Leopold Roy
1920 - 1945 (24 years) Has more than 100 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.-
Name Leopold Roy Relationship with Therese Nadeau Birth 14 Oct 1920 Frenchville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA [1] Baptism 17 Oct 1920 Ste Luce, Frenchville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA [2] Gender Male Other Name Paul Census 1930 (9 years) Frenchville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA [3] Military Service From 23 Dec 1943 to 25 Jun 1945 (23 years) France, Holland, Germany [4, 5] Military Service From 7 Jul 1944 to 16 Jul 1944 (23 years) Normandy, France Military Service From 23 Sep 1944 to 14 Nov 1944 (23 years) Arnhem, Holland Military Service From 18 Dec 1944 through Jan 1945 (24 years) Ardennes Forest Military Service 25 Jun 1945 (24 years) Epinal, Vosges, Lorraine, France Death 25 Jun 1945 Epinal, Vosges, Lorraine, France [6] Burial 26 Jun 1945 (24 years) US Military Cemetery, Andilly, France Burial 1948 St Agatha Cemetery, St Agatha, Aroostook County, Maine, USA [7] Patriarch & Matriarch Jean Roy (9 x Great Grandfather)
Françoise Corbineau, b. Abt 1615, Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France d. 1664, Port Royal, Acadia (Age 49 years) (10 x Great Grandmother)Siblings 6 brothers and 4 sisters Notes - !ERRATA: Bouchard Genealogy Vol I page 686 indicates birthdate as 14 Oct 1920 and erroneously shows death as 25 Jul 1940.
!VETERAN: Leopold is a World War II veteran. Obituary indicates that he drowned while swimming the Moselle River, Epinal, France on 25 Jun 1945 as a member of the 82nd Airborne Div, 325th Glider Infantry. According to Carroll Bouchard Leopold was crossing the Moselle River to become part of the Occupation force in Germany and his boat or canoe capsized.
Person ID I1478 Antoine_Roy Last Modified 28 May 2020
Father Pierre Paul Roy, b. 16 May 1888, Fort Kent, Aroostook County, Maine, USA d. 28 Aug 1959, Fort Kent, Aroostook County, Maine, USA (Age 71 years) Mother Catherine Bouchard, b. 20 Apr 1888, Fort Kent, Aroostook County, Maine, USA d. 10 Jun 1979, Frenchville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA (Age 91 years) Marriage 8 Aug 1910 Ste Luce, Frenchville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA [8, 9, 10] Age at Marriage He : 22 years and 3 months - She : 22 years and 4 months. Family ID F741 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- !ERRATA: Bouchard Genealogy Vol I page 686 indicates birthdate as 14 Oct 1920 and erroneously shows death as 25 Jul 1940.
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Newspaper Clips Four Generations of Frenchville Roy Family
Newspaper clipping of four generations of Sylvio Roy's family was provided by Carroll Deschaines
Military Histories Photos of gliders
Photos of gliders in Glide for Glory
Sources - [S34] Maine Birth Records, 1715-1922, Aroostook > 1920 > R > image 241,
[[Funeral card indicates he was buried in Andilly, France. Was his body exhumed and shipped back to the states for a local burial, since he does not show in any of the American Cemeteries in France.]. - [S129] Morin, Philip, St Agatha's Cemetery 1889 - 1989, page 50,
[Leopold might have been originally buried at Andilly, , France]. - [S154] Leon Guimond, Mariages de Frenchville, Maine (Sainte-Luce) 1843-1970, page 81.
- [S411] Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1996, [Marriage date shown as August 8, 1910. Bride's and Groom's Town/State are both shown as Fort Kent, Maine.].
- [S39] Maine Marriage Records, 1705-1922, Aroostook 1910 R image 31,
[occupation of groom shown as clerk, occupation of bride shown as school teacher].