Married: September 28, 1832 Cathedral Church of Saint Peters, Delaware
Occupation: Wagoner / Farmer
Died: Shortly before Oct 18, 1867, near New Castle, Delaware

Father: Patrick Callahan b.c.1773
Mother: Unknown

Wife: Mary PetitdeMange b.c1813


Children
Joseph H. Callahan b.c.1837
Amelia J. Callahan b.c. 1840
Daniel Callahan b. 5/30/1841 Delaware
Elisabeth Callahan b.c.1843
Francis P. Callahan b.c.1845
Charles Callahan b.1848
Fanny Callahan b.1851
Mary Callahan b. 6/24/1855

Notes:
-Church Marriage Record lists witnesses as Sebastian Blank and Violet Husband. Priest: Rev. George A Carrel.
-Baptisms for their children list sponsors, including Edward McManus, Joanna Holland, Jeremiah Callahan, and Maria Ann PetitdeMange.
-Worked for the DuPont Company.
-Legend is that he came to America to flee prosecution after killing a British Official. Perhaps this refers to his father, Patrick. In the records of the Brandywine Manufacturer's Sunday School are recorded Michael Callahan, 13 years old, son of Patrick Callahan, a Catholic working for DuPont as a Powderman, and his wife Marie PetitDeMange. The notation in both their student records notes their marriage to each other in "September 1832". Patrick first appears in the employment records of the Dupont company in July 1822. It is not clear who Michael's mother is, but a "Francis Callahan, wife of Patrick" died age 68 in Brandywine in 1846.
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Sources:
-Marriage Source: Church of St. Peter marriage records.
-Death Source: Will, newspaper death notice.
-Will written May 25, 1867. Proved October 25th, 1867
-Newspaper death record published Oct 18, 19th. Age given as 54. Proceeded To St. Peters, New Castle.
-1860 US Census
-1850 US Census
-1842: Living in Brandywine Hundred, New Castle, Delaware
-1840 Census Brandywine, DE gives Michael Callahan with 1 male child under 5 years old (Joseph), Himself as 25-30y.o., 1 girl under 5 (Amelia), 1 girl 10-15 (Ann?), and 1 woman 20-30 (wife Mary).
-1837: Living in Brandywine Hundred, New Castle, Delaware
-1830 Census has a Michael Calehan living in Christiana Hundred in New Castle who is 30 to 40 years old. This may be a relative of our Michael
-The Ann M Callahan listed as a child in the census with this family is probably a niece, the niece mentioned in Mary Petitdemange Callahan's will. Also, she is enrolled in the school records with her "grandfather Patrick Callaghan" listed instead of her parents, they presumably having died.
- His father is listed in Wilmington in the 1850 census living age 77 with his son Denis and family. His other son Jeremiah is also listed living with them.
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