James H. Galletly (1842 - 1899)

Born 23 Jul 1842 in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Died 25 Mar 1899 at age 56 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

James was born in Somerville, Massachusetts, in 1842. (Based on his age at the time of his death - 56 years, 8 months and 2 days - he was born about July 23, 1842.) He was the son of James and Elizabeth (Millen) Galletly, both natives of Scotland, and his 3 eldest siblings were born in Scotland as well. James was the first of the family to be born in Massachusetts.^[1] The family settled in Somerville, where his father was a rope or twine maker. By 1860, James, 17, and his 16 year old brother Frederick were both apprentices learning the trade of brush maker.^[2]

James was a 20 year old fireman in 1862, when he enlisted to serve in the Civil War. He mustered in as a private in Company K of the 31st Mass. Infantry, on Feb. 14, 1862. He re-enlisted at the end of his term, in 1864, and was promoted to Corporal at the same time. Just two months later, he was captured as a prisoner of war at Battle of Sabine Crossroads in Louisiana, on April 8, 1864. His release date is not known, but he later mustered out with his regiment at the end of his term, on September 9, 1865.^[3]

After the war, he returned to Somerville, where he married Joseph F. Allen, daughter of John and Sarah Allen, in 1868.^[4] The couple lived in Somerville and then neighboring Cambridge, Mass.^[5] They had 4 children:

• Sarah, b. 1870
• Elizabeth, b. 1872
• William, b. abt. 1874, died when he was 2 years old
• Lena, b. 1877, died at 3 months of age

He died of pulmonary tuberculosis when he was 56 years old, in 1899.^[6] He is buried at the Lindenwood Cemetery in Stoneham, Massachusetts.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDS9-8P2 : 22 December 2020), James Galletley in household of James Galletley, Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZHY-7T4 : 11 November 2020), James Gallatly in entry for James Gallatly, 1860.
3. ↑ The American Civil War Research Database", accessed 2 January 2021, James H. Galletly
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWB3-D3P : 24 May 2018), James H. Galletly and Josephine F. Allen, 20 Aug 1868
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHXS-QXM : 26 August 2017), James Gallatly, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW94-YRJ : 6 April 2020), James H Galletly, 25 Mar 1899