Birth Name: Frederick Steven Roach
Place of Birth: Dedham, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Birth: March 5, 1960
Ethnicity:
*French-Canadian (Acadian), remote Belgian (Walloon), remote English, remote Irish (paternal grandfather)
*English, Scottish (paternal grandmother)
*unknown (mother)
Freddie Roach is an American boxing trainer and former boxer. He is the son of Barbara Ann and Paul William Roach.
Freddie’s paternal grandfather was Dominick Percy Roach (the son of Pépin Roach and Louise Doucet). Dominick was a Canadian immigrant, from Chéticamp, Nova Scotia, of French-Canadian (Acadian) descent. Pépin was the son of Frédéric Roach and Henriette Deveau. Louise was the daughter of Dominique Doucet and Joséphine Muise.
Freddie’s paternal grandmother was Jessie Lambert Pushard (the daughter of Frederick B. “Fred” Pushard and Effie McLeod). Frederick was the son of Warren Pushard and Mary Lambert. Effie was born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, to Philip McLeod and Jessie McLeod. Philip and Jessie were both born with the same surname.
Sources: Freddie’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Freddie’s paternal grandparents, Dominick Percy Roach and Jessie Lambert Pushard – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Freddie’s paternal great-grandparents, Frederick B. Pushard and Effie McLeod – https://familysearch.org
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