André Falquet
André Falquet (* February 11, 1681 in Geneva;Entrée pour André Falquet dans le registre de la paroisse protestante de Saint-Pierre avec l'Auditoire: 1) Baptêmes du 1er janvier 1678 au 14 avril 1699. Archive de l'Etat de Genève, «CH AEG E.C. Saint-Pierre B.M. 10», :File:BM St Pierre 1681 - André Falquet.jpg, Photo of the record. † January 28, 1755 ibid) was a Geneva merchant and trader, and a member of the Council of Two Hundred. Life Falquet's paternal ancestors came from Pouilly (Contamine-sur-Arve). His great-great-grandfather Aymé Falquet was a vinegar manufacturer there. André Falquet's great-grandfather eventually acquired a property in Geneva. Falquet's father Pierre was a jeweler. André Falqet was baptized on Monday, February 14, 1681, in Saint-Pierre Cathedral by Charles Dufour. The godfather was André Rousseau, the brother of David Rousseau, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Jean-Jacques' grandfather. Falquet worked in his father's business (jewelry trade) from t ...
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