Census for John and Catharine Galligan Household

Ward 3, The Hill

New Haven's Ward 3 is located in the Hill neighborhood. The Hill is the southwesternmost neighborhood of New Haven. It is one of New Haven's oldest neighborhoods. In the 19th century, Irish and German families settled in the Hill, drawn by the growth of industry and New Haven's port. See: The Hill, New Haven

Year of Immigration

John probably immigrated sometime between 1860 and 1867 because he could not be found in the 1860 US census.

Galligan Households in Mid-Nineteenth Century Ireland

The Griffith's Valuation of 1847-64 shows the surname of Galligan was highly concentrated in County Cavan.

Galligan Households in Mid-Nineteenth Century Ireland. Source: Irish Ancestors

The highest concentration in County Cavan was in the civil parishes of Ballintemple, Denn, and Crosserlough.

Galligan Households in Mid-Nineteenth Century civil parishes of County Cavan. Source: Irish Ancestors

Coincidentally, Brendan's Patrick Biggins/Beggan family was from the townland of Drumgill, in the civil parish of Kildrumsherdan, shown in the upper right, about 20 miles away from the major Galligan civil parishes. See: Hugh Beggan of Drumgill.

Origin of the Galligan Surname

Galligan comes from geal, which is Irish for white or bright. (Biggins/Beggan comes from beag, which is Irish for little.) See: Irish Ancestors

Galligan Y-DNA

Only males have Y-DNA. It is handed down father to son, the same way as surnames. There are two testers who have tested their Y-DNA at Family Tree DNA. They both have a mutation called R-BY142791. This mutation occurred around 1700 AD. It descends from R-DF27 (2650 BC), which is referred to as Celtiberian. The testers can be found in the DF27 project and the White project.

• Kit 921661, ancestor Patrick Galligan born in 1735 in Ireland
• Kit 185702, ancestor Daniel Whyte born about 1800 in Ireland and died in 1853 in Ohio, USA (Whyte is probably anglicized from Galligan)