When Sophia LeRoy was born on 7 May 1710, in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Capt. Francois Le Roy, was 26 and her mother, Celetje Janse Damen, was 26. She married Matheus Kip in 1739, in Town of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 22 April 1776, in Town of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States, at the age of 65.
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Some characteristic forenames: French Pierre, Jacques, Marcel, Alain, Henri, Alphonse, Andre, Antoine, Christophe, Franck, Hugues, Jean Michel.
French and Walloon; Flemish (also Le Roy); Breton (Le Roy): nickname from Old French rey, roy ‘king’ (see Roy ), with (fused) French definite article le. This may occasionally also be a habitational name from Le Roy, the name of several places in various parts of France. Compare Laraway 2 and Laroy .
History: This surname is listed (in the form Le Roy) in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of America.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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