laura died of a stroke at age 70. According to obit. Laingsburg Press, 4-25-1928, "Mrs. Laura Galligan, widow of John Galligan and mother of M.E. Galligan, local funeral director, died at her son's home last Thursday morning at 4:30 following an illness of high blood pressure." "Mrs. Galligan had been in poor health for some time, but last Monday was taken considerably worse and was unconscious from that time until her death". "She was born in Canada, the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Burke, 72 years ago, coming to this locality when 8 years old. She lived in Laingsburg and vicinity for 65 years and was married to Mr. Galligan 48 years ago." "Surviving besides the son (M.E. Galligan) is one daughter, Mrs. Ruth Jones of Mason; also a sister, Mrs. Carrie Van Devender, of Lansing." Funeral Services were held form the Galligan funeral home, Saturday afternoon, April 21, at 2 o"clock, conducted by her pastor, Rev. G. W. Sower, pastor of Methodist Episcopal Church, of which the deceased was an attendant. Interment was made in the Laingsburg cemetery beside her husband, who died in 1905. She was a devoted wife and mother, quiet and retiring in her manner and beloved by all who knew her."


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