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Dr John H Gilligan

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Dr John H Gilligan

Birth
Ireland
Death
30 Jun 1949 (aged 92)
Green River, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA
Burial
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Add to Map
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Rock Springs Miner, Jul 3, 1949
DR. JOHN H. GILLIGAN

Funeral services for Dr. John H. Gilligan, 92, of Green River were held at the Catholic church there Saturday. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery in Salt Lake City. Dr. Gilligan, pioneer Sweetwater county resident, had lived in Green River since 1885 practicing his profession there until his retirement at the age of 80. He died Thursday at his home.

Dr. Gilligan was born in Ireland Sept. 13, 1856 and was a graduate of the famed Galloway school of medicine in Ireland. Following his arrival in the United States he studied at St. Louis Medical college and later did post-graduate work in New York. He went to Green River as physician and surgeon for the Union Pacific railroad in 1885. He married Martha Baker there in 1891.

Besides his wife, he is survived by one son, George Gilligan of Boulder, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Dr. Gilligan was an early day mayor of Green River and at one time served on the school board there.
Rock Springs Miner, Jul 3, 1949
DR. JOHN H. GILLIGAN

Funeral services for Dr. John H. Gilligan, 92, of Green River were held at the Catholic church there Saturday. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery in Salt Lake City. Dr. Gilligan, pioneer Sweetwater county resident, had lived in Green River since 1885 practicing his profession there until his retirement at the age of 80. He died Thursday at his home.

Dr. Gilligan was born in Ireland Sept. 13, 1856 and was a graduate of the famed Galloway school of medicine in Ireland. Following his arrival in the United States he studied at St. Louis Medical college and later did post-graduate work in New York. He went to Green River as physician and surgeon for the Union Pacific railroad in 1885. He married Martha Baker there in 1891.

Besides his wife, he is survived by one son, George Gilligan of Boulder, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Dr. Gilligan was an early day mayor of Green River and at one time served on the school board there.


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