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O'Fallon Family Crest
O'Fallon Family Crest
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Where did the Irish O'Fallon family come from? What is the Irish O'Fallon family crest and coat of arms? When did the O'Fallon family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the O'Fallon family history?

The spelling and overall form of Irish names often vary considerably. The original Gaelic form of the name O'Fallon is O Fallamhain.

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During the Middle Ages, a standardized literary language known by the general population of Ireland was a thing of fiction. When a person's name was recorded by one of the few literate scribes, it was up that particular scribe to decide how to spell an individual's name. So a person could have several spelling variations of his name recorded during a single lifetime. Research into the name O'Fallon revealed many variations, including Fallon, O'Fallon, Fallone, Falloone and others.

First found in Galway, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our O'Fallon research. Another 254 words(18 lines of text) are included under the topic Early O'Fallon History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early O'Fallon Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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The 18th century saw the slow yet steady emigration of Irish families to British North America and the United States. Those early Irish settlers that left their homeland were typically moderately well off: they were enticed by the promise of a sizable plot of land. However, by the 1840s, this pattern of immigration was gone: immigrants to North America were seeking refuge from the starvation and disease that the Great Potato Famine of that decade brought. The great numbers of Irish that arrived to the United States and the soon to be Canada were instrumental in their quick development as powerful industrial nations. An examination of early immigration and passenger lists uncovered many early immigrants bearing the name O'Fallon: Stephen Fallon lived in Pennsylvania in 1773; and many other Fallons later joined him there in the mid 1800's. The family also settled in New York, California, Massachusetts, during the 19th century. They also settled in Newfoundland between 1850 and 1871..

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  • James O'Fallon, who fought in the American War of Independence
  • Benjamin O'Fallon, son of James O'Fallon, who became known as "Father of the Tribes" for his friendly relations with the Indians
  • Peter O'Fallon, American director, producer and writer for commercial, television and film productions
  • John O'Fallon (1791-1865), American businessman, philanthropist, and military officer


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  9. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
  10. Harris, Ruth-Ann and B. Emer O'Keefe. The Search for Missing Friends Irish Immigrant Advertisements Placed in the Boston Pilot Volume II 1851-1853. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1991. Print.
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The O'Fallon Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The O'Fallon Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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