James Boal and Elizabeth Welch

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Husband James Boal ¹

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           Born: 17 Mar 1764 - Ireland 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Jun 1836 1
         Buried:  - Centre Hall Cemetery, Centre Hall, Centre Co, PA

       Marriage: 1787 - Ireland 1

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Wife Elizabeth Welch ²

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           Born: 17 Feb 1766 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Dec 1832 2
         Buried:  - Centre Hall Cemetery, Centre Hall, Centre Co, PA

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Children

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1 F Margaret Boal ²

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           Born: 16 May 1788 - Ireland 2
     Christened: 
           Died: Apr 1841 - near Bellefonte, Centre Co, PA 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 M George Welch Boal ²

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           Born: 9 Feb 1790 - County Londonderry, Ireland 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Sep 1858 3
         Buried:  - Centre Hall Cemetery, Centre Hall, Centre Co, PA

         Spouse: Sarah Cummins Shannon (1796-1864) 2
           Marr: 29 Oct 1823 - near Milton, PA 2

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3 F Martha Boal ^{1 4}

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           Born: 21 Jul 1792 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Apr 1853 - Venango Co, PA 1
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Abraham Pastorius (Abt 1787-1871) 5

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4 F Jane Boal ²

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           Born: 16 Apr 1795 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Aug 1861 - near Bellefonte, Centre Co, PA 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 M William Boal ²

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           Born: 22 Jun 1801 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Aug 1880 - ? Iowa 2
         Buried: 

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6 F Elizabeth Boal ²

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           Born: 21 Jul 1803 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Feb 1832 - Penn's Valley, Centre Co, PA 2
         Buried: 

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7 M James Boal ²

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           Born: 8 Sep 1805 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Mar 1840 - near Bellefonte, Centre Co, PA 2
         Buried: 

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8 F Mary Boal ²

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           Born: 12 Nov 1807 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Jul 1841 - near Bellefonte, Centre Co, PA 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John Swords (      -      ) 2

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9 M John C. Boal ²

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           Born: 22 Jun 1811 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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General Notes: Husband - James Boal

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In the spring of 1790, he brought his family to America, and as he was in limited circumstances the trip was made by the cheapest passage. The voyage of three months was a stormy one, during which the ship sprang a leak, and much of the cargo, including some of the goods belonging to the Boal family, was thrown overboard. He first made a loca­tion in eastern Pennsylvania, and in the latter part of the eighteenth century established a home in Penn's Valley. He was one of its pioneers and developed a farm from the wild land. He was a linen and carpet weaver by trade, and having brought his loom with him to the United States did considerable work in that line of industry as well as at farming. He and his wife were devout members of the Presbyterian Church.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 159.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 159.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 160.

4 —, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 918.

5 Samuel P. Bates, LL.D., Our County and Its People, A Historical and Memorial Record of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (W. A. Fergusson & Co., 1899), Pg 557.