Hi Verna, Saw your posting regarding Patrick Boland. My grandfather was Patrick Joseph (PJ) Boland. He was born in l879 and died 80 years later on his birthday. (1959) He was born in Carbondale, the son of Nancy MULHOLLAND and Patrick BOLAND.. He had quite a few siblings but none of them married. He married Anna V. O'MALLEY in l905 and had 3 children: John (Jack), Margaret, and my mother, Anna. After my grandmother died he remarried Helen and had one more son, again named John who died in World War II. He lived on N. Irving Ave. in Scranton and had a store on Mulberry St. I have been trying so hard to straighten out my ggrandmother's (Margaret WALSH O'MALLEY) history that I haven't had much time to follow the Boland line back in time. Family lore said that the first BOLAND to emigrate was Thomas who was from Connecticut. I haven't verified any of this. I don't believe there is any connection but I will save your post in case I find out more. Toni Elmira, NY