Prologue
Chapter One: ………… Generations of Roaches in Ireland
Chapter Two: ………… The Roach Clan’s Life in Ireland
Chapter Three: ………. Emigration Plan of 1823
Chapter Four: ……….. Our First Roach Family in the New World
Chapter Five: ………… The Roach Family Moves to Ross Township
Chapter Six: …………. Early Life in Ross Township
Chapter Seven: …….. The Good Years: 1851-1868
Chapter Eight: ……… Events During the 1850’s-1860’s
Chapter Nine: ………. The Death of James Roach – 1868
Chapter Ten: ……….. Life Goes on for Sarah
Chapter Eleven: …… Sarah Survives the World Depression of 1873-79
Chapter Twelve: …… Sarah Leaves Ross Township in 1882
Chapter Thirteen: … Sarah Starts Again in a New Land
Chapter Fourteen: .. The Children of James Roach and Sarah Shea
Chapter Fifteen: …… Epilogue for James and Sarah Roach
This family history contains photographs, many in-depth individual stories and copies of historical documents.
Names INDEX dob – dod
Caldwell, Alice
Connelly, Frank
Cullen, Ellen
Giles, Henry
Giles, Lucy – 1881
Hickey, William
Horricks, Esther – 17 Mar 1917
Horricks, William
Jackson,
Jefferey,
Lacey, Mary – 26 Feb 1923
Loney,
Madigan, Catherine
Morrow, Josephine
O’Hara, Edward
O’Hara, Kathleen
O’Hara, Valentine
Rathwell, Andrew
Roach, Alfred 1886 –
Roach, Alicia 13 May 1868 –
Roach, Annie 1863 –
Roach, Bridget 1848 –
Roach, Caroline 21 Jul 1875 –
Roach, Caroline 17 May 1893 – 6 Apr 1933
Roach, Catherine
Roach, Catherine Sarah May 1867 –
Roach, Charles
Roach, Christopher 1854 – 14 Dec 1914
Roach, Christopher 21 Aug 1888 – 30 Aug 1948
Roach, Daniel 2 Nov 1877 –
Roach, Daniel E. 26 Jul 1900 – 7 Apr 1968
Roach, Donald
Roach, Edith 6 Jun 1895 –
Roach, Edward 26 Dec 1854 –
Roach, Edward 16 Jun 1870 –
Roach, Edward Henry 23 Jul 1873 –
Roach, Edward Thomas 25 Sep 1887 –
Roach, James 1802 – 2 Jan 1868
Roach, James Jr. 1840 – 5 Feb 1892
Roach, James 7 Mar 1868 – 1868
Roach, James 27 Aug 1876 – 2 Jun 1914
Roach, James 17 Apr 1878 –
Roach, James Bernard 7 Jan 1879 –
Roach, Jane 25 Mar 1842 – 11 Mar 1879
Roach, Joanne Jane 9 May 1880 –
Roach, John 1837 –
Roach, John 1865 –
Roach, John E. 25 Jul 1891 – May 1953
Roach, John James 22 Dec 1877 –
Roach, John Lacey 6 Oct 1883 –
Roach, Margaret Nov 1856 –
Roach, Margaret 1873 –
Roach, Mary
Roach, Mary 1838 –
Roach, Mary Anne 27 Jul 1873 –
Roach, Mary Ellen 14 Jan 1875 –
Roach, Mary Ellen 24 Apr 1877 –
Roach, Mary Jane
Roach, Mary Jane 1880 –
Roach, Michael 2 Jun 1844 – 30 Jan 1916
Roach, Michael Jr. 29 Apr 1882 –
Roach, Patrick
Roach, Sarah Jane 11 Feb 1872 –
Roach, Sarah-Anne 1849 –
Roach, Thomas 20 May 1866 –
Roach, Thomas Patrick 1834 – 1886
Roach, William 1843 – Sep 1886
Roach, William 1871 –
Roach, William 27 Jan 1878 –
Roach, William Henry 8 Sep 1876 –
Roach, William Henry 7 May 1885 –
Ryan, Margaret
Ryan, Michael
Shea, John
Shea, Joseph
Shea, Sarah 7 Apr 1813 – 29 Apr 1892
Shea, Thomas
Sullivan, Catherine