| ![Show Contents]() Boulen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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France
Ireland
Etymology of BoulenWhat does the name Boulen mean? In its ancient Gaelic form, the Irish name Boulen was written Ó Beollain, formed from a Norse personal name. 1 Early Origins of the Boulen familyThe surname Boulen was first found in counties Clare and Sligo (Irish: Sligeach), in the province of Connacht in Northwestern Ireland, where they held a family seat. Early History of the Boulen familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boulen research. Another 144 words (10 lines of text) covering the year 1014 is included under the topic Early Boulen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Boulen Spelling VariationsThe recording of names in Ireland in the Middle Ages was an inconsistent endeavor at best. The standardized literary languages of today were not yet reached. Research into the name Boulen revealed spelling variations, including Boland, Bolan, Boland, O'Boland, O'Bolan, Bolend, Bolen, Bolland, Bollan, Bollend, Bollen, Bowland, Bowlan, Bowlin, Boulland, Bollander, Bolander, Bollinder, Bolinder, Bollendar, Bolendar, Bollandar, Bowlander, Boulander, Bouland and many more. Early Notables of the Boulen familyMore information is included under the topic Early Boulen Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Boulen migration to the United States | + |
Irish families began leaving their homeland for North America in the late 18th century. These families were usually modestly well off, but they were looking forward to owning and working on a sizable tract of land of their own. This pattern of emigration continued until the 1840s when the Great Potato Famine sparked a major exodus of destitute and desperate Irish people. These people were not leaving for a grant of land in North America because by this time the East Coast had reached its saturation point and free land was scarce. They were merely looking to escape the disease, starvation, and hopelessness that Ireland had fallen into. Although these unfortunate immigrants did not receive a warm welcome by the established populations in the United States and what would become Canada, they were absolutely critical to the rapid development that these two nations enjoyed. They would help populate the western lands and provide the cheap labor required for a rapid industrialization. An examination of passenger and immigration lists has revealed many early bearers of the name Boulen or one of its variants:
Boulen Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Ann Boulen, who landed in Maryland in 1659 2
- MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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