Brief Life History of Vincent Sully
When Vincent Sully Roy was born on 1 December 1876, in Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States, his father, Paul Alexandre Roy, was 31 and his mother, Philomene Nezat, was 29. He lived in Ward, Allen, Louisiana, United States in 1880.
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- Sully Roy in household of Alexandre Roy, "United States Census, 1880"
- Vincent Sully Roy, "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Lucien, Normand, Andre, Jacques, Marcel, Emile, Laurent, Pierre, Cecile, Donat, Gilles. Indian Dipak, Sumit, Amit, Ajit, Dipankar, Partha, Ranjan, Shyamal, Aloke, Amitava, Chitra, Gautam.
Scottish: nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Gaelic ruadh ‘red’. Compare Reed .
English (of Norman origin): from Old French roi ‘king’, used as a nickname (see 3 below) and also as a personal name. Compare Ray 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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