John and Ann emigrated from Ireland, coming to Canada on the ship "Douglas" c.1820, settling in North Burgess Township. Land records (National Archives of Canada, MG9 D8-27 Vol Reel C-4651) show "John Gallagher, emigrant, Bathurst, C9, SW 1/2 Lot 8, located Dec. 3, 1821, 100 acres, no remarks." John appears on the census of the 1822 Perth Military Depot, Lanark County, at the same Bathurst address.

Sarah Jane Gallagher

Sarah Jane Gallagher (1820-1918) married William Grimsby (1826-1921); their daughter Annie (1861-1960) married Robert Beal (1860-1945); their daughter, Edna Jane (1893-1989) married William Seth Bradshaw (1895-1971). Edna Jane, had 10 children, seven who are still living (in 2005).

John Gallagher

Bathurst Courier, Feb. 17, 1854
"Married, at Perth on the 10th inst., by Rev. D.C. McDowell, Mr. John Gallagher of North Elmsley to Miss Emily Harrenden(?) of this town."

Perth Courier, July 17, 1891
"There seems to be an epidemic of insanity in this county at present. Last Saturday Mrs. Emily Gallagher of North Elmsley was brought in and committed to the gaol for insanity."

Perth Courier, May 24, 1895
"Gallagher—Died, at Perth on Saturday, May 18, Emily Hoffendon, wife of John Gallagher, aged 67."

Elizabeth Gallagher

Perth Expositor, March 14, 1906
"Died. McKay At Elm Grove, On Sun. March 11, 1906, Elizabeth Gallagher, relict of the late George McKay, aged 77 years. She had been in failing health since the death of her husband two and a half years ago and last Friday was seized by a stroke and never regained consciousness. She was born in the Township of Bathurst and moved to the Gallagher farm on the shores of Rideau Lake. Fifty-nine years ago, when she married, she moved with her husband to Elm Grove farm on the shores of Otty Lake. The members of the family living are: John, on the homestead; Albert, in Edmonton, and Henry, in Minn.; Mrs. James Wilson, Otty Lake; and Mrs. Gordon McDonald, of Edmonton. One brother and three sisters survive her: Mr. Andrew Gallagher, Rideau Lake; Mrs. William Newman, Lombardy; Mrs. William Grimsby, Manitoba, and Miss Alice Gallagher, who resides quite close to the home where the deceased died. The funeral took place Tuesday afternoon to Oliver's Cemetery and was largely attended."

Mary Gallagher

Born Feb. 14 1834, died 1910. Married William Kilmer Newman (Jan. 4 1825-1912), family buried Union Cemetery Lombardy.

Children: Harriet (Hattie) A. Newman (Mar. 18 1862-1922), Charlotte Newman (1861-1877), Alice Newman (March 20 1870 - July 21 1950?), Isaac Newman (1873-1874).

1901 S. Elmsley Twp Census
45	19	Newman Wm. K.	M	Head	M	Jan 4	1825	76
46	19	Newman Mary	F	Wife	M	Feb 14	1834	67
47	19	Newman Harriet A.	F	Daughter	S	Mar 18	1862	39

1911 S. Elmsley Twp Census
34	20	Newman Wm. K.	M	Head	W	Jan	1824	87
35	20	Newman Hariet A.	F	Daughter	S	Mar	1859	52
36	20	Newman Alice.	F	Daughter	S	Mar	1870	41

Lombardy Union Cemetery, Gravestone #19

William Kilmer Newman Born 1824 Died 1912
Mary Gallagher His wife Born 1834 Died 1910
Hattie A. Newman 1859-1922
Alice Newman Mar. 20, 1870 - July 21, 1850 [?]
Charlotte Newman 1861-1877
Isaac Newman 1873-1874
Hanna Gallagher 1838-1905