Firmin René Desloge (17 February 1803, in Nantes, France – 20 July 1856, in Potosi, Missouri) was a U.S. businessman who founded lead mines and other mercantile businesses.[1] He was the progenitor of the Desloge Family in America, whose Missouri business interests included fur trading, hardware, clothing, lead mining, smelting and ore trading, and distilling.
Firmin followed in 1823, and was introduced by his uncle and Audubon to the businesses of fur trading and mercantile interests along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers[4] and lead smelting and mining in Potosi, Missouri.[5] St. Genevieve, a Mississippi River town populated largely by French immigrants and their descendants, was a hub for trading with Indians and new white arrivals to the frontier.[6][7]
Desloge began to focus on lead mining. He had a nose for lead veins and geology, and began with open-ground diggings, some left open by Native Americans and frustrated miners.[8] He built a smelting furnace around 1824 as an extension of his Potosi mercantile business.[9]
Desloge became a naturalized citizen of Missouri in 1828.[10]
Cynthian MacIlvaine Desloge
His son, Firmin Vincent Desloge, expanded the family mining and mercantile operations,[1] becoming one of the richest men in the world at his death in 1929. Around 1932, Desloge's estate was valued at more than $52 million[11] ($1,161,248,780 today[12]).
Ancestryedit
Desloge's great-grandfather include nobleman Gildas Alexiz Pitault; François Rozier, a lawyer in the Parliament of Paris, Bailiff of the Forte', Sancerre, Ingra and other jurisdictions of the Bailiwick of Orleans; and Michel Rozier, an officer of the Mint and Marshall of the Minters of the Orléans Mint. His grandfathers included François Claude Rozier, Mayor of Kernegan from August 1789 and Judge of the Tribunal of Commerce from Jan. 23, 1793. Desloge's father, Joseph Giles Desloge, was appointed Mayor of Morlaix by the French First Empire. His uncle (by marriage to his father's sister Marie-Marguerite) was Jean-Baptiste Sollier de la Quillerie, a member of the French king's gendarme.[13][5]
Referencesedit
^ abDouglass, Robert Sidney (1912). History of Southeast Missouri: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests, Volume 1. Chicago and New York: Lewis Publishing Company. p. 557. ISBN9780722207536. Note: the cited paragraph is primarily about Firmin V. Desloge, but contains a relevant sentence about his father, Firmin Rene.
^The Rozier Collection at Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, MO
^Arthur, Stanley Clisy. Audubon: An Intimate Life of the American Woodsman, 1937
^Between the Gabouri: A History of Ferdinand Rozier [detail with Firmin Rene Desloge], by Mary Rozier Sharp, Louis James Sharp, Histoire de Rozier,1981, pages xxi through 46
^ abHuger, Lucie Furstenberg. The Desloge Family in America. St. Louis: Nordman Printing Co., 1959 [1]
^Rozier's History of the Early Settlement of the Mississippi Valley, Firmin A. Rozier, G.A. Pierrot & Sons, 1890, pages 286, 288, St. Louis County Library Closed Stacks
^Early Lead Mining on the Upper Mississippi. Reuben Gold Thwaites In R.G. Thwaites, George Rogers Clark and Other Essays in Western History. Freeport, N.Y., Book for Libraries Press. 1903
^Joseph Desloge Collection, 1812-1963: Description, Missouri History Museum.
^Probated will of Lydia Desloge, source Farmington (Missouri) Press, December 1932
^1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda(PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States(PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^"Descendance de Joseph-Gilles Desloge." 2 pp. typewritten, n.d. Translated by Rosemary T. Power. Missouri Historical Society Archives, Joseph Desloge Collection
January 01, 1970
firmin, rené, desloge, february, 1803, nantes, france, july, 1856, potosi, missouri, businessman, founded, lead, mines, other, mercantile, businesses, progenitor, desloge, family, america, whose, missouri, business, interests, included, trading, hardware, clot. Firmin Rene Desloge 17 February 1803 in Nantes France 20 July 1856 in Potosi Missouri was a U S businessman who founded lead mines and other mercantile businesses 1 He was the progenitor of the Desloge Family in America whose Missouri business interests included fur trading hardware clothing lead mining smelting and ore trading and distilling Firmin Rene DeslogeBornFebruary 17 1803Nantes FranceDiedJuly 20 1856 1856 07 21 aged 53 Potosi MissouriChildrenFirmin V DeslogeRelativesJean Ferdinand Rozier uncle Francois Rozier great grandfather FamilyDesloge familyCareer editIn 1806 Firmin s uncle Jean Ferdinand Rozier immigrated to the Louisiana Purchase territory of Missouri He was accompanied by his business partner John James Audubon 2 on a journey funded by Desloge s maternal grandfather Claude Rozier 3 Firmin followed in 1823 and was introduced by his uncle and Audubon to the businesses of fur trading and mercantile interests along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers 4 and lead smelting and mining in Potosi Missouri 5 St Genevieve a Mississippi River town populated largely by French immigrants and their descendants was a hub for trading with Indians and new white arrivals to the frontier 6 7 Desloge began to focus on lead mining He had a nose for lead veins and geology and began with open ground diggings some left open by Native Americans and frustrated miners 8 He built a smelting furnace around 1824 as an extension of his Potosi mercantile business 9 Desloge became a naturalized citizen of Missouri in 1828 10 nbsp Cynthian MacIlvaine DeslogeHis son Firmin Vincent Desloge expanded the family mining and mercantile operations 1 becoming one of the richest men in the world at his death in 1929 Around 1932 Desloge s estate was valued at more than 52 million 11 1 161 248 780 today 12 Ancestry editDesloge s great grandfather include nobleman Gildas Alexiz Pitault Francois Rozier a lawyer in the Parliament of Paris Bailiff of the Forte Sancerre Ingra and other jurisdictions of the Bailiwick of Orleans and Michel Rozier an officer of the Mint and Marshall of the Minters of the Orleans Mint His grandfathers included Francois Claude Rozier Mayor of Kernegan from August 1789 and Judge of the Tribunal of Commerce from Jan 23 1793 Desloge s father Joseph Giles Desloge was appointed Mayor of Morlaix by the French First Empire His uncle by marriage to his father s sister Marie Marguerite was Jean Baptiste Sollier de la Quillerie a member of the French king s gendarme 13 5 References edit a b Douglass Robert Sidney 1912 History of Southeast Missouri A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress Its People and Its Principal Interests Volume 1 Chicago and New York Lewis Publishing Company p 557 ISBN 9780722207536 Note the cited paragraph is primarily about Firmin V Desloge but contains a relevant sentence about his father Firmin Rene The Rozier Collection at Missouri Historical Society St Louis MO Arthur Stanley Clisy Audubon An Intimate Life of the American Woodsman 1937 Between the Gabouri A History of Ferdinand Rozier detail with Firmin Rene Desloge by Mary Rozier Sharp Louis James Sharp Histoire de Rozier 1981 pages xxi through 46 a b Huger Lucie Furstenberg The Desloge Family in America St Louis Nordman Printing Co 1959 1 Rozier s History of the Early Settlement of the Mississippi Valley Firmin A Rozier G A Pierrot amp Sons 1890 pages 286 288 St Louis County Library Closed Stacks State Historical Society of Missouri Rozier Store Records R132 http shs umsystem edu rolla manuscripts r0132 pdf Early Lead Mining on the Upper Mississippi Reuben Gold Thwaites In R G Thwaites George Rogers Clark and Other Essays in Western History Freeport N Y Book for Libraries Press 1903 Potosi Missouri Historical Society Joseph Desloge Collection 1812 1963 Description Missouri History Museum Probated will of Lydia Desloge source Farmington Missouri Press December 1932 1634 1699 McCusker J J 1997 How Much Is That in Real Money A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States Addenda et Corrigenda PDF American Antiquarian Society 1700 1799 McCusker J J 1992 How Much Is That in Real Money A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States PDF American Antiquarian Society 1800 present Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Consumer Price Index estimate 1800 Retrieved February 29 2024 Descendance de Joseph Gilles Desloge 2 pp typewritten n d Translated by Rosemary T Power Missouri Historical Society Archives Joseph Desloge Collection Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Firmin Rene Desloge amp oldid 1164317881, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
