Robert Whealen

• Name	Robert Whealen
  Born	, Tipperary, Ireland, UK   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	0B0BCFC34120074BB704F7A7C6BC0382BB98
  Person ID	I994	Irving Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2011

  
  

  Family	Swain,   b. , , Newfoundland, Canada
  _STAT	MARRIED
  _UID	62EAD7303C6FA047BD466AF62FF82369FBCB
  Children	+ 1. John Whealen,   b. 1846, , , Newfoundland, Canada ,   d. Sep 1922, Somerville, Middlesex, MA, USA  (Age 76 years)   2. William A. Whealen,   b. 1849,   d. 1923  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2016
  Family ID	F284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - - , Tipperary, Ireland, UK  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Robert's son reported in various US Census his father was born in Newfoundland, Canada; yet other years he stated his father was born in Ireland. Whealen name is a phonetic modern spelling of the Irish clan name of O'Faolain meaning "son of little wolf". The ancestor was named in honor of one of the 14 Irish Saints called Faolan. Family antecedents trace to Tipperary, Waterford, and Kilkenny. The clan shield, held by the closely related Phelans, is silver crossed by a diagonal silver, blue bordered stripe emblazoned with four red diamonds. Along the top of the shield is a red band decorated with three silver fleurs-re-lis. A corrupted spelling Whalen is common, but this family has maintained the proper spelling of the surname.

  
  

• Sources

  [S299] Whealen and Batterton Letter, Veronica Whealen, (23 Aug 1964), Pg 2 (Reliability: 1). He came from Tipperary, Ireland and was a Copper by trade and married a girl named Swain.