Napoleon Ovita Roy

1867 - 1943  (75 years)

• Name	Napoleon Ovita Roy  [2]
  	to US — Woodworker
  Birth	22 Dec 1867	Montréal, Québec, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  General Information	He was also known as Joseph Ovilia Roy, according to his birth certificate.
  Immigration	1 Mar 1877 (9 years)	Cohoes, Albany County, New York, U.S.A.   [3]
  Census	1880 (12 years)	Cohoes, Albany County, New York, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1880 US Census he was recorded, age 11, living on 119 Wilmar Avenue, Cohoes, New York with his father.
  Census	1900 (32 years)	Rochester, Monroe County, New York, U.S.A.   [6]
  Age: 31
  Census	1905 (37 years)	Rochester, Monroe County, New York, U.S.A.   [7]
  Age: 38
  Census	1915 (47 years)	Rochester, Monroe County, New York, U.S.A.   [8]
  Age: 48
  Census	1920 (52 years)	Rochester, Monroe County, New York, U.S.A.   [9]
  In the 1920 US Census, he was recorded, age 53, living on 141 Barbara Street, Rochester, Monroe County, New York. He was a wood worker in the Kodak factory and a naturalized citizen.
  Death	5 Apr 1943	Rochester, Monroe County, New York, U.S.A.   [3, 10]
  Burial	Aft 5 Apr 1943	Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, U.S.A. Holy Sepulchre Cemetery,  Rochester, New York   [3, 10]
  	Gravestone of Napoleon and Delia Roy Plot: Section: No19 Plot: 10 Grave: 60L
  Siblings	2 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Anaís Roy,   b. About 1863, Province du Québec, Canada + 2. Joseph Roy,   b. 21 Feb 1864, Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 12 Aug 1951, Euclid, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S.A.  (Age 87 years) ▻ Evangalina Manny,  m. 27 Jun 1887   3. Philias Roy,   b. 8 Mar 1866, Montréal, Québec, Canada > 4. Napoleon Ovita Roy,   b. 22 Dec 1867, Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 5 Apr 1943, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years) ▻ Marie Sophie Malvina Lemieux,  m. 12 Feb 1890   5. Philoméne Roy,   b. 1867, Province du Québec, Canada > 6. Marie Eugénie Ezilde Roy,   b. 3 Sep 1870, Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 1911  (Age 40 years) ▻ Pierre Joseph Guay
  Half siblings	4 half brothers and 3 half sisters (family of Joseph Roy and Mary Josephine Panker)
  1. Lucy Roy,   b. 1879   2. Matilda Roy,   b. 1881   3. Olive Roy,   b. 1884   d. 1961  (Age 77 years)   4. Louis Fredericck Roy,   b. 1885   d. 1937  (Age 52 years)   5. Arthur Roy,   b. 1886   6. Eugene Roy,   b. 1889   7. Joseph Henry Roy,   b. 1891
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Robin LeRoy,   b. 1475, Saint-Malo-de-Phily, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France d. 1535, Saint-Malo-de-Phily, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France  (Age 60 years)  (11 x Great Grandfather)  Barbe-Marie Thieulin Baudry,   b. 1610   d. 1650  (Age 40 years)  (7 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I11179
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Roy,   b. 12 Jan 1841, Saint-Esprit, Québec, Canada d. 13 Jul 1908, New York State, U.S.A. (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Marie-Adelaide Gagnon,   b. 19 Dec 1841, Louiseville, Québec, Canada d. Between 1875 and 1877, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Age 33 years)
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Marie Sophie Malvina Lemieux,   b. 24 Mar 1868, Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 13 Jul 1953, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, U.S.A. (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	12 Feb 1890	Rochester, Monroe County, New York, U.S.A.   [3, 4, 6, 11]
  	Marriage Certificate of Ovila and Josephine Roy
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 2 months - She : 21 years and 11 months.
  Children	1891 to 1911  [3, 4, 6]
  1. Clarence Napoleon Roy (1891-1960) 2. Homer Albert Roy (1892-1967) 3. Fred Harold Roy (1898-1961) 4. Marie Madeline Roy (1911-1991)
  Family ID	F9264	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2024

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Napoleon Ovita Roy(1867 – 1943) 2Joseph Roy(1841 – 1908) 4Louis Roy(1815 – 1895) 8Joseph Roy(1768 – 1817) 16Charles-Joseph Roy(1738 – 1828) 17Marie-Josephté Filion(1742 – 1815) 9Josephté Demers(1777 – 1851) 18Pierre Demers(1738 – ) 19Marie-Catherine Bleau(1742 – ) 5Marie-Nathalie Bonin(1817 – 1855) 10Alexis Bonin(1771 – ) 20Ignace Bonin(1729 – 1795) 21Marie-Louise Casaubon(1726 – 1795) 11Marie-Joséphte Payette(1791 – ) 22Charles Payet(1769 – 1846) 23Marie-Josèphe Nouvion(1770 – ) 3Marie-Adelaide Gagnon(1841 – 1877) 6Joseph Gagnon(1813 – 1886) 12Antoine Gagnon(1767 – 1842) 24Augustin Gagnon(1737 – 1774) 25Marie-Josèphe Boucher(1734 – ) 13Marie-Angélique Poulin(1771 – 1816) 26Louis Poulin(1733 – 1810) 27Agnès Chabot(1734 – 1806) 7Marie-Delphine Giguère(1819 – 1893) 14Louis Giguère(1786 – ) 28Joseph Giguère(1742 – ) 29Marie-Basilisse Émond(1751 – ) 15Josephte Lessard(1789 – 1834) 30Étienne Lessard(1744 – ) 31Marie-Josephte Berthiaume(1753 – )

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 22 Dec 1867 - Montréal, Québec, Canada Immigration - 1 Mar 1877 - Cohoes, Albany County, New York, U.S.A. Census - 1880 - Cohoes, Albany County, New York, U.S.A. Marriage - 12 Feb 1890 - Rochester, Monroe County, New York, U.S.A. Census - 1900 - Rochester, Monroe County, New York, U.S.A. Census - 1905 - Rochester, Monroe County, New York, U.S.A. Census - 1915 - Rochester, Monroe County, New York, U.S.A. Census - 1920 - Rochester, Monroe County, New York, U.S.A. Death - 5 Apr 1943 - Rochester, Monroe County, New York, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 5 Apr 1943 - Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S189] Bureau of the Census, 1880 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Cohoes, Albany, New York; Roll: 808; Family History Film: 1254808; Page: 629D; Enumeration District: 061; Image: 0689. [S334] Roy, Arthur A. email: 2009-12-21 "Lost Birth Certificate of Napoleon Roy", (Email to Robert Roy from athurroy (at) cox.net, 21 December 2009). [S47] Roy, Arthur A. Email: 2007-04-21 "Roy Information", (Email from athurroy (at) cox.net, 21 April 2007 ). [S333] Roy, Arthur A. The Roy Story, (Chula Vista, California: manuscript, 22 November 2009). [S101] Social Security Administration, Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015). [S137] Bureau of the Census, 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Rochester Ward 15, Monroe, New York; Roll: 1075; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1241075. [S258] Ancestry.com, 1905 New York, State Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014). [S185] New York State Library, 1915 New York, State Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012). [S26] Bureau of the Census, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Rochester Ward 22, Monroe, New York; Roll: T625_1125; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 259. [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 174054671 Napoleon Olivier Roy . [S335] Roy, Arthur A. email: 2007-05-21 "The Family", (Email from athurroy (at) cox.net, 21 May 2007 ).