Joseph Roy

M, (21 February 1864 - 12 August 1951)
Father-Biological*Joseph Roy b. 12 Jan 1841
Mother-Biological*Marie-Adelaide Gagnon b. 19 Dec 1841
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Last Edited=29 Jan 2024
Joseph Roy
     Joseph Roy was born on 21 February 1864 at Montréal, Québec, Canada.1,2,3 He was christened at Notre-Dame-de-Montréal Paroisse, Montréal, Québec, Canada.4 He was the son of Joseph Roy and Marie-Adelaide Gagnon. Joseph Roy was educated at Montréal, Québec, Canada.3 He immigrated in 1875 to the United States.1,5,6 Heappeared on the US Census of 1880 in the household of Joseph Roy and Ada Gagnon at 119 Wilmar Avenue, Cohoes, Albany County, New York.7 According to the census in 1880, Joseph was a cabinet maker.7 He was naturalized in 1887.1,8

Joseph Roy, age 23, married Evangalina Manny, age 19 , daughter of Joseph Napoléon Many and Marie-Marguerite Poirier, on 27 June 1887 at Cohoes, Albany County, New York.1,9 Joseph, age 35 years, and Eva, age 31 years, appeared on the US Census of 1900 at 20 Mansion Street, Glenville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.1 According to the census in 1900, Joseph was a pattern maker at the Schneider-Trenkamp Stove Company which later merged with the American Stove Company.1,3 Joseph, age 45 years, and Eva, age 41 years, appeared on the US Census of 1910 at 10611 Hampden Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio.10 According to the census in 1910, Joseph was draftsman a stove factory.10 Joseph, age 55 years, and Eva, age 51 years, appeared on the US Census of 1920 at 10622 Hampden Avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.11 According to the census in 1920, Joseph was an assistant superintendent at a stove manufacturing company.11 Joseph, age 65 years, and Eva, age 61 years, appeared on the US Census of 1930 at 10622 Hampden Avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.5 According to the census in 1930, Joseph was a superintendent at a stove factory.5 He was retired in 1930; from the American Stove Company.3 Joseph and Eva lived in 1935 at Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi.12 Joseph, age 75 years, and Eva, age 71 years, appeared on the US Census of 1940 at 10622 Hampden Avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.13 Joseph Roy died on 12 August 1951 at Euclid, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, at age 87.2,3 Joseph's obituary of 16 August 1951, reads:


Joseph Roy, 87, retired general superintendent of the reliable division of the American Stove co.3


He was buried at Knollwood Cemetery, Mayfield Height, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.2,3

Compeller's Notes:
Immigration: The 1900 Census lists his immigration year as 1888, while the 1930 gives 1875. Given that his naturalization was 1887, the latter is probably more correct.

Children of Joseph Roy and Evangalina Manny

Citations

  1. Census Bureau. 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2004.
  2. Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
  3. Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Joseph Roy Dies at 87, Was Stove Executive" Cleveland, Ohio, 1951.
  4. Drouin, Claude. Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection). Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2008.
  5. Census Bureau. 1930 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2002.
  6. Roy, Arthur A. "Roy Information." E-mail message from athurroy (at) cox.net at California. 21 April 2007.
  7. Census Bureau. 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  8. Ancestry.com. Ohio, U.S., County Naturalization Records, 1800-1977. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2014.
  9. Ancestry.com. New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2017.
  10. Census Bureau. 1910 U.S. Federal Census. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2006.
  11. Census Bureau. 1920 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  12. Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  13. Census Bureau. 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2012.