Edward Redford Galligan

Brief Life History of Edward Redford

When Edward Redford Galligan was born on 18 December 1888, in Naples, Clark, South Dakota, United States, his father, Edward Robert Galligan, was 26 and his mother, Olive Sophie Bennett, was 21. He married Bertha Hanzel on 15 May 1918, in Missoula, Montana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Le Sueur Township, Kingsbury, South Dakota, United States in 1900 and School District 1 Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States in 1940. He died on 16 February 1963, in Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States, at the age of 74.

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Family Time Line

Edward Redford Galligan
1888–1963
Bertha Hanzel
1897–1981
Marriage: 15 May 1918
Edward Joseph Galligan
1919–1994
Mary E. Galligan
1920–2003

Sources (10)

  • Edward R Galligan, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Edward Galligan, "South Dakota, Department of Health, Index to Births 1843-1914 and Marriages 1950-2014"
  • Edward R. Galligan, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1901

Historical Boundaries 1901: Powell, Montana, United States

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Aileen, Liam.

Irish (Cavan): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gealagáin ‘descendant of Gealagán’, a personal name from a double diminutive of geal ‘bright, white’.

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

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