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Christopher
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1939 - 2009
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Hiya Karen,
Welcome to RootsChat.
What faith were the Wallace family.
I've found a query on RootsWeb.com about Robert Wallace from Ballyshannon.
If you haven't already had a look at the sources for the eighteenth century that might help you find some members of the Wallace family in Co. Leitrim. The Irish Flax Growers List showed there were Wallaces in Donegal but none in Leitrim.
Books of Survey and Distributions c. 1700
Catholic Qualification Rolls 1778 - 1793
Convert Rolls 1704-1839
Electors Rolls 1761
Estate Records and Marriage Licence Bonds
Flax Growers List 1796
Freeholders entitled to vote 1770
Grand Jurors and Books of Presentiments
Militia Lists 1761
Oath of Allegiance 1775
Poll Books 1752
Proprietors of land circa 1700 list
Protestant Householders 1740 list.
Register of Freeholders 1758
Return of Householders 1766
State prisoners 1798
Voters Lists 1727-1793
Christopher
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karendankar
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 Thanks for the suggestions!! I was the person that started that WALLACE request way back in 2001. I have been looking for Mr. Wallace well before that and so Has a 2nd cousin. He went to Ireland and even hired a researcher. Have not found a thing. We are not sure what his "actual" religion was really, just"converted to Catholicism" is all we have from one of the only surviving granddaughter of his that was reared by his wife, her grandmother. Unfortunately, she is no longer with us. My grandfather also knew his grandmother, Robert's wife, but not that well as his father did not get along well with his step-father!! I am sure he comes from Co Leitrum, his wife was also born in Ireland and I'm sure she would have known that. Of course, between the parishes, congregations, and Poor Unions Law, I may never find this family!!! Rumor has it, the entire family, Robert, siblings and parents, that we know about, left Ireland and landed in Canada. Cannot get any info there as Canada did not keep records until later. Do know that Robert ran away from his indentured family when he was 14, 1839, and ended up in Iowa and marrying Margaret Frances KNOWLES whose family came from County Laois.
I have had a search done through the Presbyterians as there was a rumor his father was a minister, but no such luck. I have searched through County Donegal records and came up empty. I hoped I would hit a spot of luck through this website!!
Inscription on his gravestone: "A native of the city Belleshannon" I'm sure it is Ballyshannon as that is the only "name" that appears to be close. I hope this may help someone tell/find something for me to go on.
Thanks muchly,
Karen
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Christopher
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Hiya Karen,
"Converted to Catholicism" definitely means Robert was non Catholic. The leading contenders would be the Established Church which was Anglican / CoI or Presbyterian. There's been a Presbyterian congregation in Ballyshannon since 1674.
If Robert's family travelled to Canada why was he with an indentured family? That makes no sense to me.
I could understand him being indentured to a family in Canada if he'd travelled on his own.
Christopher
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aghadowey
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Without more information it will, as you know, be very difficult to find any trace of Robert Wallace in Ireland. If he was Protestant the most likely possiblities are Presbyterian, Church of Ireland or Methodist.
If the family put his birthplace in Ireland on the gravestone there are probably details in U.S. or Canada which might help. You didn't mention when and where Robert died but what about census records? local newspaper obituary? naturalisation records?
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karendankar
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I have checked everything there is to check in the USA, I have naturalization papers, marriage record, census forms and his gravestone. There is nothing else, I have checked with the Presbyterian records, PRONI. All I know is what is on his gravestone shown above:
Balleshannon, County Leitrum, Ireland
I have been given many suggestions, thanks to all. What I am now saying, I believe, is this possibly his townland???
Ballymore, Rossinver, Leitrum, IRE
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karendankar
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 I forgot to add:
born abt. 1825 per 1870 and 1880 federal census.
died 21 Oct 1871, Georgetown, Monroe County, Iowa, USA
No one can seem to find his obituary, which I find odd, as he was a very important person in his commuity. He died at the age of 47, of what, no clue, no death record to be found either?? No will, too young to have written one I suppose, his wife had to go to court to file for guardianship of his minor heirs.
He applied for naturalization 28 Nov 1859 and became a citizen of the USA 14 Sep 1863. Basically, he swore allegiance to the USA and denounced allegiance, of particularly, Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
On marriage record it supplies only the names of bride and groom, no parents names, and solemsized by a Catholic priest??
That's all I know, thats all I have been able to find 
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aghadowey
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This website gives a different place of birth:
www.celticcousins.net/irishiniowa/stpatricksmonroe.htm
Robert Wallace, City of Balleymena Co.Antrim Ireland, 21 Oct. 1871.
There is a Ballymena in County Antrim but it's nowhere near Co. Leitrim or Ballyshannon.
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