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Karen Boal	posted 1/30/06 8:59 PM Hi I came across this website by accident but its so fascinating to know that there are other Boals out there. I don't know if it is of any interest or will help anyone but my family are from Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland and we are still living there!!
Chris Lee	posted 1/31/06 9:10 PM Ballymena, County Antrim, is where the Boals of Boalsburg originated. If you can provide Boal genealogy from there, ideally back to the 18th century, perhaps we can link up the American and the Irish branches of the family! http://boalmuseum.com Boal Mansion Museum web site with genealogy
Brian Boal	posted 9/26/06 4:38 AM Karen and Chris Yes it is an iteresting site. I just stumbled across it myself. My father, Robert Boal came from Belfast. His parents were John Boal and Ellen Jane nee Fullerton. But I heard the Boals came from Newtonards (not sure of spelling but thats what it sounds like. My Father was an only son with four sisters so he took the name with him to America as far as my relatives go. My sister knows more about this stuff as she maintains more contact with family back in Ireland. I'll point her to this site. My kids are completely impressed that there is a Boal mansion and a town of Boalsburg. They thought they were the only Boals in the country except their cousins in Michigan. And I have never met a Boal who wasn't a direct blood relative. We'll have to come visit some day. Are there a large number of people in the town still with the name Boal? Regards Brian Boal
Chris Lee (Moderator)	posted 9/26/06 8:35 AM Brian, there are actually very few in Boalsburg with the name Boal. Pierre Boal, the sixth generation at the Boal Mansion, had two daughters. I am the son of his eldest daughter, Mathilde (Mimi) Boal Lee. I'm interested in hearing more of what you have about the Boal origins. http://boalmuseum.com Boal Mansion Museum
David Boal	posted 10/1/06 1:31 AM I too happened upon this site by accident, I was actually looking up something else, and came accross "Boalsburg". As a young kid, my family went there, but I was too young to really appreciate it. Now, older with my own family, I am thinking of taking my own road trip to see where it all started. I currently live just north of Buffalo, my father was Paul, and his father was Howard, who was one of twelve children. Do I have relatives in the "Burg"?
Martin Boal	posted 2/2/07 4:48 PM I too have visited Boalsburg....My family came from County Down in Northern Ireland to the Kingston On Canada area.. I have also visited the town of Boal in Asturias, Spain, where the name may have come from
Rachel	posted 2/13/07 7:05 PM Hi, I'm a Boal (by marriage) living in Scotland. My husband's family are from Edinburgh and before that Ireland of course. Where is Boalsburg?
Chris Lee	posted 2/13/07 8:34 PM Hi, Rachel. Boalsburg is in central Pennsylvania USA, near the town of State College, home of the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State). It was settled by the Ulster Irish in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Where did you live in Ireland? Do you have family still there. The first Boal in Boalsburg was from Ballymena, County Antrim. http://boalmuseum.com Boal Museum
Julia Duschek	posted 3/3/07 12:59 AM Hello!! Myself and my grandmother have recently started working on a family history/tree. We live in southwestern lower Michigan. I saw that somebody in this thread stated that they had cousins in Michigan I would like to find out more. My grandmother's name is Barbara Ann Boal and her father's name is Francis Boal.
Angela Barker	posted 4/15/07 10:48 AM I am a Boal by birth but have a different surname now due to marriage. I am fascinated as to the origins of this unusual surname. I am English & live in the UK
Angela Barker	posted 4/15/07 10:49 AM I am a Boal by birth but have a different surname now due to marriage. I am fascinated as to the origins of this unusual surname. I am English & live in the UK
archabald boals	posted 7/25/07 0:31 AM MY HUSBAND JERRY POLING GREAT GRANDFATHER WAS ARCHABALD BOALS HIS ANCESTER S ARE FROM BOALS SPAIN HIS DAUGHTER WAS BESSIE BOALS POLING SHE MARRIED REASON BERTRAM POLING IF ANYONE KNOWS ABOUT THIS FAMILY PLEASE EMAIL ME. THANKS
Diane Scott	posted 9/23/07 6:17 PM I am a Boal by birth. The farthest I have gone back is James Boal from Newtownwards, Ireland (1830's or 40s). His son Robert settled in Storrington, Ontario; and his son settled in Michigan. So there are more Boal's in Southern Michigan!
Amy Boal	posted 1/1/08 8:29 PM Hey, I also found this website on accident! My family are living in Wales however Im not aware of any old relatives living anywhere else. One time I came across a David Boal online and thought it was my father, got very upset when he kept saying he didnt know who I was, called my father and confronted him. Turns out i was talking to a complete stranger! weird..lol
Alice Sprow	posted 1/6/08 3:10 AM My gr. grandfather, James BOALS, marr. Elizabeth C. RAITT in Richland co., OH on May 29, 1858.
Gregory Boals	posted 1/29/08 5:59 AM I am a descendant of Henry Boal (b.1831) of Antrim County, Northern Ireland. Wife was Martha Barkley (b. 1834). Their son was my great grandfather, James LaSalle Boals, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who added the s to our last name.
Sandra Johnson	posted 2/5/08 10:56 PM My Grandfather is a Boal his father was Charles , and his grand father was James Boal Born in 1840 in Centre County, Pa I am looking for any relatives of his from Ireland if possible.
Ruth Patterson Donnelly	posted 5/30/08 2:22 PM My great grandmother, Elizabeth Boal from Belfast married William Kernaghan and lived at 6 Stormount St. in Belfast. Died Dec. 9, 1925 and is buried in City Cemetery. Her brother was John Boal who was well known at Harland & Wolfe. Many of my family worked at Harland & Wolfe Would love to hear from anyone with any information.
Estela Boal	posted 7/28/08 10:20 PM Hi, This is Estela Boal from Spain. Nice to read some others boals. Do you know that boal come from a village in the north of spain called " Boal " ? So, all our begin is in Spain. kisses
Catarina Boal	posted 7/29/08 0:26 AM Hi Estela!! I�m from Portugal, and I have just found on the internet that we also have a Boal village. Do you have any information about the origin, because I can�t found any relation between all of us. I foun on a webside something about david boal and his family and azores, but I didn�t understand the relation and I don�t know if it is correct, does anyone knows anything?
James L Boals III	posted 7/29/08 2:45 PM My Great Grandfather, Henry Boal,(1831-1897) was a Cooper (Barrel Maker), arrived and naturalized in Philadelphia, PA in 1855. He married a Mary Ann Barclay (1836-1911). She was born in Northern Ireland. They are both buried in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA. I still can not find their ancestors. Their daughter married a Patton.
Claire P	posted 10/23/08 10:10 PM Hello Diane Scott - my gggg grandfather William Boal was born in Newtownards in 1820, his son Francis Boal was born in 1848 in Ireland - the family came to England and i have found them in the 1881 census - it may be possible that you James Boal is related to William in some way.
Tom�s	posted 11/30/08 4:38 PM ol� Catarina eu vivo na Madeira mas estou a estudar em Coimbra sabias que Boal � o nome de uma casta de vinha
Barbara	posted 4/11/09 0:05 AM Karen: I am interested in Boal ancestry in N. Ireland. My ggg grandfather was Robert Boal born abt 1816 in Newtownards. I would like to know about his parents and where they lived. What happened to them. Robert Boal immigrated to Canada in abt 1832.
spence	posted 5/8/10 9:19 PM my grandmother was a boal who lived in ballymena and for a while in philidelphia around 1880
spence	posted 5/8/10 9:50 PM she died in ballymena in 1948 she had 6 sons and 1 daughter my father henry died 2months ago the 6 sons all were in the british army and her son william died in the first world war she died before i was born and i do not know hgr first name she married jonny spence in ballymena my father also had a long army career
paulette moran	posted 6/20/10 4:58 PM my birth mother was eileen boal aged 16 in 1953 when i was born i was later adopted by a family in dublin where i was born.eilen stayed with her uncle who was in the irish army in dublin whilest awaiting my birth
Jason Dimm	posted 6/21/10 2:23 PM Would someone please explain if Boal family is Irish or Spanish? Thank you, Jason
Jason Dimm	posted 6/21/10 2:35 PM Are their any male Boal(s) descendants reading this who had their Y-DNA tested? If so, please contact me jasonedimm@yahoo.com so I can compare my Y-DNA with you. Thank you, Jason
Jennifer Boal	posted 7/27/10 1:58 PM This is very interesting. I did not know there was so many of us out there. I am born a boal second gen from Ireland. Both Sides of the family are from Ireland. I would love to get together and see just how many are related and how.
Alana Boal	posted 8/19/10 5:57 AM Cool! I didn't know there were so many Boals everywhere! I'm from Australia!
Jos� Boal	posted 8/25/10 12:06 AM Oiiiiiii, Estou no Rio de Janeiro. A familia Boal de Portugal , emigrou para Angola, Mo�ambique e depois Brasil, alguns not�veis no Brasil como o teatr�logo Augusto Boal.
jose lara boal	posted 11/21/10 7:50 PM My father,Jose Alves Boal was from Tras-os-Montes, in Portugal and he emigrated to Angola during the period of portuguese colonization in Africa.
morrison mckelvey	posted 1/11/11 9:02 PM hi my paternal grandmother was Jane Boal from Craigs co Antrim N Ireland If you look at website Tribalpages.com Boal family search it has a lot of information Boals from Scotland to Ireland and to USA and Australia.Hope this helps.I live in N Ireland and am trying to trace Boals here as part of my family history
Deborah Brynko	posted 1/19/11 8:02 PM I have just returned from Craigs, County Antrim, Ireland where my ancestors lived, and found a couple of Boal cousins. My grandmother, Elizabeth Jane Boal married William McCloy (also came from the same area) and had four children including my dad William. I believe they came to Canada around the 1930's. Please contact me as I have quite abit of Boal family information.
Deborah Boal	posted 2/1/11 6:58 PM Hi, I'm a bit late joining this, but have just found this today whilst researching my family tree. My ggggg grandfather was David BOAL (born 1764), his son George BOAL was my gggg grandfather, George's son Robert Hamilton BOAL was my ggg grandfather. I always thought they were all born in Ireland. Robert Hamilton BOAL's son Samuel BOAL and Samuel's decedents (including me!) were born in the north east of England. Would love to hear from anyone related to these Boal's!
Robert Boal	posted 2/12/11 8:02 PM My family also originated from Craigs where we have traced our family back to a Samuel who died in 1874.I think this information came from the Parish records 1st Killymurris. I too live in the North east of England
tena boals	posted 3/23/11 11:28 PM I TO AM A BOALS FM OH THERE R STILL A BUNCH OF US HERE
Ingrid Trinka	posted 7/2/11 11:06 PM My great great grandfather was Isaac Boal. They may have lived in Carniege, Pa. I still have my great great grandmother's small prayer book from 1953. Ingrid Trinka Great Bend, KS
Ingrid Trinka	posted 7/2/11 11:14 PM Great grandmother Boal's prayer book was from 1853. Sorry for the typo & any confusion.
Francisco Boal	posted 9/28/11 6:14 AM I am from Portugal and my parents e grand parents, also.
Bruce	posted 11/6/11 1:46 PM Hi, I'm Bruce Boal, son of James Athen lick Boal born in Balymena Co Antrim and his father was Samuel Boal also from Ballymena. James had a sister Barbara, who married Noble Fowler. Growing up we learned the Boals were from Ballymena and had a farm called Brigadee, which today is apparantly a housing sunsdivision in Ballymena town/city
Philip Boal	posted 11/7/11 6:35 AM Hi I have just come across this web site and am really interest in tracing my family history, my father is Michael Boal and my grand parents are John and Rosemary Boal who are all from Antrim .
Philip Boal	posted 11/7/11 6:38 AM Hi I have just come across this web site and am really interest in tracing my family history, my father is Michael Boal and my grand parents are John and Rosemary Boal who are all from Antrim .

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