My name is Robert Arthur Roy. (also known as “Rob Roy”). I am part of the 8^th generation of Roy’s to be born here in the new world. The information below is compiled from marriage records kept by churches. To help interpret the information appearing below, refer to Number 1 below…….

My father is Arthur G. Roy, and my mother is Rose Roy, her maiden name was Rose Aimee Nadeau. My parents were married July 6, 1936 in Ste. Appoline de Patton, Quebec Canada. My Mom’s parents were Jean Nadeau and Rose-Anna Labbe, who married Feb 3 1896 in St Neree. My Dad’s parents were Francois Roy and Odelie Gonthier-Bernard, then go down to Number 2.

We trace back to my father’s father’s father’s father’s father’s father’s father’s father’s father, Louis Roy dit Leroi (See number 9) who stayed in France and never crossed the Atlantic. It was number 8, Nicholas Roy dit Leroy, who was born in France, married in France, but migrated over to the New world and his son, Jean-Baptiste Roy, was born in La Durantaye, Quebec, and married October 17, 1701.

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1.Guillaume-Arthur Roy
   +Rose Aimee Nadeau       m. 6-July-1936, Ste.Appoline de Patton, Montmagny County, Quebec
   (Her parents: Johnny (Jean?) Nadeau & Rose-Anna Labbe, m.3-Feb-1896, @ St.Neree)
   (His parents: Francois Roy & Odelie Gonthier-Bernard)

2.Francois Roy
   +Odelie Gonthier-Bernard m.13-May-1895, St.Raphael, Bellchasse County, Quebec
   (Her parents: Louis Gonthier-Bernard & Adelaide Theberge)
   (His parents: Narcisse Roy & Philomene Couture, of St.Raphael)

3. Narcisse Roy
    +Philomene Couture m.9-April-1861 @ St.Raphael, Bellchasse County, Quebec,  

(Her parents: Leon Couture & Adelaide Gonthier)
    (His parents: Etienne Roy & Marguerite LaCroix)

4. Etienne Roy
    + Marguerite LaCroix   m.12-Aug-1828, @ St Gervais, Bellechasse Cty.
    (Her parents: Pierre La Croix & Marguerite Labrecque)
    (His parents; Bazile Roy & Louise Boulet)

5. Bazile Roy
   + Marie-Louise Boulet   m.17-Jan-1785 @ St.Francois-Riviere-du-Sud
   (Her parents: Jean-Marc Boule & Marie-Anne Fortier)
   ( His parents: Jean-Baptiste Roy & Magdeleine Tangue)

6. Jean.-Baptiste Roy
    +Marie-Magdeleine Tangue   m. 22-July-1748 @ St.Vallier
    (Her parents: Jean.-Baptiste Tangue & M. Magdeleine Cymar)
    (His parents: Jean-Baptiste Roy & Claire Cadrin)

7. Jean-Baptiste Roy (or Leroy)                    born @ La Durantaye, Quebec.
    + Claire Cadrin-Leclerc  m. 17-Oct-1701 @ St.Michel
    (Her parents: Nicholas Cadrin-Leclerc & Francoise DeLaunay)
    (His parents: Nicholas Roy dit Leroy & Jeanne Lelievre)

8. Nicholas Roy dit Leroy, 1639-1691, born @St.Remi de Dieppe, Normandie; d. La Durantaye
    + Jeanne Lelievre                          m. Feb-1658 @ St.Leonard de Honfleur, Normandie

9. Louis Roy dit Leroi, circa 1620-1663
   +Anne Lemaistre                          m. 27-Apr-1638, St.Remi de Dieppe, Normandie France

The above information was generously given to me by a distant cousin Roy Forgit, who wrote a book about his family. Click here to read the forward, which also talks about the early history of the Roy Family….

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