One other thing - his wife's maiden name was Lally. Has anyone run across this name in the Canaan area? They were married in Ireland, but some of her relatives could have come over with them. -----Original Message----- From: nycolumb-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nycolumb-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Wendy McLean Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 12:29 PM To: nycolumb@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NYCOLUMB] Fallon / Follen / Folland - in Canaan c. 1860 to 1870 I don't see them in the 1860 Federal census. Was that the state census? I like to look at the names of families nearby because I can often tell where in Canaan they were living, which sometimes provides hints. Divorce was very rare in that time period. Did you check to see if he served in the Civil War? On 10/18/09 11:59 AM, "William Coley" <nymets42@optonline.net> wrote: > I am looking for any information on a family named Fallon (also spelled > Follen and Folland) that lived in Canaan, Columbia County in the mid-1800s. > John Fallon was born in Ireland c. 1826 and was in Canaan in the 1860 and > 1865 censuses with his family (below). In 1870, his wife Bridget remarried > in Pittsfield, MA and I suspect that John and Bridget were divorced, since > she was married by a Justice of the Peace and also, a John Fallon shows up > in the 1900 census with the same "fact pattern" in Boston. > > > > The family (in the 1860 census) was: > > > > John Fallon, age 34, born in Ireland > > Bridget Fallon, age 33, born in Ireland > > Matthew Fallon, age 6, born in Ireland > > Mary Fallon, age 3, born in Ireland > > Catherine Fallon, age 1, born in New York > > > > > > Bill C. - Orange, CT > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYCOLUMB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYCOLUMB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Bill - I don't see any "Lally" surnames in the federal census either. I am pretty familiar with the Canaan surnames of that time period, and I have to say that I don't even vaguely recall any Lally's. There were Fallons in nearby West Stockbridge, MA. Canaan never had a Catholic Church. Not a lot of Irish surnames. I'm still puzzled as to what census records you are looking at. I don't see any Fallons in the Federal census for 1870. I would love to help, but I need some clarification. On 10/18/09 4:30 PM, "William Coley" <nymets42@optonline.net> wrote: > One other thing - his wife's maiden name was Lally. Has anyone run across > this name in the Canaan area? They were married in Ireland, but some of her > relatives could have come over with them. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: nycolumb-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nycolumb-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Wendy McLean > Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 12:29 PM > To: nycolumb@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NYCOLUMB] Fallon / Follen / Folland - in Canaan c. 1860 to > 1870 > > I don't see them in the 1860 Federal census. Was that the state census? I > like to look at the names of families nearby because I can often tell where > in Canaan they were living, which sometimes provides hints. > > Divorce was very rare in that time period. > > Did you check to see if he served in the Civil War? > > > On 10/18/09 11:59 AM, "William Coley" <nymets42@optonline.net> wrote: > >> I am looking for any information on a family named Fallon (also spelled >> Follen and Folland) that lived in Canaan, Columbia County in the > mid-1800s. >> John Fallon was born in Ireland c. 1826 and was in Canaan in the 1860 and >> 1865 censuses with his family (below). In 1870, his wife Bridget > remarried >> in Pittsfield, MA and I suspect that John and Bridget were divorced, since >> she was married by a Justice of the Peace and also, a John Fallon shows up >> in the 1900 census with the same "fact pattern" in Boston. >> >> >> >> The family (in the 1860 census) was: >> >> >> >> John Fallon, age 34, born in Ireland >> >> Bridget Fallon, age 33, born in Ireland >> >> Matthew Fallon, age 6, born in Ireland >> >> Mary Fallon, age 3, born in Ireland >> >> Catherine Fallon, age 1, born in New York >> >> >> >> >> >> Bill C. - Orange, CT >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NYCOLUMB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYCOLUMB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYCOLUMB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message