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View Tree for John N. BolandJohn N. Boland (b. 1815, d. June 25, 1902)

John N. Boland (son of James O'Boland and Katherine Dinan) was born 1815 in Ennis, County Claire, Ireland, and died June 25, 1902 in Elkader, Iowa. He married Margaret McNamara on 1844 in County Claire, Ireland, daughter of Michael McNamara and Mary Minoque.

 Includes NotesNotes for John N. Boland:
John N. Boland came to America in 1848 and settled in Boston or Leominster, Massachusetts. In late 1849, his wife and two children, James and Lawrence arrived. Lawrence died 3 years later. Four sons and a daughter were born in Massachusetts; John L., Thomas A., a daughter who died in infancy, Michael, and Christopher. The family then moved to Littleport, Iowa. The farm where they lived in Highland Township, still stands.

John had several brothers and two sisters who also came to the United States in the 1850's and first settled in Massachusetts. All the details of these families are not known.



More About John N. Boland:
Burial: June 25, 1902, St Joseph's Elkader, Iowa.
Immigration: 1848, To USA.

More About John N. Boland and Margaret McNamara:
Marriage: 1844, County Claire, Ireland.

 Includes NotesMarriage Notes for John N. Boland and Margaret McNamara:
To James Boland, John & Margaret's son, and his wife Mary Clipper, 12 children were born; 5 sons, 7 daughters. One daughter, Nora, became a nun (Sister Mary Martha) and lived to be 100 years. She left written records which helped provide information for this family history.

Another son, Thomas A. Boland, and his wife Ellen Ivory, had 11 children. Consequently, there is a long, long list of Boland, some known, some not.


Children of John N. Boland and Margaret McNamara are:
  1. +James P. Boland, b. May 03, 1846, Ennis, County Claire, Ireland, d. June 25, 1925, Elkader, Iowa.
  2. Lawrence Boland, b. 1848, Ireland, d. 1851, Massuchusetts.
  3. +John Lawrence Boland, b. May 06, 1851, Massachusetts, d. November 05, 1906, Iowa.
  4. +Thomas A. Boland, b. May 13, 1853, Massuchusetts, d. May 22, 1941, Elkader, IA.
  5. Daugher Boland, b. 1855, Massuchusetts, d. 1855, Massuchusetts.
  6. Michael Boland, b. 1857, Massuchusetts, d. 1862, Littleport, Iowa.
  7. +Christopher Boland, b. December 1860, Littleport, Iowa, d. date unknown.
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