Guillaume
(William)
Roy
aka King
Born in Grande-Digue, Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of Hippolyte Roy
and Marie Rose (Richard) Roy
Brother of
Joseph Pierre Roy, Marie Philomene Roy, Marie Leonie Roy, Marie Marguerite (Roy) Gallant and Marie Florine Roy
Husband of
Agnès (Cassie) Roy
— married
19 Jun 1899 in Parish Church, Shediac Parish, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada
Descendants 
Father of
Albert Roy, Emil Joseph Roy, Joseph Alyre Roy, Alice Mary (Roy) LeBlanc, Leo Joseph Roy, Marie Leona Roy, Marie Zelma (Roy) Bolger, Arthur Roy and Elena Roy
Died
at about age 54
in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Feb 2018
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William Roy is a descendant of an Acadian
William Roy served in the United States Army in World War I
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Biography
William was born on 8 June 1877 and baptised in Grande-Digue on 10 June. He is the son of Hippolyte Roy and Marie-Rose Richard. His godparents were Eustache Poirier and Cécile Léger.[1]
He passed away in Lynn in 1932.[2]
Research Notes
- Other birth location: Shediac, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Sources
- ↑ Drouin/Acadie/Grande-Digue/1877/page 43
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #151457982
- Marriage certificate, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick; New Brunswick, Canada
- Year: 1881; Census Place: Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick; Roll: C_13184; Page: 93; Family No: 402
- Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946
- U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Military
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~6.25%
Angeline Gallant
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CS8749222 [compare], yourDNAportal ANGe81876ca, Ancestry member AngelineG1980
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~1.56%
Ulysse Roy :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #N137449
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Monique Arseneau :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Martin Duplessis :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member martin_duplessis
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Barbara (Girouard) Elliott :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Barbara_G37
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Teresa Downey
Angeline Gallant
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Teresa Downey
Roy-7334 and Roy-4883 appear to represent the same person because: same find a grave on both profiles. exact same parents on both profiles
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by Teresa Downey
Angeline Gallant
He served in WWI
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by Angeline Gallant
Angeline Gallant
A carpenter in 1920 and a building mason in 1930
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by Angeline Gallant
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