Monneron family
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The Monneron family was a French family of businessmen and politicians, best known for the Monneron brothers.
It originated in the small village of Ampurany near Tournon-sur-Rhône
, but set up shop in Chanos since 1550. Antoine Monneron and his wife Barbe Arnault had 20 children, 8 dying in infancy. They lived successively in Antibes
, Tournon (1737), and Annonay
(1739) where Antoine bought the position of receiver of the grenier à sel tax. Antoine was also lawyer to the Parlement
and controller-general of the Fermes du Roi to the Parlement d'Antibes.
, thanks to the steam engine of James Watt
, producing 2 and 5 sol
s coins in great quantities in the Soho factory in Birmingham
from the end of 1791.
These pieces of necessity money
eased the coinage shortage then current in France and their technical and aesthetic quality was much superiour to mediocre base metal issues produced by official sources.
In March 1792, the Monnerons went bankrupt and Pierre fled. His brother Augustin took over the business, but a law of 3 May 1792 forbade the production of money by private concerns. In September a decree forbade the commercialisation of confidence-coins. These necessity coins were in circulation until the end of 1793.
o Antoine Nicolas Monneron 1733-1733
o Charles Claude Ange Monneron
1735-1799
o Antoine Joseph Monneron
1736-1815
o Joseph-Camille Monneron 1792
o Claudine-Sophie Monneron 1795
o Olimpe Monneron 1797
o Jean Antoine Monneron 1737
o Pierre Antoine Monneron 1773-1800
o Herminie Monneron
o Eucharie Monneron 1797-1815
o Egérie Monneron 1800
o Louis Nicolas Monneron 1775-1817
o Ernest Nicolas Antoine Monneron 1818
o Alice Monneron
o Marie Amélie Henriette Monneron 1847-1914
o Marie Céline Monneron
o Henriette Monneron
o Louis Henri Monneron 1738-1739
o Catherine Thérèse Monneron 1740-1740
o Gaspard François Monneron 1741-1825
o Louisa Monneron 1789
o Malcy Monneron 1794-1856
o Jean Louis Monneron 1742-1805
o Lise Monneron
o Cécile Monneron
o Giron François Monneron 1743-1747
o Jean Marie Monneron 1744-1811
o Marie Elisabeth Monneron 1745
o Pierre Antoine Monneron
1747-1801
o Amédée Monneron
o Adèle Monneron
o Aurore Antoinette Marie Zoé Monneron +1805
o Aurore Monneron
o Jeanne Lucille Mézereon Monneron 1796-1848
o Paul Mérault Monneron
1748-1788
o Gaspard Claude Monneron 1749-1749
o Barbe Catherine Madeleine Monneron 1750-1750
o Jeanne Françoise Etiennette Monneron 1751-1752
o Pierre Madeleine Monneron 1753-1753
o Jean Chrysostome Janvier Monneron 1754-1811
o Charles Monneron 1795-1857
o Elisabeth Monneron 1796-1838
o Jenny Monneron 1798-1874
o Aristide Monneron 1799-1834
o Janvier Auguste Monneron 1822-1877
o Marie Antoine Aristide Monneron 1848-1878
o Augusta Philomène Marie Monneron 1849-1911
o "Marie Véronique Nathalie Monneron 1851-1928
o Marie Josèphe Emilie Monneron 1854-1896
o Augusta Marie Zoé Monneron
o Alcide Monneron 1800-1879
o Joseph François Augustin Monneron
1756-1826
o Augustine Monneron
o Nn Monneron
o Paul H Monneron
o Hattie Monneron 1889-1966
o Jeanne Marie Jacobé Monneron 1758-1799
o Gaspard Monneron
It originated in the small village of Ampurany near Tournon-sur-Rhône
Tournon-sur-Rhône
Tournon-sur-Rhône is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.-Geography:It is located on the right bank of the Rhône River, opposite Tain-l'Hermitage, which is located in the Drôme département...
, but set up shop in Chanos since 1550. Antoine Monneron and his wife Barbe Arnault had 20 children, 8 dying in infancy. They lived successively in Antibes
Antibes
Antibes is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.It lies on the Mediterranean in the Côte d'Azur, located between Cannes and Nice. The town of Juan-les-Pins is within the commune of Antibes...
, Tournon (1737), and Annonay
Annonay
Annonay is a commune in the north of the Ardèche department in the Rhône-Alpes region in southern France. It is the most populous commune in the Ardèche department, although it is not the capital, which resides in the smaller town of Privas.-Geography:...
(1739) where Antoine bought the position of receiver of the grenier à sel tax. Antoine was also lawyer to the Parlement
Parlement
Parlements were regional legislative bodies in Ancien Régime France.The political institutions of the Parlement in Ancien Régime France developed out of the previous council of the king, the Conseil du roi or curia regis, and consequently had ancient and customary rights of consultation and...
and controller-general of the Fermes du Roi to the Parlement d'Antibes.
Bank
Les Frères Monneron was built up in England by Matthew BoultonMatthew Boulton
Matthew Boulton, FRS was an English manufacturer and business partner of Scottish engineer James Watt. In the final quarter of the 18th century the partnership installed hundreds of Boulton & Watt steam engines, which were a great advance on the state of the art, making possible the...
, thanks to the steam engine of James Watt
James Watt
James Watt, FRS, FRSE was a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements to the Newcomen steam engine were fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world.While working as an instrument maker at the...
, producing 2 and 5 sol
French sol
The sol was a coin in use in Ancien Regime France, valued at a 20th of a livre tournois. The sol itself was subdivided into 12 deniers.Over the 17th century the term sol was, apart from in a few instances, progressively replaced by sou, reflecting its pronunciation. In 1787 a sol's buying power was...
s coins in great quantities in the Soho factory in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
from the end of 1791.
Notgeld
Notgeld is the name of money issued by an institution not authorized for money emission. This occurs usually when money is not available from the central bank. The most well know emergency money emissions occurred in Germany and Austria-Hungary around the end of the first World War, that's why the...
eased the coinage shortage then current in France and their technical and aesthetic quality was much superiour to mediocre base metal issues produced by official sources.
In March 1792, the Monnerons went bankrupt and Pierre fled. His brother Augustin took over the business, but a law of 3 May 1792 forbade the production of money by private concerns. In September a decree forbade the commercialisation of confidence-coins. These necessity coins were in circulation until the end of 1793.
Family tree
o Antoine III Monneron 1703-1791o Antoine Nicolas Monneron 1733-1733
o Charles Claude Ange Monneron
Charles Claude Ange Monneron
Charles Claude Ange Monneron was a French businessman, banker and politician. He was intendant général of Pondichéry , député to the Estates General of 1789 then to the National Constituent Assembly.-Family:His brother Paul Mérault Monneron was an engineer, and his other...
1735-1799
o Antoine Joseph Monneron
Antoine Joseph Monneron
Antoine Joseph Monneron was a French merchant and businessman. A member of the Monneron family, he was active in the West Indies....
1736-1815
o Joseph-Camille Monneron 1792
o Claudine-Sophie Monneron 1795
o Olimpe Monneron 1797
o Jean Antoine Monneron 1737
o Pierre Antoine Monneron 1773-1800
o Herminie Monneron
o Eucharie Monneron 1797-1815
o Egérie Monneron 1800
o Louis Nicolas Monneron 1775-1817
o Ernest Nicolas Antoine Monneron 1818
o Alice Monneron
o Marie Amélie Henriette Monneron 1847-1914
o Marie Céline Monneron
o Henriette Monneron
o Louis Henri Monneron 1738-1739
o Catherine Thérèse Monneron 1740-1740
o Gaspard François Monneron 1741-1825
o Louisa Monneron 1789
o Malcy Monneron 1794-1856
o Jean Louis Monneron 1742-1805
o Lise Monneron
o Cécile Monneron
o Giron François Monneron 1743-1747
o Jean Marie Monneron 1744-1811
o Marie Elisabeth Monneron 1745
o Pierre Antoine Monneron
Pierre Antoine Monneron
Pierre Antoine Monneron was a French merchant, banker, writer and politician. He was deputy to the French National Convention for Mauritius...
1747-1801
o Amédée Monneron
o Adèle Monneron
o Aurore Antoinette Marie Zoé Monneron +1805
o Aurore Monneron
o Jeanne Lucille Mézereon Monneron 1796-1848
o Paul Mérault Monneron
Paul Mérault Monneron
Paul Mérault Monneron or de Monneron was an engineer officer in the French armed forces and from 1785 to 1788 a member of Lapérouse's expedition.- Family :...
1748-1788
o Gaspard Claude Monneron 1749-1749
o Barbe Catherine Madeleine Monneron 1750-1750
o Jeanne Françoise Etiennette Monneron 1751-1752
o Pierre Madeleine Monneron 1753-1753
o Jean Chrysostome Janvier Monneron 1754-1811
o Charles Monneron 1795-1857
o Elisabeth Monneron 1796-1838
o Jenny Monneron 1798-1874
o Aristide Monneron 1799-1834
o Janvier Auguste Monneron 1822-1877
o Marie Antoine Aristide Monneron 1848-1878
o Augusta Philomène Marie Monneron 1849-1911
o "Marie Véronique Nathalie Monneron 1851-1928
o Marie Josèphe Emilie Monneron 1854-1896
o Augusta Marie Zoé Monneron
o Alcide Monneron 1800-1879
o Joseph François Augustin Monneron
Joseph François Augustin Monneron
Joseph François Augustin Monneron was French banker and politician, as well as an active merchant in New Orleans seeking to reestablish French influence there after the Louisiana purchase. He was deputy for Paris to the Legislative Assembly until retiring from it in 1792...
1756-1826
o Augustine Monneron
o Nn Monneron
o Paul H Monneron
o Hattie Monneron 1889-1966
o Jeanne Marie Jacobé Monneron 1758-1799
o Gaspard Monneron