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GIGNOUX Family
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- Joseph GIGNOUX, from Givrins, near Nyon (Switzerland).
Born before 1600, he died after 1641. One son.
- Egrège-Michel GIGNOUX, from Givrins, born before 1621.
Notary in Givrins. He became citizen of Nyon on 07/03/1648. Protestant. He married Claudine CULLERI (or Cueilleri), Nicolas's daughter, in Nyon, on 06/06/1641. They had ten children :
- Jean-Jacques GIGNOUX, baptized in the church of Nyon on 05/04/1642.
- Abraham GIGNOUX, baptized in Nyon on 02/02/1644.
- Jeanne-Louise GIGNOUX, baptized in Nyon on 15/02/1646.
- Salomé GIGNOUX, baptized in Nyon on 16/01/1648.
- Claudine-Urbaine GIGNOUX, baptized in Nyon on 04/04/1649.
- Claudine GIGNOUX, baptized in Nyon on 04/04/1652.
- Nicolarde GIGNOUX, baptized in Nyon on 14/10/1653.
- Louise-Sarra GIGNOUX, baptized in Nyon on 25/01/1656.
- Hippolyte GIGNOUX, baptized in Nyon on 27/01/1658.
- François-Urbain GIGNOUX, baptized in Nyon on 27/01/1663.
- Jean-Jacques GIGNOUX, elder son of Egrège-Michel GIGNOUX.
Baptized in the church of Nyon, on 05/04/1642, he died before 1703. He married Jeanne-Françoise BARY before 1670. They had six children :
- Françoise GIGNOUX, baptized in Nyon on 28/01/1670.
- Philibert GIGNOUX, baptized in Nyon on 19/03/1672.
- Jean-François GIGNOUX, baptized in Nyon on 2/01/1675.
- Jean-Etienne GIGNOUX, born before 1683. He first married Pernette GEORGE, from Nyon, daughter of Urbain, in Nyon on 30/04/1714, and second, in Genève, on January 1720, Louise GRANGES, from Eysins, daughter of Claude.
- Jean-Gabriel GIGNOUX, born before 1690, married Jacqueline GIROUD in Crassier on 30/04/1710. She died in Nyon on 06/02/1765: she was 81.
- Jacques GIGNOUX, from Nyon, Givrins and Eysins, born before 1694.
- Jacques GIGNOUX, from Nyon, Givrins and Eysins, 6th child of Jean-Jacques GIGNOUX.
Born before 1694, and dead before 1768. He married Louise DULIGNAGE from Signy in Nyon on 15/04/1714 (the same day their son Jean-Pierre was baptized). They had 4 children :
- Jean-Pierre GIGNOUX, baptized in Nyon on 15/04/1714. His godfather was Jean-Etienne, brother of his father.
- Jeanne-Françoise GIGNOUX, baptized in Nyon, le 23/06/1716. Her godmother was Françoise, sister of her father.
- Jacques-François GIGNOUX, baptized in Nyon on 3/08/1718.
- Jean-Louis GIGNOUX, born on 01/03/1721. He died on a friday of October 1731.
- Jacques-François GIGNOUX, from Nyon, Givrins and Eysins, 3rd child of Jacques GIGNOUX, baptized in Nyon on 3/08/1718. He died in Nyon on 07/12/1796.
He married in Nyon on 16/03/1768 Louise-Pierrette PARIS, daughter of Jean-Pierre-Hector (old protestant family of Nyon, of French origin, from Orléans) and Alix SOULIER. Pierrette PARIS had been baptized in Nyon on 23/08/1736, and she died in Nyon on 26/03/1809. They had seven children :
- Elie-Zacharie-Louis-Alexandre GIGNOUX, born in Nyon on 31/01/1769 and dead in Nyon on 15/04/1804.
- François-Louis GIGNOUX, born in Nyon on 26/01/1770 (see Genealogy in French).
- Marguerite-Madelaine GIGNOUX, born in Nyon on 10/09/1771.
- Louise GIGNOUX, born in Nyon on 28/02/1773, married in Paris on 29/01/1799 Jean-Marie LAVABRE, son of Daniel-Antoine and Maria-Victoire de MURPHY.
- Jean-Antoine GIGNOUX, born in Nyon on 2/02/1775.
- Suzanne GIGNOUX, born in Nyon on 25/04/1776.
- Marc-Antoine GIGNOUX, born in Nyon on 5/01/1781, dead in Nyon on 15/09/1792.
- 5. Jean-Antoine GIGNOUX, 5th child of Jacques-François GIGNOUX and Louise-Pierrette PARIS.
Born in Nyon on 02/02/1775. He married in 1795 Anne BULLIOD, born in 1753. Anne gave birth to a daughter who lived for one week only, and she died 3 weeks after delivery, on 20/08/1796 in Lyon. Jean-Antoine was a trader in Nyon at that time and was not able to attend neither to his daughter's birth nor to his wife's death. Jean-Antoine then came to Lyon (France), where he married on 20/01/1803 Gabrielle RIBOLLET. Born in Lyon on 10/10/1772, she was the daughter of Antoine and Marie-Anne PONCET. She died in Lyon on 19/10/1826. He died on 04/04/1832 in Lyon. They had eight children:
- Marie Amélie GIGNOUX, born in Lyon on 29/07/1796. She died in Lyon on 05/08/1796.
- Benoit Marie Fortuné Anasthase GIGNOUX, born in Lyon on 08/11/1804. He died in Lyon on 13/05/1813.
- Claude-Thaddée-Népomucène GIGNOUX, born in Lyon on 14/10/1806.
- Joséphine-Placide-Anastasie GIGNOUX, born in Lyon on 08/05/1808. She died in Lyon on 25/09/1831.
- Anne-Antoinette-Gabrielle GIGNOUX, born in Lyon on 05/04/1809. She was nun. She died on 12/02/1876 in Smyrne (Turkey).
- Andrée Félicitée GIGNOUX, born in Lyon on 16/05/1810. She died in Lyon on 27/11/1826.
- Pierre-Irénée GIGNOUX, born in Lyon on 22/07/1811, (see Genealogy in French).
- Ambroise Pothin GIGNOUX, born in Lyon on 12/11/1812.
- Marie-François-Régis GIGNOUX, born in Lyon on 16/06/1814.
- 51. Claude-Thaddée-Népomucène GIGNOUX, elder son of Jean-Antoine and Gabrielle RIBOLLET.
Born in Lyon on 14/10/1806, Swiss citizen. Catholic. Wholesaler of silk, he went to the United States towards 1832, and married Harriet CHRISTMAS in Brooklyn (NY) on 29/11/1834. She was the daughter of Charles CHRISTAMS, of English origin, born in Brooklyn on 22/03/1818 and dead in Nice (France) on 14/06/1888. Claude-Thaddée and his wife came back to France towards 1863 with their 4 unmarried daughters, leaving in America their sons and their daughter Adèle, married. They bought an estate in Nice and another in Evian. Claude-Thaddée died in Genève on 09/07/1883. They had 14 children:
- Annette-Henriette GIGNOUX, born in New-York on 14/08/1835, dead on 11/09/1836.
- Claude GIGNOUX, born in New-York on 01/05/1837.
- Adèle GIGNOUX, born in Brooklyn on 29/10/1838.
- Elise GIGNOUX, born in Brooklyn on 19/03/1840.
- Alexis GIGNOUX, born in Brooklyn on 22/07/1841.
- John-François GIGNOUX, born in Brooklyn on 26/12/1842.
- Rosine GIGNOUX, born in Brooklyn on 01/08/1844.
- Charles GIGNOUX, born in Brooklyn on 12/10/1845, dead in 1858.
- Jules-Ernest GIGNOUX, born in Brooklyn on 14/07/1847.
- Marie-Harriet-Lucy GIGNOUX, born on 24/06/1849, dead in 1851.
- Marie-Stanislas GIGNOUX, born on 17/06/1851, dead the same year.
- Marie-Joséphine GIGNOUX, born on 10/08/1855 (see Genealogy in French).
- Henriette GIGNOUX, born on 29/04/1858.
- Mathias-Charles GIGNOUX, born on 19/04/1860, dead in Windsor in 1874.
- 512. Claude-Marie-Christmas GIGNOUX, 2nd child of Claude-Thaddée.
Born in Brooklyn on 01/05/1837, dead on 23/06/1889. Married Aghata LASALA on 16/07/1859. She died on 24/10/1898. They had one son:
- Claude GIGNOUX Junior, born towards 1861 (?). Sailor, he died while young.
- 513. Adèle GIGNOUX, 3rd child of Claude-Thaddée.
Born in Brooklyn on 29/10/1838, dead in 1892, baptized in Saint-Paul Church of Brooklyn. She married Erard-Adolphe MATTHIESSEN on 11/02/1858. He was a banker of danish origin, and he died on 23/05/1905 in Cornwall-on-Hudson (NY). They had six children:
- Henry MATTHIESSEN.
- Franck MATTHIESSEN.
- Adèle MATTHIESSEN.
- Harriet MATTHIESSEN.
- Sophie MATTHIESSEN.
- Marie MATTHIESSEN.
- 5131. Henry MATTHIESSEN, elder son of Erard-Adolphe MATTHIESSEN and Adèle GIGNOUX.
He married Eda and they got 3 children:
- Ralph MATTHIESSEN.
- Conrad MATTHIESSEN.
- Erard MATTHIESSEN.
- 5132. Frank MATTHIESSEN, 2nd son of Erard-Adolphe MATTHIESSEN and Adèle GIGNOUX.
He married Mary Louise PECK and they got 4 children:
- Frank MATTHIESSEN Junior, who married Dorothy.
- Richard (Dick) MATTHIESSEN, who married Peggy.
- Ira MATTHIESSEN.
- Theodore (Ted) MATTHIESSEN.
- 5133. Adèle MATTHIESSEN, 3ème child de Erard-Adolphe MATTHIESSEN and Adèle GIGNOUX.
She married Morton PECK and they got 2 children:
- Kenneth PECK.
- Dorothy PECK, born in 1895.
- 5134. Harriet MATTHIESSEN, 4th child de Erard-Adolphe MATTHIESSEN and Adèle GIGNOUX.
Born towards 1866, she married M. WESTON from who she got one daughter, then Theodore DE WITT from who she got one son.
- Doree WESTON.
- John DE WITT.
- 5135. Sophie MATTHIESSEN, 5th child of Erard-Adolphe MATTHIESSEN and Adèle GIGNOUX.
She married on 04/08/1902 her first cousin Frederick GIGNOUX (5192), born on 20/06/1876, son of Jules-Ernest. Sophie died on 07/01/1909. They had 3 children.
- Sophie Evelyn GIGNOUX, born on November 14th, 1903, died on March 19th, 1906.
- Marie GIGNOUX, born on March 2nd, 1905.
- Frederick-Evelyn GIGNOUX Jr, born on February 2nd, 1907.
- 51352=51922. Marie GIGNOUX, 2nd daughter of Frederick-Evelyn GIGNOUX and Sophie MATTHIESSEN.
Born on March 2nd, 1905, she married Paul BATES. She died in 1937 without posterity.
- 51353=51923. Frederick-Evelyn GIGNOUX Jr, 3rd child of Frederick-Evelyn GIGNOUX and Sophie MATTHIESSEN.
Born on February 2nd, 1907, He married in 1932 Virginia HARDMAN. Frederick died on September 25th, 1968. They had 4 children:
- Frederick Evelyn GIGNOUX III, born on July 10th, 1933.
- Philip Matthiessen GIGNOUX, born on August 23rd, 1935.
- Suzanne Marie GIGNOUX, born on April 13th, 1939, died on May 17th, 1944.
- Peter Alan GIGNOUX, born on June 17th, 1945.
- 5136. Marie MATTHIESSEN, 6th child of Erard-Adolphe MATTHIESSEN and Adèle GIGNOUX.
She married Théodore ABBOTT, physician. They lived Cornwall-on-Hudson (NY). They had 2 daughters:
- Sophie ABBOTT, who married Eustace B. CHAPMAN and lived Cos Cob (Connecticut).
- Marie ABBOTT, who married Stephen DUGGAN Jr and lived in New-York.
- 514. Elise GIGNOUX, 4th child of Claude-Thaddée GIGNOUX and Harriet CHRISTMAS.
Born in Brooklyn on 19/03/1840, baptized in the Cathedral of Brooklyn, married Mathias MATTHIESSEN on 07/06/1858. Mathias was the brother of the husband of her sister Adèle. Coming to France with his wife, he died on 22/02/1860. He was buried at sea. His 20-year-old young widow didn't speak french; she was welcomed by Léon AUDIBERT, proxy manager of Claude-Thaddée whose elder son married Henriette GIGNOUX. When her parents came back to France, a few years later, Elise MATTHIESSEN lived with them in Nice where she died on 20/03/1918.
- 515. Alexis GIGNOUX, 5th child of Claude-Thaddée GIGNOUX and Harriet CHRISTMAS.
Born in Brooklyn on 22/07/1841, dead on 12/09/1898 in Saint-Louis (Missouri), married Miss Martha LAWLESS. Fervent catholic and famous for his cheerfulness. They had 10 children:
- Marie GIGNOUX, born towards 1870, single, lived 4374 West Pine Boulevard, Saint-Louis.
- Harriet GIGNOUX, born in Saint-Louis, nun of the Sacré-Coeur, dead on 1905, in Saint-Joseph (Missouri).
- Adèle GIGNOUX, born in Saint-Louis, probably dead young.
- Claude GIGNOUX, born in Saint-Louis and dead without posterity on 05/10/1929.
- Alexis-Jean GIGNOUX, born in Saint-Louis on 22/07/1876.
- Elise GIGNOUX, born in Saint-Louis on 10/07/1879. Single.
- Charles-Cadwell GIGNOUX, born in Saint-Louis on 25/02/1881.
- Adèle GIGNOUX, born in Saint-Louis, nun, dead in Wheeling, West Virginia.
- Franck-Joseph GIGNOUX, born in Saint-Louis on 12/05/1885, single, dead on 23/11/1947 in Dayton (Ohio).
- Rosine GIGNOUX, born in Saint-Louis on 29/11/1887.
- 5155. Alexis-Jean GIGNOUX, 5th child of Alexis-Antoine GIGNOUX and Martha LAWLESS.
Born in St-Louis on 22/07/1876, married Jeannette PIERCE, born in Boston (Massachussets). They lived 2135 Haena Drive, Honolulu T.Hawaï. They had one daughter:
- Alexa-Jeanne, born in Honolulu on 29/10/1904.
- 5157. Charles-Cadwell GIGNOUX, 7th child of Alexis-Antoine GIGNOUX and Martha LAWLESS.
Born in Saint-Louis on 25/02/1881, married Juanita DONLEY, born on 05/12/1883 in Springfield (Missouri). They had one daughter:
- Naomi GIGNOUX, born in Saint-Louis on 02/01/1904.
- 515A. Rosine GIGNOUX, 10th child of Alexis-Antoine GIGNOUX and Martha LAWLESS.
Born in Saint-Louis on 29/11/1887, she married John R. O'NEILL in Saint-Louis on 04/10/1911. He was born on 12/08/1884. They had 2 daughters:
- Maria-Martha O'NEILL, born in Saint-Louis on 27/09/1912.
- Rosine O'NEILL, born in Saint-Louis on 01/06/1914.
- 515A1. Maria-Martha O'NEILL, elder daughter of Rosine GIGNOUX and John O'NEILL.
Born in Saint-Louis on 27/09/1912, she married Lucien ROY on 10/10/1936 in Saint-Louis. They had 2 children:
- Lucien ROY Jr, born on 31/12/1938 in Baltimore (Maryland).
- Maria-Martha ROY, born on 21/11/1941 in Baltimore.
- 515A11. Lucien ROY Jr, son of Mary Martha O'NEILL and Lucien ROY.
Born December 31st 1938 in Baltimore, Lucien ROY was a Jesuit for many years before he left the order and married Barbara DECOURSEY. They have one son:
- John O'Neill ROY, stand-up comedian.
- 515A12. Marie Martha ROY, daughter of Mary Martha O'NEILL and Lucien ROY.
Born on November 21st 1941 in Baltimore, she married R.Jerrad KING and they had 6 children:
- Rachel KING, born in 1964.
- Kristin KING, born in 1966.
- Timothy KING, born in 1967.
- Jeffrey KING, born in 1970.
- Thomas KING, born in 1979.
- Peter KING, born in 1983.
- 515A121. Rachel KING, daughter of Marie Martha ROY and R.Jerrad KING.
Born in 1964, she married R. Brendan DUMMIGAN and they had 2 children:
- Coyle DUMMIGAN, born in 1996.
- Aiden DUMMIGAN, born in 1999.
- 515A122. Kristin KING, daughter of Marie Martha ROY and R.Jerrad KING.
Born in 1966, she married Andrew RIES and they had one son:
- Connor RIES, born in 2002.
- 515A123. Timothy KING, son of Marie Martha ROY and R.Jerrad KING.
Born in 1967, he married Elizabeth BILYEAU and they had one daughter:
- Maya KING, born in 2004.
- 515A2. Rosine O'NEILL, 2nd daughter of Rosine GIGNOUX and John O'NEILL.
Born in Saint-Louis on 01/06/1914, she married John EWALD on 04/07/1937. They lived : 331 East 51st Street, Indianapolis (Indiana). They had 2 children:
- John D. EWALD Jr, born on 20/12/1942 in South Bend, Indiana.
- Robert-Bruce EWALD, born on 17/04/1947 in South Bend.
- 516. John-François GIGNOUX, 6th child of Claude-Thaddée GIGNOUX and Harriet CHRISTMAS.
Born in Brooklyn on 26/12/1842, he died in 1883. He has married Elisabeth HUGHES in 1865. John-François was a surgeon in the Potomac army, during the Civil War, and attended the battle of Antietam. They had 5 children:
- Franck GIGNOUX, born towards 1866. He died when he was 6.
- Robert-M. GIGNOUX, born towards 1869.
- Claude GIGNOUX, born on 09/12/1871 in Monroë.
- Elisabeth GIGNOUX, married Mr BANER, physician. She lived in Monroë Orange County (NY). Without posterity.
- Adèle-Harriet GIGNOUX, born in 1875 in Monroë.
- 5162. Robert.M. GIGNOUX, 2nd child of John-François GIGNOUX and Elisabeth HUGHES.
Born towards 1869, he married Lousie Mumford FOWLER, attorney in NY State, daughter of Docteur E.P. FOWLER.
Robert-M died on 02/12/1915. They had 2 children:
- Louise-Munford GIGNOUX, who married Olivier GARRET. They lived : 1443 Sumac Land, Santa Monica (Californie).
- Mildred GIGNOUX, who married W. M. FINKE. They lived New-York.
- 5163. Claude GIGNOUX, 3rd child of John-François GIGNOUX and Elisabeth HUGHES.
Born on 09/12/1871 in Monröe, graduated, married. He lived : 3971 Clay Street, San Francisco (Californie). They had 4 children:
- Hélène GIGNOUX.
- Lucile GIGNOUX.
- Claudia GIGNOUX.
- Claude GIGNOUX Jr, born on 29/12/1918 in Berkeley, who spent WWII in France. He married Patricia HANIFEN on 19/08/1941. They lived : 2011 Hogt Avenue, Fort Lee, New-Jersey. They had one son.
- 5165. Adèle-Harriet GIGNOUX, daughter of John-François GIGNOUX and Elisabeth HUGHES.
Born in 1875 in Monroë, she married Frederick HULSE in 1906 in New-York. He was a lawyer and died in 1916. They had 2 children:
- Frederick GIGNOUX-HULSE
- Elizabeth GIGNOUX-HULSE, born in 1912 in Monroe (New-York).
- 517. Rosine GIGNOUX, 7th child of Claude-Thaddée GIGNOUX and Harriet CHRISTMAS.
Born on 01/08/1844 in Brooklyn, she came to France with her parents and her sisters Henriette and Marie, and married her first cousin Louis GIGNOUX (542) in Lyon on 28/11/1868. She died in Lyon on 12/06/1912. They had 8 children (see Genealogy in French).
- 519. Jules-Ernest GIGNOUX, 9th child of Claude-Thaddée GIGNOUX and Harriet CHRISTMAS.
Born in Brooklyn on 14/07/1847, he died on 14/03/1914. Mining engineer, member of Nevada state house of representatives, member of Nevada state senate, Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, he lived in Dayton (Nevada). He married two times: first marriage towards 1879 with Evelina MAYER (2 children), and second marriage on 15/02/1885 with May LOFTUS, born on 22/04/1864 (5 children).
- John-Ernest GIGNOUX (Jack), born towards 1880. Student in the University of Cornwell. Sabre champion , he took part in the Olympic Games for the U.S.A. He studied medicine in Germany and came back to America where he was physician. He married and lived New-York East 53 Street.
- Frederick-Evelyn GIGNOUX, married his cousin Sophie MATTHIESSEN (5135) (see 5135 and 5192).
- Harold-Loftus GIGNOUX. Born on 23/03/1886, he married Margaret HENNESY in 1917. Margaret died on 23/03/1948.
- Jules-Raymond GIGNOUX, born on 20/04/1887.
- Franck-Christmas GIGNOUX, born on 13/02/1891, married Wilhema SMITH on 24/09/1915. They lived 2212, Bellefontaine, Brd-Houston (Texas).
- Marian-Adèle GIGNOUX (Marion), born on 24/01/1901, dead on 17/08/1922.
- Ralph-Ernest GIGNOUX, born on 28/09/1904.
- 5192. Frederick-Evelyn GIGNOUX, 2nd child of Jules Ernest GIGNOUX and Evelina MAYER.
Born on June 20th, 1876, he married on August 4th, 1902, his cousin Sophie MATTHIESSEN (5135). He fought in 1898 in the war of the Philippines, and was comander in the artillery in Europe during WWI. He had had 3 children from his wife Sophie, who died on January 7th, 1909. On November 9th, 1912, Frederick married Katherine DENISON, born on July 3rd, 1886. They had 3 children. Frederick died on March 23th, 1956 and Katherine on January 28th, 1968.
- Sophie Evelyn GIGNOUX, born on November 14th, 1903, died on March 19th, 1906.
- Marie GIGNOUX, born on March 2nd, 1905.
- Frederick-Evelyn GIGNOUX Jr, born on February 2nd, 1907.
- Edward GIGNOUX, born on June, 28th, 1916.
- Margaret Lincoln GIGNOUX, born on September 22nd, 1918.
- Natalie Audibert GIGNOUX, born on March 14th, 1920, and died in 2009.
- 51924. The Honorable Edward Thaxter GIGNOUX, 4th child of Frederick-Evelyn GIGNOUX and 1st of Katherine DENISON.
Born on June 28th, 1916, he married on June 30th, 1938 Hildegarde Schuyler THAXTER. They had 2 children. Edward died on November 4th, 1988 and Hildegarde in 2000.
- Marie Andree GIGNOUX, born on March 31st, 1939.
- Edward Thaxter GIGNOUX Jr, born on November 19th, 1943.
- 51925. Margaret GIGNOUX, 5th child of Frederick-Evelyn GIGNOUX and 2nd of Katherine DENISON.
Born on September 22nd, 1918, she married William Russel BENNETT Jr on February 26th, 1944. The had 2 children. Margaret married Williw Hay on Septemeber 6th, 1978.
- Cynthia Eversley BENNETT, born on February 21st, 1945.
- William Russel BENNETT III.
- 5194. Jules-Raymond GIGNOUX, 4th child of Jules Ernest GIGNOUX and May LOFTUS.
Born on 20/04/1887, he married Frances SMITH on 16/04/1915. They have 2 children:
- Andrew-Ernest GIGNOUX, born on 9/12/1916.
- France-Marie GIGNOUX, born on 17/03/1918. She married Hull P. DOLSON on 07/05/1944.
- 5197. Ralph-Ernest GIGNOUX, 7th child of Jules Ernest GIGNOUX and May LOFTUS.
Born on 28/09/1904, he married Thelusa PRAY on 25/12/1928. They have one daughter:
- Jeanne-Adèle GIGNOUX, born on 26/11/1929.
- 51D. Henriette GIGNOUX, 13th child of Claude-Thaddée GIGNOUX and Harriet CHRISTMAS.
Born in Brooklyn on 29/04/1858; died on 27/02/1917 in Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny (Savoie, France). She came in France with her parents and her sisters Rosine and Marie, and married on 03/01/1881 in Nice, Charles AUDIBERT, born in Lyon on 25/02/1857, son of Léon AUDIBERT (fondé de pouvoir of Claude-Thaddée GIGNOUX in France) and of Marie MOINAT. After the death of his wife, Charles entered the "Compagnie de Jésus" and died in Paray-le-Monial on 21/11/1926. They had 10 children:
- Henry AUDIBERT, born on 03/11/1881, died in 1883.
- William AUDIBERT, born in Lyon on 13/08/1883, maried his cousin Elsa HUFFER (5571) (see Genealogy in French).
- Marie AUDIBERT, born in Lyon on 29/10/1885, Prieure du Carmel in Toulouse.
- Xavier AUDIBERT, born on 05/11/1886 in Lyon.
- Franck AUDIBERT, twin brother of Xavier.
- Charles AUDIBERT, born in Lyon on 31/01/1891, died in WWI on 28/12/1914 in Hermanville.
- Henriette AUDIBERT, born in Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny on 11/07/1894, maried Jean ROMAN, without children. They lived in Willer-sur-Thur (Haut-Rhin, France).
- Odette AUDIBERT, born on 16/07/1895 in Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny, maried on 29/11/1919 Arthur BERAULT de SAINT-MAURICE (5582).
- Jean-Joseph AUDIBERT, born in Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny on 18/11/1896 (see Genealogy in French).
- Elisabeth AUDIBERT, born in Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny, twin sister of Jean-Joseph. Nun (religieuse de Saint-Vincent de Paul), died in Valence on 22/10/1941.
- 51D4. Xavier AUDIBERT, 4th child of Henriette GIGNOUX and Charles AUDIBERT, twin brother of Franck.
Born in Lyon on 05/11/1886. As a banker, he went in America, where he married Nathalie WHITING. They lived in New-York 269 Madison Avenue (N.Y.). Then Xavier married Rosamund FROST and died in 1956. He had 2 children from his first wife and 1 from his second one:
- Marie AUDIBERT, born in 1916.
- Nathalie AUDIBERT, born in 1919.
- Philip AUDIBERT, born in 1949.
- 51D41. Marie AUDIBERT, elder sister of Xavier AUDIBERT and Nathalie WHITING.
Born in 1916, she married Dick UPTON. They had 2 sons and she died in 1969.
- William UPTON, born in 1955.
- Matthew UPTON, born in 1958.
- 51D42. Nathalie AUDIBERT, second sister of Xavier AUDIBERT and Nathalie WHITING.
Born in 1919, she married Gregg BIRDSALL, born in 1907. Nathalie died in 2001. They had 2 daughters:
- Marie BIRDSALL, born in 1948.
- Isabelle BIRDSALL, born in 1953.
- 51D422. Isabelle BIRDSALL, 2nd daughter of Nathalie AUDIBERT and Gregg BIRDSALL.
Born in 1953, she married Christopher MALLER, born in 1951. She re-married Peter SCHWEITZER, born in 1958. They had 3 children:
- Meredith MALLER, born in 1982.
- Christopher MALLER, born in 1985.
- Emily SCHWEITZER, born in 1996.
- 51D43. Philip AUDIBERT, third child of Xavier AUDIBERT and Nathalie WHITING.
Born in 1949, he married Susie QUIGLEY.
- 51D5. Franck AUDIBERT, 5th child of Henriette GIGNOUX and Charles AUDIBERT, twin brother of Xavier.
Born in Lyon on 05/11/1886. He was a banker and he went to America like his twin brother, where he married Nelda ROBINSON. They lived in New-York, River House 435 East 52nd Street, and had 2 children:
- François-Charles AUDIBERT, born in 1915, died in 1973.
- Nelda AUDIBERT, born in 1917.
- 55. Marie-François-Régis GIGNOUX, 5th child of Jean-Antoine GIGNOUX and Gabrielle RIBOLLET.
Born in Lyon on 16/06/1814 and deceased in Paris on 14/08/1882. After studying at Ecole des Beaux-Arts, he went to the United States where he became a famous painter. He married Elisabeth CHRISTMAS in 1840 (Elisabeth was the sister of Henriette, wife of his brother Claude-Thaddée). She was born in Brooklyn on 11/09/1822, and deceased in Paris on 10/01/1888. They came back to France towards 1869. They had 8 children.
- Régis GIGNOUX, born in 1841 in Brooklyn (see Genealogy in French).
- Harriet GIGNOUX, born on 22/04/1845 in Brooklyn (see Genealogy in French).
- Francis GIGNOUX, born in 1847 in Brooklyn, deceased when he was 18.
- Edward GIGNOUX, born in 1848 in Brooklyn, deceased when he was young.
- Charles GIGNOUX, born on 18/05/1853 in Brooklyn.
- Elise GIGNOUX, born in Brooklyn.
- Louise GIGNOUX, born on 01/10/1858 in Brooklyn (see Genealogy in French).
- Annette GIGNOUX, born on 07/07/1863 in Brooklyn (see Genealogy in French).
- 555. Charles GIGNOUX, 5th child of Régis GIGNOUX and Elisabeth CHRISTMAS.
Born in Brooklyn on 18/05/1853, deceased in New-York on 25/01/1921. He had married Emma MESSENGER on 29/04/1880. Emma was born on 07/11/1852 and she died on 05/02/1915. They had 4 children:
- Elise GIGNOUX, born on 16/10/1881 in Great Neck (Long-Island), New-York, and deceased on 22/03/1932. without posterity.
- Reginald GIGNOUX, born on 01/01/1883 in Great Neck, and deceased on 17/08/1904.
- Charles-Christmas GIGNOUX Jr, born on 29/11/1884 and deceased on 23/01/1885.
- Gérard-Christmas GIGNOUX, born on 16/07/1887.
- 5554. Gérard-Christmas GIGNOUX, 4th child of Charles GIGNOUX and Emma MESSENGER.
Born on July 16th, 1887, in Great Neck, he first married his cousin Claudine HUFFER (5574) (daughter of Louise GIGNOUX-HUFFER: see Genealogy in French) on July 18th, 1918 in Great Neck. Claudine was born in Montmorency (France) in 1890 and she died in Champtocé (France) on August 12th, 1931. Gerard-Christmas then married Elisabeth PERRY on April 15th, 1935. Elisabeth was born on November 26th, 1911. His 5 first children are from his first wife:
- Annette GIGNOUX, born on Ocotber 9th, 1919.
- Claude Marie GIGNOUX, born on October 27th, 1920.
- Jacques GIGNOUX, born on January 22th, 1922.
- Régis GIGNOUX, born on March 10th, 1923.
- Elise GIGNOUX, born on July 4th, 1925.
- Adèle GIGNOUX, born on July 20th, 1940.
- Jeanne GIGNOUX, born on May 6th, 1942.
- Charlotte GIGNOUX, born on May 6th, 1944.
- Noel GIGNOUX, born on November 20th, 1945.
- Charles Perry GIGNOUX, born on October 22th, 1947.
- 55541=55741. Annette GIGNOUX, elder daughter of Gérard GIGNOUX and Claudine HUFFER.
Born on October 9th, 1919, she married on April 17th, 1944 Austin G. OLNEY, who is born on October 13th, 1922. Austin died on February 28th 2008 and Annette on January 13th 2013 in Boston. They have 5 children:
- Christopher Gillpatrick OLNEY, born on November 10th, 1946.
- Vrylena OLNEY, born on August 10th, 1948.
- Elise OLNEY, born on January 22th, 1950.
- Sylvie OLNEY, born on February 19th, 1952.
- Claudia OLNEY, born on March 13th, 1959.
- 555411=557411. Christopher OLNEY, elder son of Annette GIGNOUX and Austin OLNEY.
Born on November 10th, 1946, he married on July 20th, 1968, Mary Jane RIGHTOR, born in Montgomery, Alabama. They have 2 children. Mary Jane died on August 2nd, 2014.
- Anne Gignoux OLNEY, born on February 7th, 1975.
- Nicholas Rightor OLNEY, born on June 23th, 1976.
- 5554111=5574111. Anne OLNEY, daughter of Christopher OLNEY and Mary Jane RIGHTOR.
Born on February 7th, 1975, she married Gareth Owen BEVAN on August 6th, 2005. They live in Wenham and have three children:
- Owen Rightor BEVAN, born on April 18th, 2009.
- Rhys BEVAN.
- William BEVAN.
- 5554112=5574112. Nicholas Rightor OLNEY, son of Christopher OLNEY and Mary Jane RIGHTOR.
Born on June 23th, 1976, he married Sasha Hadow PETERSMEYER on September 4th, 2004. They live in Brooklyn and have one son:
- Oscar Thomas OLNEY, born on August 3rd, 2009.
- 555412=557412. Vrylena OLNEY, also known as Polly, 2nd child of Annette GIGNOUX and Austin OLNEY.
Born on August 10th, 1948, she married Mark GLOVSKY. Vrylena died on February 7th 2009. They have 2 children:
- Anton GLOVSKY, born on June 18th, 1969.
- Nadia GLOVSKY, born on November 7th, 1972. Married Andrei BORYSENKO.
- 5554121=5574121. Anton GLOVSKY, child of Vrylena OLNEY and Mark GLOVSKY.
Born on June 18th, 1969. Married Jennfier. They have 2 children:
- Alden GLOVSKY.
- Morgan GLOVSKY.
- 5554122=5574122. Nadia GLOVSKY, of Vrylena OLNEY and Mark GLOVSKY.
Born on November 7th, 1972, she married Andrei BORYSENKO. They have one son:
- Henry Bodhi BORYSENKO, born in August 2009.
- 555413=557413. Elise OLNEY, 3rd child of Annette GIGNOUX and Austin OLNEY.
Born on January 22th, 1950, she married on July 4th, 1970, James DUDLEY. They have 2 daughters:
- Jennifer DUDLEY, born September 23, 1989.
- Liza DUDLEY, born April 26, 1992.
- 555414=557414. Sylvie OLNEY, 4th child of Annette GIGNOUX and Austin OLNEY.
Born on February 19th, 1952, she married Benjamin RICE on August 23, 1988. Ben is born on December 5, 1959. They have 2 daughters:
- Anita Emma RICE, born August 16, 1992.
- Margaret Mary RICE, born January 7, 1994.
- 555415=557415. Claudia OLNEY, 5th child of Annette GIGNOUX and Austin OLNEY.
born on March 13th, 1959, she married Dean YOSHINA on March 1, 1997. Dean is born on May 2, 1960. They have one daughter:
- Anda Renne YOSHINA, born September 21, 1997.
- 55542=55742. Claude GIGNOUX, 2nd child of Gérard GIGNOUX and Claudine HUFFER.
Born on October 27th, 1920, she married on April 24th, 1948, Jacques de LA CELLE. Claude died on July 2nd, 1996. They had 7 children:
- Anne de LA CELLE, born on June 21st, 1949, died on July 2nd, 1991.
- Rosalind de LA CELLE, born on May 29th, 1950.
- Jeanne de LA CELLE, born on May 24th, 1951.
- Hubert de LA CELLE, born on September 11th, 1952.
- Charles de LA CELLE, born April 10th, 1954.
- Marie de LA CELLE, born on July 8th, 1956.
- Sylvain de LA CELLE, born on December 10th, 1958.
- 555422=557422. Rosalind de LA CELLE, 2nd child of Claude GIGNOUX and Jacques de LA CELLE.
Born on May 29th, 1950, she has one daughter:
- Viane de LA CELLE, born on August 11th, 1991.
- 555424=557424. Hubert de LA CELLE, 4th child of Claude GIGNOUX and Jacques de LA CELLE.
Born on September 11th, 1952, he married on September 13th, 1975, Sibylle de CONNY. Hubert died on December 25th, 2013. They have 4 children:
- Diane de LA CELLE, born on August 14th, 1976.
- Hermine de LA CELLE, born on March 11th, 1979.
- Erwan de LA CELLE, born on March 15th, 1982.
- Gwendal de LA CELLE, born on November 14th, 1985.
- 555425=557425. Charles de LA CELLE, 5th child of Claude GIGNOUX and Jacques de LA CELLE.
Born on April 10th, 1954, he married Florence PAGE. They have 2 children:
- Flore de LA CELLE, born on September 15th, 1992.
- Isaure de LA CELLE, born on July 6th, 1994.
- 555426=557426. Marie de LA CELLE, 6th child of Claude GIGNOUX and Jacques de LA CELLE.
Born on July 8th, 1956, she married Roland de BREBISSON on August 4th, 1981. They have 2 children:
- Claire de BREBISSON, born on November 16th, 1985.
- Jacques de BREBISSON, born on June 24th, 1988.
- 555427=557427. Sylvain de LA CELLE, 7th child of Claude GIGNOUX and Jacques de LA CELLE.
Born on December 10th, 1958, he married Rose-Marie VAN GRONENDHAL. They have 5 children:
- Arnaud de LA CELLE, born on January 25th, 1988.
- Jean de LA CELLE, born on March 3rd, 1990.
- Aude de LA CELLE, born on July 20th, 1991.
- Paul de LA CELLE, born on March 18th, 1994.
- Elise de LA CELLE, born on April 3rd, 1997.
- 55543=55743. Jacques GIGNOUX, 3rd child of Gérard GIGNOUX and Claudine HUFFER.
Born on January 22nd 1922 in Fontainebleau, he married Virginia LINDSLEY on July 24th 1943. Virginia is born on December 7th, 1924. They got 4 children. Then Jack married Orlena FIRUSKI, born on December 8th 1926 in New-York, and got 2 more children. Jack died on May 15th 2006.
- Reginald GIGNOUX, born on January 31st, 1945.
- Thomas Jacques GIGNOUX, born on November 19th, 1946.
- Claudine GIGNOUX, married SCOVILLE.
- Thayer "Terry" GIGNOUX.
- Elvia GIGNOUX, born on November 3rd, 1969.
- Samuel GIGNOUX, born on January 26th, 1972.
- 555431=557431. Reginald GIGNOUX, son of Jack GIGNOUX and Virginia LINDSLEY.
Born on January 31st 1945, he has one son:
- Christopher GIGNOUX, born in 1980.
- 555432=557432. Thomas Jacques GIGNOUX, 2nd child of Jack GIGNOUX and Virginia LINDSLEY.
Born on November 19th, 1946, he first married Christina ALSOP. They have one son. Then he married Alicia. They have 3 children and live in Montana.
- Jacques Denny GIGNOUX, born in 1969.
- Simone GIGNOUX, born in 1980.
- Alexander Regis GIGNOUX, born in 1982.
- 555434=557434. Thayer (Terry) GIGNOUX, 4th child of Jack GIGNOUX and Virginia LINDSLEY.
Born on June 6th 1956, he has one daughter:
- Madeleine GIGNOUX, born on September 8th, 2002.
- 555436=557436. Samuel GIGNOUX, child of Jack GIGNOUX and Orlena FIRUSKI.
Born on January 26th, 1972, he married Roxanne and has 3 children:
- Elias GIGNOUX, born on May 18th, 1999.
- Oliver GIGNOUX, born on February 1st, 2001.
- Phoebe Claudine GIGNOUX, born on March 20th, 2010.
- 55544=55744. Régis GIGNOUX, 4th child of Gérard GIGNOUX and Claudine HUFFER.
Born on March 10th, 1923, he married Jane HUGUES. They have 4 children:
- Henri GIGNOUX. Henri is married and has one daughter.
- Marguerita Jay "Peggy" GIGNOUX.
- Louise GIGNOUX.
- Paul GIGNOUX (who married Julie).
- 55545=55745. Elise GIGNOUX, 5th child of Gérard GIGNOUX and Claudine HUFFER.
Born on July 4th, 1925, she married on August 9th, 1948, Clyde K. NICHOLS, who is born on April 17th, 1918. Clyde died on January 19th, 2003. They have one daughter:
- Elise Gignoux NICHOLS II, born February 25th, 1959 in Geneva, Switzerland.
- 555451=557451. Elise Gignoux NICHOLS II, child of Elise GIGNOUX and Clyde K. NICHOLS.
Born February 25th, 1959 in Geneva, Switzerland, she married James Horsfall THOMAS on May 31, 1980, and divorced 1998. She re-married to Bradley Raymond Holt, June 18th, 1999. She has one daughter:
- Zoé Elise THOMAS, born January 14, 1994.
- 55547. Jeanne GIGNOUX, 7th child of Gérard GIGNOUX and Elisabeth PERRY.
Born on May 6th, 1942, she married James HATCH. They have 2 sons:
- Lucas HATCH, born on January 25th, 1971.
- Duncan HATCH, born on May 25th, 1973.
- 55548. Charlotte GIGNOUX, 8th child of Gérard GIGNOUX and Elisabeth PERRY.
Born on May 6th, 1944, she married on August 28th, 1971, Donald DWYER.
- Damon DWYER, born on December 3rd, 1976.
- 55549. Noel GIGNOUX, 9th child of Gérard GIGNOUX and Elisabeth PERRY.
Born on November 20th, 1945, she married on May 23rd, 1970, David SPEVACEK. They have 2 children:
- Aaron SPEVACEK, born on April 9th, 1973.
- Victoria SPEVACEK, born on august 10th, 1976.
- 5554A. Charles Perry GIGNOUX, 10th child of Gérard GIGNOUX and Elisabeth PERRY.
Born on October 22nd, 1947, he married in January 1982 Carol CASHELL. They are now divorced and live in Boston. They have 2 children:
- Gerard Matthew GIGNOUX, born on July 22nd, 1982. Matt married Emily. He died on November 18th, 2012, during his last year at Northeastern Law School in Boston.
- Molly Carol GIGNOUX, born on August 9th, 1985. Molly lives in Los Angeles.