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Roche Family History
Roche Genealogy & Family TreeRoche is an Irish name from County Limerick, Ireland, where the family was granted lands. It comes from the Old French word roche which means "rock" and referred to someone who lived near such a feature. The earliest known ancestor--John de Roches--was recorded in 1086 in the Domesday Book. Roots for this name can also be found in France. The family motto is Mon Dieu est ma roche which means "My God is my rock."
Other spellings of the name include "Roach," "Roache," "Roack," "Roch," "Roiche," and "LaRoche." Notable people with the surname include Scottish-French actor Sebastian Roche (Tintin, Supernatural, the Vampire Diaries), Irish Olympic athlete Nicolas Roche (cycling), and Canadian hockey player Desmond Roche (St. Louis Eagles, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators). The first Roche to come to America was James Roche in Virginia in 1637.
Roche Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Christobel M. Roche -- --, 1900 December 0, 1900 New South Wales
- John Thomas Roche -- --, 1861 December 0, 1939 Prince Edward Island
- Francis H. Roche -- --, 1887 December 0, 1924 New South Wales
- James A Roche -- --, 1892 April 30, 1965 Pennsylvania
- John Roche -- --, 1895 December 10, 1932 Illinois
Roche Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Anna Maria Roche -- --, 1918 December 0, 1995
- John Roche -- --, 1342 December 0, 1376
- Edward Roche -- --, 1770 March 21, 1855 Cork
- Margaret Mary Roche -- --, 1921 January 5, 1984 Massachusetts
- Francis Joseph Roche -- --, 1845 October 0, 1911 Indiana
