Samuel James Galley

3 August 1834–
Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Samuel James

When Samuel James Galley was born on 3 August 1834, in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Galley, was 36 and his mother, Ann Whitiker, was 31. He married Lettice Brindley on 15 July 1868, in Platte, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Lincoln Township, Knox, Nebraska, United States in 1885 and Creighton Township, Knox, Nebraska, United States in 1900.

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Samuel James Galley
1834–
Lettice Brindley
1848–1906
Marriage: 15 July 1868
Saml J Galley
1860–
Amey B Galley
1878–
Martha D Galley
1883–1945

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    15 July 1868Platte, Nebraska, United States
    • Children

    (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1836 · Remember the Alamo
    Age 2
    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
    1854 · The Crimean War
    Age 20
    The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
    1865
    Age 31
    Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

    Name Meaning

    English: metonymic occupational name from Middle English galei(e), gallie ‘seagoing vessel with sails and oars, galley’ (Old French galee, galie), perhaps denoting an oarsman.English: variant of Galilee, topographic or occupational name from Middle English galile(e), galilie ‘small chapel or porch at the entrance to a church’, possibly denoting someone who lived near a galilee or whose work was associated with one.Scottish: variant of Gailey .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Galey
    Gailey

    Sources (16)

    • Samuel James Galley in entry for Martha Galley Carlson, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
    • Samuel Galley in household of James Galley, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Samuel Galley in entry for Frederick Hayes Carlson and Matha Adell Galley, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

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