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William Galliger

Birth
Scotland
Death
26 Aug 1871
Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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The Atchison Daily Champion (Atchison, Kansas), 23 Oct 1872: article titled 'A Rare Case of Disinterestedness' states that Mr. Galliger had died in Atchison.

He was in town as a member of P. T. Barnum's group (as Assistant Treasurer). He had become sick somewhere below Kansas City, and when he arrived in Atchison had gotten worse. He stayed at the Massasoit House until August 26th, when he died.

William had been betrothed to a young lady in England, where he had come from to join Barnum's group.

His expenses for medical care and burial were paid by Barnum's group, and he was buried in Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Funeral services were conducted according to the Episcopalian rite by Rev. Mr. Meade.
The Atchison Daily Champion (Atchison, Kansas), 23 Oct 1872: article titled 'A Rare Case of Disinterestedness' states that Mr. Galliger had died in Atchison.

He was in town as a member of P. T. Barnum's group (as Assistant Treasurer). He had become sick somewhere below Kansas City, and when he arrived in Atchison had gotten worse. He stayed at the Massasoit House until August 26th, when he died.

William had been betrothed to a young lady in England, where he had come from to join Barnum's group.

His expenses for medical care and burial were paid by Barnum's group, and he was buried in Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Funeral services were conducted according to the Episcopalian rite by Rev. Mr. Meade.

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