Hippolyte was born in Bouctouche on 9 Feb 1853. He is the son of Joseph Roy and Henriette Léger. His godparents were Louis Léger and Olive LeBlanc.[1]His mother passed away 2.5 months after his birth and he was adopted by Eustache Poirier and Cécile Léger. He married Marie-Rose Richard, daughter of Hubert Richard and Marie Poirier in Grande-Digue on 24 Jan 1876. The names of his parents and his adoptive father are both shown in the marriage register of the Grande-Digue parish.[2] He passed away in 1911.
In the 1871 census Hippolyte was 18 years old and living with his adoptive parents Eustache and Cécile .[3]
In the 1881 census Hippolyte was still living with his adoptive parents. Also present were his spouse Marie R. and 2 young children named Willie and Élizabeth.[4]
Provincial Archives of New Brunswick; New Brunswick, Canada
Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946
Year: 1881; Census Place: Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick; Roll: C_13184; Page: 93; Family No: 402
"New Brunswick Provincial Deaths, 1815-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XGCQ-FPL : 11 March 2018), Hyppolite Roy, 18 Jun 1911; citing Kent, New Brunswick, certificate 003236, Provincial Archives, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 2,320,332.
"New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVBF-JW9N : 6 March 2015), Hypolitte Roy and Marie Rose Richard, 24 Jan 1876; citing Grand Digue, , New Brunswick, Canada, p. 353, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 845,797.
"New Brunswick Provincial Deaths, 1815-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XGCQ-FPL : 11 March 2018), Hyppolite Roy, 18 Jun 1911; citing Kent, New Brunswick, certificate 003236, Provincial Archives, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 2,320,332.
"New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBF-JW9N : 13 March 2018), Hypolitte Roy and Marie Rose Richard, 24 Jan 1876; citing Grand Digue, , New Brunswick, Canada, p. 353, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 845,797.
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