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Samuel S. Gallagher
(Paternal great-grandfather)

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Verified Information: Samuel S. GALLAGHER

Relationship…………………… paternal great-grandfather
Date of birth…………………...
Place of birth………………….. Danville, NJ (per death certificate of Jennie (CRESSEVEUR) SMITH
Date of first marriage………….
Place of first marriage…………
Maiden name of first wife…….. Catherine
Date of death…………………... 1831
Place of death………………….. Rockaway
Cause of death………………….
Where buried…………………... Presbyterian Church, Rockaway, NJ

Verified Information: Ruth Jane (TILL, GALLAGHER) CADMUS
Relationship…………………… paternal great-grandmother
Maiden name………………….. Ruth Jane TILL
Date of birth…………………... 1836(?)
Place of birth…………………..
Date of first marriage………….
Place of first marriage…………
Date of second marriage……….
Name of second husband……… William CADMUS
Date of second marriage………. April 27, 1877
Place of second marriage….…… Newark, NJ
Date of death…………………... 1917 to 1919(?) (Died while Charles & Emil CRESSEVEUR were in WW I)
Place of death………………….. Newark, NJ (?)
Cause of death………………….
Where buried…………………... .

(1) Samuel Gallagher’s occupation was painter per birth records of children.

(2) Death of Catherine TILL, first wife of Samuel TILL, burial in Presbyterian Church Rockaway, NJ.
(Source: Rockaway Records of Morris County, NJ Families by J. Percy Crayon, Rockaway Publishing
Co., 1902, page #49.)

(3) Verified residences:
        1850 - Rockaway Township, NJ, Ruth Jane (1850 U.S. Census)
        1857 – Denville, NJ, Samuel & Ruth Jane (birth certificate of James)
        1859 - Newark, NJ, Samuel & Ruth (birth certificate of male child)
        1870 – Rockaway, NJ, Samuel & Ruth (birth certificate of Courtier)
        1872 – Rockaway, NJ, Samuel & Ruth (birth certificate of Eliza Jane)
        1877 – Newark, NJ, Ruth, (marriage certificate to William Cadmus)

Ruth Jane’s marriage to William Cadmus – Source: Bureau of Archives, NJ State Library, Trenton, NJ

Liber: BT, Page #274 (microfilm)

Information listed for 1850 Census for Rockaway Township, NJ (Page #639, microfilm roll #316)

Attended School Estimated year of birth

Name Age Sex Occupation Within 1 year based on age listed

Samuel Till 67 M Laborer 1783

Mahitable Till 47 F 1803

Catherine Till 16 F Yes 1834

Ruth Till 14 F Yes 1836

Charles Till 10 M Yes 1840

James Till M Yes

John W. Till M Yes

Children: Source – NJ State Library, Archives & History Division, 185 W. State St, Trenton, NJ

James G. Gallagher, male, born July 22, 1857 at Denville, NJ, to Samuel and Ruth J. Gallagher,

Occupation of Samuel was painter, residence was Denville (Liber: Z2, Page #171)

Male child, born August 12, 1859 at Newark, NJ, to Samuel and Ruth J. Gallagher, occupation

Of Samuel listed as painter, residence was Newark (Liber M, Page #49, microfilm roll #11)

Courtier Gallagher, male, born Jul 11, 1870 at Rockaway, NJ, to Samuel and Ruth J. Gallagher

Occupation of Samuel listed as painter, residence was Rockaway (Liber CB, Page #194H,

Microfilm roll #60)

(D) Nathan Gallagher, died on Friday, December 2, 1887 (Source: Funeral card held by family member)

Eliza Jane Gallagher, female, born January 3, 1872 at Rockaway, NJ to Samuel and Ruth J.

Gallagher, occupation of Samuel listed as painter, residence was Rockaway (Liber CD, Page #206,

Microfilm roll #62)

UNVERIFIED INFORMATION:

Ruth Jane: Age at death 81? Died between July 25, 1917 and May 2, 1919 while Charles Cresseveur (father) and Emil J. Cresseveur (uncle) were in World War I. Based on Aunt Ruthie’s memory as to Ruth Jane being 81 when she died and estimated date of birth as 1836, date of death would be sometime between July 25, 1917 and early 1918. (Per July, 1998 search request, NJ Dept. of Vital Statistics has no record of death for Ruth J. Cadmus in Newark during the years of 1917 to 1919)
Names and number of children per Dot Comer, daughter of Ruth (Cresseveur) Jacquin

Catherine (Kate), James, John, William (Will), Cortland (Cort), Elizabeth, Samuel (Sam), Eliza Jane (Jennie)

Names and number of children per Ruth Aber, daughter of Ruth (Cresseveur) Jacquin

Kate (Sara), John (died in his 70’s), Nathan (died Friday, 12/02/1887), William (died in his 70’s), Courtis (Cort),

Lucietta, Alfonzo, Elizabeth, James, Sam (died in his 60’s), and Eliza Jane (Jennie).

Nathan Gallagher - verified copy of death announcement held by family member.

Samuel Gallagher: original surname was either Williams or Williamson. Was orphan, bonded to Gallagher

Family and took family name. Was traveling Methodist minister around Dover area, may also be buried in Dover.

Elizabeth married man named either Sylvester or Berry from Succasaunna, NJ, area. Also check Fox Hill area of Dover.
Ruth came from Fox Hill (Dover), NJ, owned farm, moved to Rockaway, NJ.

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