Joseph Roy

     Joseph Roy was born on 21 February 1864 at Montréal, Québec, Canada.^1,2,3 He was christened in the Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.⁴ He was the son of Joseph Roy and Marie-Adelaide Gagnon. Joseph's was early education was at Montréal, Québec, Canada.³ Joseph immigrated with his family on 1 March 1877 to Cohoes, Albany County, New York.⁵ Joseph, age 16, appeared on the US Census of 1880 living at 119 Wilmar Avenue, Cohoes, Albany County, New York,in the household of his parents, Joseph and Roy.⁶ According to the census in 1880, Joseph was a cabinet maker.⁶ He was naturalized in 1887.^1,7

Joseph Roy, age 23, married Evangalina Manny, age 19 , daughter of Joseph Napoléon Many and Marie-Marguerite Poirier, on 27 June 1887 at the Cohoes, Albany County, New York.^1,8 Joseph Roy appeared as Head of Household with Eva, his wife, on the United States 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 Roy appeared as Head of Household with Eva, his wife, on the United States Census of 1910 at 10611 Hampden Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio.⁹ According to the census in 1910, Joseph was draftsman a stove factory.⁹ Joseph Roy appeared as Head of Household with Eva, his wife, on the United States Census of 1920 at 10622 Hampden Avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.¹⁰ According to the census in 1920, Joseph was an assistant superintendent at a stove manufacturing company.¹⁰ Joseph Roy appeared as Head of Household with Eva, his wife, on the United States Census of 1930 at 10622 Hampden Avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.¹¹ According to the census in 1930, Joseph was a superintendent at a stove factory.¹¹ He was retired in 1930; from the American Stove Company.³ In 1935 Joseph and Eva lived at Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi.¹² Joseph Roy appeared as Head of Household with Eva, his wife, on the United States Census of 1940 at 10622 Hampden Avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.¹³ Joseph Roy, age 86, appeared on the US Census of 1950 living at 21761 Maydale Street, Euclid, Cuyahoga County, Ohio,in the household of his son Elmer Francis and his daughter-in-law, Virginia Delight Roy. His father lived with them.¹⁴ Joseph Roy died on 12 August 1951 at Euclid, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, at the home of his son, Elmer, at age 87.^2,3 Joseph's obituary of 16 August 1951, reads:



Joseph was buried at Knollwood Cemetery, Mayfield Height, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The services were conducted by the Rev. M. Wayne McQueeen of Windermere Church.^2,3

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Full review completed: 16 March 2026.