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Roach Family History
Roach Genealogy & Family TreeRoach is an Irish name from County Limerick, Ireland, where the family was granted lands by Strongbow for their assistance in the invasion of Ireland. It comes from the Old French word roche which means "rock" and referred to someone to lived near such a landmark. The earliest known ancestor--John de Roches--was recorded in 1086 in the Domesday Book. The family motto is Mon Dieu est ma roche which means "My God is my rock."
Other spellings include "Roache," "Roch," "Roiche," "Roche," "LaRoche," "LaRoach," "Roack," "Rocheland," and "Rochellan." Notable people with the surname include British actor Linus Roache (Batman Begins, Non-Stop, Law & Order), American baseball player Mel Roach (Milwaukee Braves, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies), and American director Jay Roach (Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me). The first Roach to come to America was William Roach in Virginia in 1707.
Roach Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Wallace Burtrum Roach -- --, 1878 March 13, 1960 Kansas
- Louise J. Lulu Roach -- --, 1850 March 22, 1935 West Virginia
- Orlena Cardine Roach -- --, 1859 October 2, 1945 Virginia
- Samuel W. Roach -- --, 1867 May 25, 1872 West Virginia
- Violet Gertrude (Lila) Roach -- --, 1877 June 17, 1962 Kansas
Roach Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Eva Alice Roach -- --, 1894 May 10, 1968 Kansas
- Edith Roach -- --, 1894 December 0, 1974 Kansas
- Sherri Ann Roach -- --, 1958 August 7, 2018 Texas
- Nathaniel Roach -- --, 1925 February 28, 1991 Texas
- William W Roach -- --, 1836 December 0, 1880 Delaware
