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Carney & Wehofer Family
Genealogy Pages
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Generation: 1
Generation: 2
| 2. | Charles WALLACE was born on 15 Sep 1760 in Ireland (son of Thomas WALLACE and Mary ST. CLAIR); died on 15 May 1842 in Chester, Chester Co., Pennsylvania. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: K2F6-BL8
- _UID: B586409E420747EDB2E1A79F09C55A821995
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BIOGRAPHY: Owned a farm in Highland Township later owned by the heirs of Wesley Freeman.
Thomas and son Charles served in the Revolutionary War, and were captured by the British during a cavalry skirmish in Bucks County, in January 1778.
From a journal entry by Charles, Thomas his father, was slashed by an English bayonet from throat to belly, and Charles loaded him into a wagon and drove him to a field hospital where Thomas died.
The English stopped Charles on the way and he tried not to cry so as not to let the English know Thomas was his father.
Charles married Abigail HALLOWELL in 1810. Abigail and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 3. | Abigail HALLOWELL and died. Other Events:
- _UID: C465657C817A4369BEDE10E2BDACB46DC92F
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Generation: 3
| 4. | Thomas WALLACE was born in 1730 in Tobermore, County Derry, Ireland (son of John WALLACE and Elizabeth); died on 28 Feb 1778 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried in Independence Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Other Events:
- _UID: 5484F70B36E54D10BC5C1CFE56A54026E5ED
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BIOGRAPHY: Married Ann Black after his removal in 1769 from Tobermore, Ireland following the death of Mary St. Clair. Came to America with his three children.
MILITARY: Was drafted during the Revolutionary War and was fatally wounded in a cavalry skirmish in Bucks County. He died Feb. 24 1788, in Germantown Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. Was buried in Independence square, Philadelphia, PA, where Gen. Howe interred many dead soldiers.Thomas migrated to America in 1769. During the Revolutionary War he served as a private in the 5th Battalion of Chester Co. PA. and was fatally wounded on Feb 27, 1778 in a skirmish with the enemy between Valley Forge and Philadelphia during a raid for provisions for the starving soldiers at Valley Forge. After being taken prisoner by the British in Bucks Co. he died in the Germantown Hospital in Philadelphia a few days later. His remains are supposed to be buried in Independence Square where General Howe interred many dead soldiers.
Thomas married Mary ST. CLAIR about 1755 in Ireland. Mary was born about 1730; died in 1768 in Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 5. | Mary ST. CLAIR was born about 1730; died in 1768 in Ireland. Other Events:
- _UID: CFA2132D21864B5BA3FD7BC6D0157F1C5F8C
Children:
- John WALLACE was born on 16 Apr 1755 in Tobermore, County Derry, Ireland; died on 21 Sep 1825 in Chester, Chester Co., Pennsylvania.
- 2. Charles WALLACE was born on 15 Sep 1760 in Ireland; died on 15 May 1842 in Chester, Chester Co., Pennsylvania.
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Generation: 4
| 8. | John WALLACE was born in in Scotland; died on 11 Oct 1781 in Tobermore, County Derry, Ireland. Other Events:
- _UID: A4DFE51CA1954D20AE96A9B795ED9DA08A60
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BIOGRAPHY: Had eight sons and some daughters.
John married Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born in in Tobermore, County Derry, Ireland; died in 1778 in Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 9. | Elizabeth was born in in Tobermore, County Derry, Ireland; died in 1778 in Ireland. Other Events:
- _UID: 97D09670FF414DAF9A8721701FDBC1ACC21E
Notes:
Possible last name of Caldwall or Caldwell.
Children:
- Elizabeth WALLACE and died.
- Liquise WALLACE and died.
- Robert WALLACE and died.
- 4. Thomas WALLACE was born in 1730 in Tobermore, County Derry, Ireland; died on 28 Feb 1778 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried in Independence Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Charles WALLACE was born on 15 Sep 1760 in Tobermore, County Derry, Ireland; died in 1842 in Pennsylvania.
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