Owen Callaghan

1815 - 1877  (62 years)

• Name	Owen Callaghan
  Born	1815	, County Kerry, Ireland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Misfortune	suicide, accident
  Occupation	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Catholic
  Occupation	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Labourer
  Residence	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	RC
  Misfortune	1877	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	died of laudanum poisoning - probable suicide
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-152949
  Died	25 Apr 1877	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Cause: Poisoning 68 hour
  Person ID	I152949	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Callaghan,   b. Abt 1780,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F51430	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Johannah Costello,   b. 1835, , Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Bridget Callaghan,   b. 1856, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Nov 1896  (Age 40 years)   2. Annie Callaghan,   b. 1858, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Nellie Callaghan,   b. 1864, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Elizabeth "Eliza" Callaghan,   b. 1864, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Dec 1935, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 71 years)   5. Margaret Callaghan,   b. 1868, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Ellen C. Callaghan,   b. 1870, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Nov 1921, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 51 years)   7. William Callaghan,   b. 22 Jan 1870, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. James Joseph Callaghan,   b. 6 Jan 1876, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jan 1940, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 64 years)
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F38325	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Dennis Callaghan of Galt was the informant of Owen's death. Dennis was the son of John.

  
  

• Sources

  [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 45. [S1838] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1861, Galt 1861 Div. 1 Page 12.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1815 - , County Kerry, Ireland Occupation - Laborer - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Catholic - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Labourer - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - RC - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Misfortune - died of laudanum poisoning - probable suicide - 1877 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Poisoning 68 hour - 25 Apr 1877 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth