Thomas S Gahagan

Brief Life History of Thomas S

When Thomas S Gahagan was born on 7 May 1820, in Shade Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Samuel Gahagen, was 35 and his mother, Mary Miller, was 31. He married Barbara Ellen Wolford about 1840, in Old Shade Furnace, Shade Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. He died on 25 February 1901, in Shade Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Mcgregor Cemetery, Cairnbrook, Shade Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas S Gahagan
1820–1901
Barbara Ellen Wolford
1831–1898
Marriage: about 1840
Elizabeth Ann Gahagan
1839–1907
Margaret Gahagan
1848–
Charles Gahagan
1852–1932
Mary Jane Gahagan
1853–1935
Samuel Gahagan
1860–1935
Julia Ann Gahagan
1861–1947
Emma Gahagan
1865–1946
Charlotte Gahagan
1866–1945
Amanda Gahagan
1868–1953

Sources (9)

  • James Gahaghan, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Thomas S Gahagen, "Find A Grave Index"
  • T S Gahagen, "Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950"

World Events (7)

1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land

A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.

1830

Oldest Grave Seen in the Memorials List

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Irish: from Mag Eachagáin, see Gavigan .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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