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GENERATION 1: 1800-1881
Born about 1800
Married Nov 1, 1816
Died by 1881
Allura Mayhew and William Roix were married November 1st 1816. She
would be 17 years of age and he would be 16 years old. They both came from
Hancock Co., Maine (formerly Massachusetts) in an area called Three Mile Square
Plantation.
In the 1850 census a William Roix is first listed as 67 years old (which
would mean he was born in 1783 or is a family elder by same name) and the second
listed is "Aldaia" 52 (b. about 1799). This would be Allura Mayhew
Roix. In 1850 the homes on either side of theirs are owned by the Phinel
Mayhew family and the Alfred Mayhew family.
In her elder years as a widow Allura will live with her daughter Margarite's
family, The Walkers. NOTE: In Greenough's Directory for Rockland,
Belfast & Camden, we know that Allura was the last wife (and only known wife) of William Roix as she is listed
as his widow. She is boarding at S. Walker's on Pearl St.
Their marriage is listed in the Vital Records of Belfast Maine as:
Note: Hancock County is now Maine and Three Mile Square Plantation was
within this County.
History of Belfast Maine book lists that Allura Mayhew, 82, is the widow of
the late Capt. William R. Roix:
GENERATION 2: 1820-18
Born about 1820-1830s
Married 1860s
Died 1865-1870s
CHILDREN OF ALLURA AND
CAPT. WILLIAM R. ROIX:
1) Capt. John Roix. In 1850 census (below) he is a
sailor.
Residence in 1850 is with his parents and he is 28 (likely at sea).
Residence in 1860 is apparently as head of household with his siblings. He
is a Master Mariner and is 37. The house is worth $1000.
Residence in 1870 is listed with household of Samuel (43) and Margaret Y. Roix Walker (39) in
Belfast. In 1870 John Roix is 48 a Master Mariner. A Rachel B.
Pratt 39 a School Teacher is also living with the Walkers.
Capt. John Roix died May 5, 1874 in Jacksonville, Harbor. He was sailing
the Schooner FLORIDA and drowned.
2) David Roix married Abbie Last Name Unknown.
Residence in 1850 is with his parents and he is not yet married at age 23.
David is not living with his siblings in 1860.
In 1877 in Greenough's Directory, Abbie is listed as a widow of David Roix and
she is living with sister Margaret Roix Walker's family on Pearl St.
David died of Consumption (Tuberculosis) in 1865.
3) Alfred Roix married Mary A. Dennett in 1861
Residence in 1850 is with his parents at age 21.
Residence in 1860 is with his siblings at age 30. He is a Master Mariner.
He will marry the following year in 1861.
Alfred Roix died in 1867 of Consumption (Tuberculosis)
4) Margaret/Margarite Roix married Samuel H. Walker. They had
children Walter L.
Walker b. 1861 in Belfast and Nellie E. Walker b. 1865 in Belfast:
Residence in 1850 is with her parents and she is age 19.
Residence in 1860 is with his wife's siblings at age 26; Margarite is 28.
He is a ship's carpenter.
Has own residence in 1870 with wife Margaret and their children Walter L. Walker
age 9 and Nellie E. Walker age 4. Brother John Roix and a Rachel Pratt
live with them. John may well be at sea.
In 1880 he is Head of Household and a Ship Carpenter at age 52. His son
Walter is working in a shoe factory and his wife and daughter are "at home."
Living with them is Alura Roix, Mother-in-law, Widowed, age 81.
5) Mary A. Roix m. Garrison Arey in 1854 and they had one child,
William Arey.
Residence in 1850 is with her parents and she is age 17. She will marry 4
years later.
Residence in 1860 for the couple is with his wife's siblings.
Both are age 26; He is a Master Mariner. (He may be at sea).
They have a son living with them in 1860, William Arey who is 3 years old.
6) Vinal M. Roix, died age 24.
Residence in 1850 is with his parents and he is 15 years old then.
Residence in 1860 is with his siblings and he is 23 per Census and a Seaman.
Per the Waldo County Maine Death records, Vinal died of Consumption
(Tuberculosis)
on May 21, 1861 at 24 years 7 months.
7) Albert A. Roix and Abbie Holbrook Carter married in 1865 and
had one daughter
Edna G. Roix, born June 5, 1867 in Belfast.
Residence in 1850 is with his parents and he is 13 years old then.
Residence in 1860 is with his siblings and he is 20 per Census and a Seaman.
He will
marry in 5 years.
Residence in 1870 is as a 30 year old mariner living with his 23 year old wife
Abbie Roix who works "at home."
1880 Census: Albert A. Roix, son-in-law to Delila
W. Carter, age 40, b. ME. He works in Shoe
Factory.
8) OUR LINE: Martha Jane Roix married Dana
Boardman Southworth.
They had the following children: Fred M. 1865 died at age 25; Edith b. 1870
(never married);
Ralph Dana Southworth (Our Line); and Augusta Southworth died age 6 months.
Residence in 1850 is with her parents and she is 8 years old then.
Residence in 1860 is with her siblings and she is 18 and working in a tailor
shop.
OUR LINE: Children of Martha and Dana Southworth:
9) William Roix is born AFTER 1850 as he is not in the 1850
census.
Documentation supporting lineage:
1850 Census for
Belfast Maine:
William Roix, a 67 year old farmer in 1850, is married to "Aldaia" (b. about
1783) and she 52 (b. about 1799) . Their 8 known children are John 28 who
is a sailor;
David 23; Alfred 21; Margarite 19; Mary 17; Vinal 15; Albert A. 13 and
Martha Jane Roix who
is 8 in 1850.
1860 Census for Belfast Maine:
In 1860 the first person listed is John Roax (Roix) age 37 and a Master Mariner.
Living in this household are also brother Alfred Roax (Roix) age 30 and also a
Master Mariner; Vinal Roax (Roix) age 23 and a Seaman; Albert Road (Roix) age
20, Seaman; Martha Roax (Roix) age 18 working in a tailor shop; Samuel Walker
age 26 husband of Margaret Roix Walker who is 28; Garrison Arey Master Mariner
husband of Mary A. Roix who is also 26. Lastly is William Arey, son of
Garrison and Mary, at age 3
1870 Census for
Belfast Maine for Margaret and Samuel Walker and John Roix:
Samuel (43) and Margaret Y. Roix Walker (39) are in the 1870 Belfast
census. Living with them are their children Walter L. Walker age 9 and
Nellie E. age 4. Also in the home is John Roix 48 a Mariner and Rachel B.
Pratt 39 a School Teacher.
1877 Greenough's Directory for Rockland, Belfast & Camden
The
following Roix's are listed for Belfast in 1877. Per this we know that Allura was the last wife (and only known wife) of William Roix as she is listed
as his widow. She is boarding at S. Walker's on Pearl St. Sam Walker
is married to William and Allura's daughter Margarite/Margaret Roix Walker.
Walker is a Ship's carpenter.
William R. Roix is listed as the Captain of the Steamer Katahdin and he lives
on High near Pearl St. in Belfast.
1880 Census for
Belfast Maine
1880 Census
for Belfast Maine for Allura Roix, daughter Margaret Roix:
The above
Samuel H. Walker is listed
in the 1880 census as the son-in-law of Allura Roix (age 81; born
abt 1799) and the husband of Alvra's daughter Margaret Y. Roix Walker.
Sam'l and Margarite have a son Walter L, age 19 and Nellie E. who is 15.
| Name |
Relation |
Marital
Status |
Gender |
Race |
Age |
Born |
Occupation |
Father
Born |
Mother
Born |
| Saml. H. WALKER |
Self |
M |
Male |
W |
52 |
ME |
Ship Carpenter |
ME |
ME |
| Margaret Y WALKER |
Wife |
M |
Female |
W |
49 |
ME |
Keeping House |
ME |
ME |
| Walter L. WALKER |
Son |
S |
Male |
W |
19 |
ME |
Work In Shoe Factory |
ME |
ME |
| Nellie E. WALKER |
Dau |
S |
Female |
W |
15 |
ME |
At Home |
ME |
ME |
| Alura
ROIX |
Mother in Law |
W |
Female |
W |
81 |
ME |
Boarding |
--- |
--- |
1880 Census Belfast, Waldo, ME, FHL Film 1254488, NA Film# %9-0488, Page 227A
1880 Census
for Belfast Maine for Allura Roix's son Albert Roix:
| |
|
Marital
Status |
Gender |
Race |
Age |
Born |
Occupation |
Father
born |
Mother
born |
| Delila W. Carter |
|
W |
Female |
W |
60 |
ME |
Keeping House |
MA |
MA |
| Albert
A. ROIX |
SonL |
M |
Male |
W |
40 |
ME |
Works In Shoe Fac |
CANADA |
ME |
| Abbie
H. ROIX |
Dau |
M |
Female |
W |
33 |
ME |
|
ME |
ME |
| Edna
G. ROIX |
GDau |
S |
Female |
W |
4 |
ME |
|
ME |
ME |
| Wilson CARTER |
Other |
S |
Male |
W |
55 |
ME |
Ship Carpenter |
ME |
ME |
Census: Ward 2, Belfast Waldo Maine, FHLibrary Fil 1254488,
NA Film #T9-0488, Page 236D
Martha Jane Roix
MARTHA JANE ROIX, daughter of CAPT. WILLIAM RICHARD ROIX
was born 10 Sep 1842 in Belfast, Maine AND died 14th or 15th
of Oct 1878 in Belfast, Maine at 35 years of age. She married
DANA BOARDMAN SOUTHWORTH on 18 Feb 1863 in Belfast,
son of SAMUEL SOUTHWORTH and JANE HALLECK.
Dana was born 20 May 1836 in Searsmont, Maine,
and died 4 Dec 1905 (age 69) in Belfast, Maine.
When she died quite young of throat disease,
Martha had pure white hair!
Dana owned/ran the livery stables in Belfast.
Dana drove a stage coach from Belfast to Augusta,
Maine, Rockland, and Bangor and back to Belfast
and at the same time he owned Belfast Livery Company
(stable of 50 horses). At stage time, the stable was
run by a manager. The livery was located on High Street,
opposite the Masonic Temple (picture to the left).
Dana died of heart disease.
Martha and Dana had a son, FRED M. SOUTHWORTH b. 1865 in Belfast and
died September 3 1890 at age 25. Fred did not marry. He worked in a cloth
department of local store that caught on fire. He took the goods out in
the cold weather during the fire, got pneumonia and died. Martha and Dana
also had a daughter, EDITH M. SOUTHWORTH, b Feb. 3, 1870 and died
Nov 21 1950. She also never married. Their third child was RALPH DANA
SOUTHWORTH (OUR LINE) b. 18 May 1873, Belfast; d. 9 Nov 1941, Belfast
in my father's arms! Their fourth child was AUGUSTA A. SOUTHWORTH
b. 11 Apr 1877, Belfast; d. 14 Oct 1877, Belfast - age 6 mo. of infant
cholera.
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