Researching George Loy
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 263 people with the Loy surname? In that year Loy was ranked number 3316 for popularity in the UK. |
The name George means "A Tiller of the Soil or a Farmer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of George Loy on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Loy and the Loy Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 628 people with the Loy surname in the UK? Loy is now ranked number 3447 for popularity in the UK. |
Loy Family Tree Databases
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Loy Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Loy surname in the USA? Loy is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
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Search the Ellis Island Database for information on George Loy. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called George Loy
George di Madeiros Loy
George di Madeiros Loy (November 27, 1840 – December 14, 1936) was a farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Beauharnois in the House of Commons of Canada from 1900 to 1904 as a Liberal.
He was born in Coteau-Landing, Lower Canada, the son of a Portuguese father and American mother. Loy was educated in Coteau-Landing and Ogdensburg, New York. In 1868, he married Elizabeth Wilson. He was mayor of Valleyfield from 1894 to 1899. His election in 1900 was declared void in 1902 but Loy won the subsequent by-election. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1904.
Loy also operated a paper mill in Valleyfield owned by Alexander Buntin.
|- |Liberal|George di Madeiros Loy|align="right"|1,822 |Conservative|Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron |align="right"|1,663
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