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     Carrie Hollister was born on 21 October 1887 in Vermont.² She was the daughter of George Hollister and Mary Ruby Snow. Carrie Hollister died in July 1973 in Ludlow, Windsor County, Vermont, at age 85.²
     Carrie Hollister appeared on the 1900 Federal census of Marshfield, Vermont in the household of her parents George Hollister and Mary Ruby Snow.³ Carrie Hollister appeared on the 1910 Federal census of Marshfield, Vermont in the household of her parents George Hollister and Mary Ruby Snow.⁴ Carrie Hollister appeared on the 1920 Federal census of Montpelier, Vermont in the household of her mother Mary Ruby Snow.⁵ Carrie Hollister appeared on the 1930 Federal census of Montpelier, Vermont in the household of her mother Mary Ruby Snow.⁶

     Clifford Leon Snow was born on 14 April 1877 in 2351 South Calumet Ave., Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.^1,4,5,2 He was the son of Alonzo Jonathan Snow and Avis Gertrude Snow.³ Clifford Leon Snow married Jesse (?) before 1903 in Illinois.⁶ Clifford Leon Snow died in 1939.
     Clifford Leon Snow appeared on the 1880 Federal census of Chicago, Illinois in the household of his parents Alonzo Jonathan Snow and Avis Gertrude Snow.⁴ Clifford Leon Snow appeared on the 1900 Federal census of Chicago, Illinois in the household of his parents Alonzo Jonathan Snow and Avis Gertrude Snow.³ Clifford Leon Snow and Jesse (?) appeared on the 1910 Federal census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, enumerated 26 April 1910. Their children Lester and Gertrude were listed as living with them.⁷ Clifford Leon Snow registered for the draft for World War I on 12 September 1918, while living at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, reporting he was employed as a teaching contractor for the Chicago Board of Education.² He and Jesse (?) appeared on the 1920 Federal census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at Lowe Avenue, enumerated 14 January 1920. Their children Lester, Gertrude and Dorothy were listed as living with them.⁸ Clifford Leon Snow and Jesse (?) appeared on the 1930 Federal census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at Harvard Avenue, enumerated 16 April 1930. Their children Lester, Gertrude and Dorothy were listed as living with them. Along with son-in-law Fred Stamp.⁶

     Thomas Vincent was born on 18 March 1768 in New Bedford, Province of Massachusetts Bay.¹ He was the son of Isaac Vincent and Hannah Pope. Thomas Vincent married Betsy Burgess, daughter of John Burgess and Abigail Chase, on 9 December 1798 in Montpelier, Caledonia County, Vermont, now Washington County.^1,2 Thomas Vincent died before 9 December 1848 in Plainfield, Washington County, Vermont.^1,2
     Thomas Vincent was Sea Captain.¹ He appeared on the census of 1830 in Plainfield, Washington County, Vermont.³ He appeared on the census of 1840 in Plainfield, Washington County, Vermont, The household consisted of 1 male 20-30, 1 30-40 and 1 70-80, 1 female 15-20, 1 20-30 and 1 60-70..⁴

     Betsy Burgess was born on 10 June 1775.^1,2 She was the daughter of John Burgess and Abigail Chase. Betsy Burgess married Thomas Vincent, son of Isaac Vincent and Hannah Pope, on 9 December 1798 in Montpelier, Caledonia County, Vermont, now Washington County.^1,2 Betsy Vincent died on 13 February 1853 in Plainfield, Washington County, Vermont, at age 77.^1,2
     Betsy Vincent appeared on the 1850 Federal census of Plainfield, Washington County, Vermont,, enumerated 9 August 1850, She was living in the household of Lewis Vincent, probably a son..³

     Mary Elizabeth Snow was born in 1833 in Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont. She was the daughter of Rev. Jonathan Marcus Snow and Hannah Vincent. Mary Elizabeth Snow died in 1905.
     Mary Elizabeth Snow appeared on the 1850 Federal census of Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wisconsin, in the household of her parents Rev. Jonathan Marcus Snow and Hannah Vincent.¹ Mary Elizabeth Snow appeared on the 1860 Federal census of South Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, in the household of her parents Rev. Jonathan Marcus Snow and Hannah Vincent.²

     Sarah Jane Snow was born in 1837 in Wisconsin Territory.¹ She was the daughter of Rev. Jonathan Marcus Snow and Hannah Vincent.² Sarah Jane Snow died in 1907.
     Sarah Jane Snow appeared on the 1850 Federal census of Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wisconsin, in the household of her parents Rev. Jonathan Marcus Snow and Hannah Vincent.³ Sarah Jane Snow appeared on the 1860 Federal census of South Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, in the household of her parents Rev. Jonathan Marcus Snow and Hannah Vincent.⁴ Sarah Jane Snow appeared on the 1870 Federal census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, in the household of her mother Hannah Vincent.² Sarah Jane Snow appeared on the 1880 Federal census of Chicago, in Cook County, Illinois, in the household of her sister and brother-in-law Alonzo Jonathan Snow and Avis Gertrude Snow.¹

     Narcissa F. Snow was born in 1839 in Wisconsin Territory. She was the daughter of Rev. Jonathan Marcus Snow and Hannah Vincent. Narcissa F. Snow died in 1864.
     Narcissa F. Snow appeared on the 1850 Federal census of Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wisconsin, in the household of her parents Rev. Jonathan Marcus Snow and Hannah Vincent.¹

     Frances Adelaide Snow was born in 1843 in Wisconsin Territory. Her birthplace is listed as Illinois in the 1860 census.^1,2 She was the daughter of Rev. Jonathan Marcus Snow and Hannah Vincent.¹ Frances Adelaide Snow married William Harvell before 1870.¹ Her death date has not been found.
     Frances Adelaide Snow appeared on the 1850 Federal census of Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wisconsin, in the household of her parents Rev. Jonathan Marcus Snow and Hannah Vincent.³ Frances Adelaide Snow appeared on the 1860 Federal census of South Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, in the household of her parents Rev. Jonathan Marcus Snow and Hannah Vincent.² Frances Adelaide Snow appeared on the 1870 Federal census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, in the household of her mother Hannah Vincent.¹

     George Vincent Snow was born in 1847 in Wisconsin Territory.¹ He was the son of Rev. Jonathan Marcus Snow and Hannah Vincent.¹ His death date has not been found.
     George Vincent Snow appeared on the 1850 Federal census of Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wisconsin, in the household of his parents Rev. Jonathan Marcus Snow and Hannah Vincent.² George Vincent Snow appeared on the 1870 Federal census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, in the household of his mother Hannah Vincent.¹

     Horace Snow was born in 1850 in Wisconsin. He was the son of Rev. Jonathan Marcus Snow and Hannah Vincent. Horace Snow died in 1851.
     Horace Snow appeared on the 1860 Federal census of South Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, in the household of his parents Rev. Jonathan Marcus Snow and Hannah Vincent.¹

     Harriet Iamba Snow was born in March 1852 in Wisconsin.^1,2 She was the daughter of Rev. Jonathan Marcus Snow and Hannah Vincent.¹ Harriet Iamba Snow married Walter F. Vreeland circa 1873 their marriage date is based on her age at first marriage of 21 listed in the 1930 census.³ Her death date has not been found.
     Harriet also went by the nickname Hattie.^3,4 She appeared on the 1860 Federal census of South Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, in the household of her parents Rev. Jonathan Marcus Snow and Hannah Vincent.⁵ Harriet Iamba Snow appeared on the 1870 Federal census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, in the household of her mother Hannah Vincent.¹ Harriet Iamba Snow and Walter F. Vreeland appeared on the 1880 Federal census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, enumerated 7 June 1880. Their children Bernice were listed as living with them. Harriet's mother Hannah Vincent was also in the household.³ Harriet Iamba Snow and Walter F. Vreeland appeared on the 1900 Federal census of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, enumerated 1 June 1900. Their daughter Bernice was listed as living with them. Another daughter, Grace and his mother Eliza were also in the household.² Harriet Iamba Snow and Walter F. Vreeland appeared on the 1910 Federal census of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, enumerated 16 April 1910.⁶ Harriet Iamba Snow appeared on the 1920 Federal census of Topeka, in Shawnee County, Kansas, in the household of her daughter and son-in-law Cecil Howes and Bernice Vreeland.⁷ Harriet Iamba Snow appeared on the 1930 Federal census of Topeka, in Shawnee County, Kansas, in the household of her daughter and son-in-law Cecil Howes and Bernice Vreeland.⁸

     Martha Eleanor Snow was born in 1854 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.¹ She was the daughter of Rev. Jonathan Marcus Snow and Hannah Vincent.¹ Martha Eleanor Snow married Charles Smith before 1877.² Her death date has not been found.
     Martha Eleanor Snow appeared on the 1860 Federal census of South Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, in the household of her parents Rev. Jonathan Marcus Snow and Hannah Vincent.³ Martha Eleanor Snow appeared on the 1870 Federal census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, in the household of her mother Hannah Vincent.¹ Martha Eleanor Snow and Charles Smith appeared on the 1880 Federal census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, enumerated June 1880. Their daughter Jessie was listed as living with them.² Martha Eleanor Snow appeared on the 1900 Federal census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, enumerated 6 June 1900. Her daughter Myrtle was listed as living with her.⁴ Martha Eleanor Snow appeared on the 1910 Federal census of Chicago, in Cook County, Illinois, in the household of her daughter and son-in-law Orie Keeler and Myrtle Smith.⁵ Martha Eleanor Snow appeared on the 1920 Federal census of Benona, in Oceana County, Michigan, enumerated 23 January 1920 in the household of Orie Keeler and Myrtle Smith.⁶

     Arthur Fox died in 1910. He was stillborn in 1910. He was the son of Philip Fox and Ethel Lillian Snow.^1,2

     Capt. John Winslow O'Neill was born on 7 August 1919 in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin.² He was the son of James Milton O'Neill and Edith Winslow.¹ Capt. John Winslow O'Neill married Patricia Noyes, daughter of Dewitt Clinton Noyes and Esther Janet Pallen, on 25 April 1942 in St. Ignatius Loyola Church, New York, New York County, New York.³ Capt. John Winslow O'Neill died on 25 November 1943 in Bouganville, Solomon Islands, at age 24.² He was buried in Fort William McKinley, Manilla, Philippines.⁴
     Capt. John Winslow O'Neill appeared on the 1930 Federal census of Lodi, Michigan in the household of his parents James Milton O'Neill and Edith Winslow.⁵ He served in the U.S. Marine Corps between 1942 and 1943.¹

     Edith Winslow was born circa 1891 in Wisconsin.² She married James Milton O'Neill before 1919.¹ Her death date has not been found.
     Edith Winslow and James Milton O'Neill appeared on the 1930 Federal census of Lodi, Washtenaw County, Michigan, enumerated 15 April 1930. Their children John Winslow were listed as living with them. Along with five other children.²

     Conde Benoist Pallen was born on 5 December 1858 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri.^4,1 He was the son of Montrose Anderson Pallen and Anne Eliza Benoist.³ Conde Benoist Pallen married Georgiana McDougall Adams, daughter of Brig. General John Adams and Georgiana McDougall, in February 1886.^1,5,6 Conde Benoist Pallen died on 26 May 1929 in Blackstone Hotel, New York, New York County, New York, at age 70.⁷ He was buried on 29 May 1929 in Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, Section 017, lot 0160.^8,9
     Conde Benoist Pallen appeared on the 1860 Federal census of St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, in the household of his parents Montrose Anderson Pallen and Anne Eliza Benoist.² Conde Benoist Pallen appeared on the 1870 Federal census of St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, in the household of his parents Montrose Anderson Pallen and Anne Eliza Benoist.¹⁰ Conde Benoist Pallen graduated from Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, in May 1880.¹ He appeared on the 1880 Federal census of New York, New York in the household of his parents Montrose Anderson Pallen and Anne Eliza Benoist.³ Conde Benoist Pallen received the degree MA in 1883 from Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia.¹ He received the degree PhD in 1885 from University of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri.¹ He and Georgiana McDougall Adams appeared on the 1900 Federal census of St. Louis, Missouri, at 4406 MacPherson Ave., enumerated 11 June 1900. Their children Charles McDougal, Conde de Sales, Esther Janet, Georgiana McDougal, Anne Elizabeth, Louis Auguste Benoist, Emma Mary and Frances Josephine were listed as living with them.¹¹ Conde Benoist Pallen and Georgiana McDougall Adams appeared on the 1910 Federal census of New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York, at 197 Wigman Avenue, enumerated 2 May 1910. Their children Charles McDougal, Conde de Sales, Esther Janet, Georgiana McDougal, Anne Elizabeth, Louis Auguste Benoist, Emma Mary, Frances Josephine, Louise Augusta and Thomas Adams were listed as living with them.¹² Conde lived in Pelham, Westchester County, New York.¹³



From The Encyclopedic History of St. Louis: CONDE BENOIST PALLEN, editor and author, was born December 5, 1858, in St. Louis. He was educated at Jesuit schools, first at St. Louis University, and later at Georgetown College, District of Columbia. He was graduated from the last named institution in the class of 1880; in 1883, received the degree of master of arts, "in cursu," from the same institution; and the degree of doctor of philosophy, "in cursu," from St. Louis University in 1885. Georgetown College conferred upon him the degree of doctor of laws in 1896. After his graduation from 'Georgetown College in 1880 he went to Europe, and for two years thereafter enjoyed the advantages of travel and residence abroad. His intention being to devote himself to literary and philosophical pursuits, he returned to his early home in St. Louis, in 1883 and soon afterward began writing for various magazines. In 1886 he was made editor of "The Catholic World," published in St. Louis, and when this paper was consolidated two years later with the periodical called "Church Progress," he continued in the editorial chair. He held that position until 1896, in which year he resigned it, 'becoming known, in the meantime, as a talented lecturer, as well as a polished and forcible writer. He has lectured on literary subjects in many of the cities of the the United States, and at the Eastern and Western Catholic summer schools. In 1889 he delivered the Centennial Ode at the celebration of the centenary of Georgetown University and in the same year he read papers which attracted much attention on American Catholc literature, at the first Catholic Congress in Baltimore. His literary criticisms have taken high rank among those of American writers and Lord Alfred Tennyson, England's famous poet laureate, once wrote him a letter stating that his interpretation of "The Idylls of The King," as set forth in an article in "The Catholic World Magazine," of New York in 1885, met the full approval of the poet. In addition t various magazine articles .and monographs, he has published, in book form, in conjunction with Maurice F. Egan, some sonnets, this work having been given to the public in 1885. In 1897 he published a work entitled "The Philosophy of Literature ;" in 1898 "New Rubaiyot," and the same year, "Epochs of Literature." He married, in 1886, Miss Georgiana McDougal Adams, daughter of General John Adams, who served in the Confederate Army during the early part of the Civil War and was killed in the battle of Franklin, Tennessee."¹



Joan Noyes wrote: "Conde met Georgiana when she was in Washington making her debut, and living with her grandfather. He went to school with Pope Pius X, spoke Greek and Latin, was editor of the Catholic Encyclopedia, wrote Catholic apologetics, a novel with the thesis that socialism cannot work (Crucible Island), and several volumes of poetry. He knew Chesterton and Belloc, and other eminent Edwardians, and was a very impractical man in his personal life."⁴

     Georgiana McDougall Adams was born on 16 December 1861 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.^5,3,4,6 She was the daughter of Brig. General John Adams and Georgiana McDougall.³ Georgiana McDougall Adams married Conde Benoist Pallen, son of Montrose Anderson Pallen and Anne Eliza Benoist, in February 1886.^7,1,3 Georgiana McDougall Adams died before 11 March 1936 in New York, New York County, New York. She was buried on 11 March 1936 in Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, Section 017, lot 0160.^8,9
     Georgiana McDougall Adams appeared on the 1870 Federal census of St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri,, in the household of her grandparents Dr Charles McDougall and Maria Griffith Hanson.² Georgiana McDougall Adams appeared on the 1880 Federal census of Washington, District of Columbia, in the household of her grandfather Dr Charles McDougall.¹⁰

Georgiana met Conde Pallen when she was in Washington making her debut.⁵ Georgiana McDougall Adams and Conde Benoist Pallen appeared on the 1900 Federal census of St. Louis, Missouri, at 4406 MacPherson Ave., enumerated 11 June 1900. Their children Charles McDougal, Conde de Sales, Esther Janet, Georgiana McDougal, Anne Elizabeth, Louis Auguste Benoist, Emma Mary and Frances Josephine were listed as living with them.¹¹ Georgiana McDougall Adams and Conde Benoist Pallen appeared on the 1910 Federal census of New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York, at 197 Wigman Avenue, enumerated 2 May 1910. Their children Charles McDougal, Conde de Sales, Esther Janet, Georgiana McDougal, Anne Elizabeth, Louis Auguste Benoist, Emma Mary, Frances Josephine, Louise Augusta and Thomas Adams were listed as living with them.¹² Georgiana McDougall Adams appeared on the 1930 Federal census of New York, New York County, New York, at 226 East 70th Street, Apt. 2G, enumerated 11 April 1930. Her children Frances Josephine and Louise Augusta were listed as living with her. Her sister, Emma Portis Adams was living with her. Compiler notes: There is an error in the 1930 census. The census taker wrote "Conde Pallen" with a sex F and an age of 69. This actually matches Georgiana who was always called Mrs. Conde Pallen, thus the name confusion. Her husband Conde died in 1929.¹³

     Montrose Anderson Pallen was born on 2 January 1836 in Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi.⁴ He was the son of Moses Montrose Pallen and Janet Cochran.^2,3 Montrose Anderson Pallen married Anne Eliza Benoist, daughter of Louis Auguste Benoist and Esther A. Hackney, on 16 April 1857 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri.^5,6 Montrose Anderson Pallen died on 1 October 1890 in New York, New York County, New York, at age 54.⁷ He was buried on 9 October 1890 in Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, Section 017, lot 0160.^8,9,10
     Montrose Anderson Pallen graduated from University of St. Louis, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, in 1853 Encyclopedia of the History of St. Louis says 1855.^4,2 He received the degree medicine in 1856 from University of St. Louis, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri.^4,2 He and Anne Eliza Benoist appeared on the 1860 Federal census of St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri,, enumerated 13 July 1860. Their son Conde Benoist was listed as living with them, His age was listed as 24, occupation as physician and birthplace as Mississippi. 5 servants were in the household.¹ He served in the Missouri State Guard as an Assistant Surgeon General, with the rank of Colonel.¹¹ Montrose Anderson Pallen and Anne Eliza Benoist appeared on the 1870 Federal census of St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri,, enumerated 5 July 1870. Their children Conde Benoist and Esther Janette were listed as living with them.¹² Montrose Anderson Pallen and Anne Eliza Benoist appeared on the 1880 Federal census of New York, New York County, New York, enumerated 11 June 1880. Their children Conde Benoist and Esther Janette were listed as living with them.¹³



From The Encyclopedic History of St. Louis: MONTROSE ANDERSON PALLEN was born January 2, 1836, in Vicksburg Mississippi. When six years old he came with his father's family to St. Louis and he was educated in this city, graduating from the St. Louis University in the class of 1855, Two. years later he received his doctor's degree from the St. Louis Medical College, and immediately afterward went to Europe, where. he continued his studies for a year longer. He returned to St. Louis in 1858, began the practice of his profession at once, and almost immediately impressed himself upon his contemporaries as a physician and surgeon of very superior attainments. When he was about twenty-one years of age he took the first prize for a paper read before the American Medical Association, on "The Ophthalmoscope," and it was he who introduced this instrument to the medical profession of this country. At the outbreak of the Civil War he joined the Confederate military forces, first serving as a surgeon under General Henry A Wise, and later was chief medical director on the staff of General Earl Van Dorn, serving in Mississippi, Tennessee, and other Southwestern States. At the close of the war he returned to St. Louis, where he resumed the practice of his profession, attaining great prominence. In 1874 he was called to New York City to fill the chair of gynecology in the Medical Department of the University of New York, and continued to reside and practice in New York until his death, which occurred in 1890. He married, in 1857, Miss Ann E. Benoist, one of the daughters of Louis Benoist, who, in his day, was one of the most noted bankers in St. Louis, and whose career has been sketched elsewhere in these volumes. One son and one daughter were born of this union.²



From Appletons Encyclopedia, Copyright © 2001 VirtualologyTM: PALLEN, Montrose Anderson, educator, born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, 2 January, 1836. His father, a native of Virginia, was professor of obstetrics in St. Louis medical college for twenty-seven years. The son was graduated at St. Louis University in 1853, and in medicine in 1856. After spending two years in hospital service and study in London, Paris, and Berlin, he began practice in St. Louis, Missouri During the civil war he was medical director of General Henry A. Wise's legion in 1861, of General William J. Hardee's army corps in 1862, and afterward of the Department of Mississippi till February, 1863. He was subsequently sent to Canada by the Confederate government to report on the condition of the Confederate prisoners on Johnson's island. He returned to Richmond in 1864, and after a visit to Paris, France, where he obtained surgical and medical supplies for the Confederate armies, he was sent to Montreal again, but was captured on his way back to the south, and held on parole in New York city till the end of the war. After occupying chairs in various institutions, he was in 1874 appointed professor of gynecology in the University of the city of New York. In 1883 he assisted in forming the Post-graduate medical college in that city. Among other inventions by Dr. Pallen are a self-retaining vaginal speculum, peculiar needles for small and deep cavities, and various uterine supports. He has written much for medical periodicals, and published "Abnormities of Vision and Ophthalmoscope" (Washington, D. C., 1858); "Uterine Abnormities" (Cincinnati, 1866); "Prophylaxis of Pregnancy" (New York, 1878): and "Dysmenorrhoea" (1880).

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     Anne Eliza Benoist was born on 29 June 1838 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri.³ She was the daughter of Louis Auguste Benoist and Esther A. Hackney.² Anne Eliza Benoist married Montrose Anderson Pallen, son of Moses Montrose Pallen and Janet Cochran, on 16 April 1857 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri.^4,2 Anne Eliza Benoist died before 11 May 1897 in St. Louis, Missouri. She died of pneumonia.^5,6 She was buried on 11 May 1897 in Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, Section 017, lot 0160.^6,7,8
     Anne Eliza Benoist appeared on the 1850 Federal census of St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri,, enumerated 9 April 1850 in the household of Louis Auguste Benoist and Sara E. Wilson, her father and step-mother. She was enumerated as Eliza.⁹ Anne Eliza Benoist and Montrose Anderson Pallen appeared on the 1860 Federal census of St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri,, enumerated 13 July 1860. Their son Conde Benoist was listed as living with them, His age was listed as 24, occupation as physician and birthplace as Mississippi. 5 servants were in the household.¹⁰ Anne Eliza Benoist lived in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1867.² She worked with E. Senecal on the book Histoire des grandes familles du Canada, ou, Apercu sure le Chevalier Benoist.² She and Montrose Anderson Pallen appeared on the 1870 Federal census of St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri,, enumerated 5 July 1870. Their children Conde Benoist and Esther Janette were listed as living with them.¹¹ Anne Eliza Benoist and Montrose Anderson Pallen appeared on the 1880 Federal census of New York, New York County, New York, enumerated 11 June 1880. Their children Conde Benoist and Esther Janette were listed as living with them.¹²

     Louis Auguste Benoist was born on 13 August 1803 in St. Louis, Nouvelle France, now Missouri. The Oakland House History says July 12, 1801.^5,6 He was the son of Francois Marie Benoist and Marie Anne Catherine Sanguinet.⁴ Louis Auguste Benoist married as his first wife Elisabeth Barton circa 1825.^7,8,3,4 Louis Auguste Benoist married as his second wife Esther A. Hackney, daughter of Aaron A. Hackney and Mary Klans, on 22 November 1832 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri.^9,5,3,4 Louis Auguste Benoist married as his third wife Sara E. Wilson on 30 August 1848.^10,2,3,4 Louis Auguste Benoist died on 15 January 1867 in Havana, Cuba, at age 63. He died of cholera.^5,6,11 He was buried on 17 September 1867 in Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, Section 017, lot 0021.^6,12,11
     Louis was also known as Louis-Augustin.³ He appeared on the census of 1830 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, His household included one male 20-30, one female 20-30 and one female 40-50..⁸ He appeared on the census of 1840 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, The household included 1 male 5-10, 1 15-20 and 1 30-40, 1 female under 1 and 1 female 20-30..¹³ Two other children, Charles Page and Solomon died very young.⁴ He and Sara E. Wilson appeared on the 1850 Federal census of St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri,, enumerated 9 April 1850, as were his children from his marriage to Esther Hackney, Louise Auguste, Esther A., Conde Louis and Anne Eliza.. Their son Sanguinet Hubert was listed as living with them.¹⁴

He commissioned George I Barnett to build Oakland House. See www.afftonoaklandhouse.com. He built the house for his third wife out in the country after losing his first two wives to cholera epidemics.⁶ Louis Auguste Benoist and Sara E. Wilson appeared on the 1860 Federal census of St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri,, enumerated 27 July 1860, as were his children Louise Auguste, Esther A. and Conde Louis.. Their children Henry Augustus, Eugene Hunt, Marie Clemence, Helen Amanda and Louis Auguste were listed as living with them.¹⁵



Biography (from The Encyclopedic History of St. Louis): Benoist, Louis A., pioneer banker and financier, was born August 13, 1803, in St Louis, then a French village under Spanish .domination and about to become a possession of the United States. He was the son of Francois Marie Benoist, and his mother was a daughter of Charles Sanguinet, both numbered among the men who laid the foundations of the present metropolis of the Southwest. Both of these ancestors came of noted families.

Francois Marie Benoist was the only son of Jacques Louis Benoist, the eldest son of Antoine Gabriel Francois Benoist, Chevalier of the Royal and Military Order of St. Louis, which honor he received from Louis XV of France in recognition of his distinguished services in the French armies in Canada from 1735 to 1760. The Benoists were an old and illustrious French family, descending directly from Guillaume Benoist, chamberlain of Charles VII of France. Francois Marie, the father of the subject of the present notice, was .born in Montreal, Canada; and on his maternal side was the great grandson of Lemoyne de Sainte Helene, the second of the famous sons of the renowned Charles Lemoyne and brother of De Bienville, the founder of New Orleans, and of D'Iberville, the first to enter the mouth of the Mississippi River, and one of the greatest captains of his day. Francois Marie received his education at Laval University in Quebec, and, while yet a young man, came to St. Louis.

Like many of his contemporaries, he became a fur trader, prospered in that business, and was able to give his family all the social and educational advantages which our country afforded at that time. Louis A. Benoist, obtained his early education under private tutorship and was at one time a pupil of Judge Tompkins, later one of the judges of the Territorial Court of Missouri. Afterward he was sent to an educational institution in Kentucky, which was known as St. Thomas' College, and was under the charge of Dominican priests. After remaining there three years, he returned to St. Louis and began the study of medicine under the preceptorship of Dr. Trudeau, one of the pioneer physicians of the city. He devoted two years to the study of medicine, rather for the purpose of acquiring a knowledge of the science than with the intention of becoming a medical practitioner At the end of this two years, he took up the study of law in the office of Horatio Cozzens, and in the course of time was duly licensed to practice that profession. He then formed a partnership with Pierre Provenchere, a well-known lawyer and conveyancer of that period, which lasted until he was called upon by his father to make a trip to France, for the purpose of settling up his grandfather's estate. His trip abroad was made in a sailing vessel and the voyage required six weeks. Six months thereafter were devoted to the business which he had been sent to France to take charge of, and at the end of that time he set sail for America, to meet with a thrilling and perilous experience on the way. While in that arm of the Atlantic Ocean which is west of France and north of Spain, the Bay of Biscay, noted for its storms, the vessel upon which he had taken passage was wrecked, and he had a narrow escape from death as a result of that catastrophe. It was months before he could get passage on another vessel bound for America, but he finally reached this country and in due time his home in St. Louis. The bent of his mind was toward the conduct of financial affairs rather than the practice of law, and after his return to St. Louis he abandoned his profession and engaged in the brokerage and real estate business. He became the representative of numerous non-resident capitalists and money-lenders, and soon built up an extensive money-loaning business. In 1832 he engaged regularly in the banking business, and in 1838 his financial operations had developed to such an extent that he established a branch banking-house in New Orleans, which was conducted, first under the name of Benoist & Hackney, and later under the name of Benoist, Shaw & Co. Both the parent house and the New Orleans branch became known as leading financial institutions of the Southwest, and did a large business until 1842, when the St. Louis house was compelled temporarily to suspend, as a result of the financial panic which had swept over the country in the years immediately preceding that date. . Very soon, how-ever, Mr. Benoist's financial genius enabled him to triumph over his embarrassments and he opened the doors of his bank, paid all depositors what was due them, with ten percent interest on the same for the time during which their funds had been tied up, and resumed his banking operations with a stronger hold than ever upon public confidence and esteem. It may truly be said of him that he was not only one of the great Western financiers of his day and generation but was a remarkably progressive man in every respect. During the financial panic of 1857, when banking-houses were failing all over the United States, his bank weathered the storm, its resources unquestioned, his honor and fidelity to the trust reposed in him being regarded by the public as a guarantee of the stability of the institution of which he was the head. He died in 1867, while temporarily sojourning in Cuba, leaving an estate valued at more than five millions of dollars. He was a man of numerous and varied accomplishments, well read in law, medicine, and general literature, and as a banker and financier he had few equals in St. Louis or in any part of the Southwest. He was married three times, and had in all a family of seventeen children. His first wife was a Miss Barton, of Cahokia, Illinois, and one child, which died in infancy, was the only issue of this marriage. His second wife was Miss Hackney, of Pennsylvania, and the children born of this marriage were Sanguinet H. Benoist, who married Miss Curtis; Anne Eliza Benoist, who married Dr. Montrose A. Pallen; Louise Benoist;, who married Cornelius Tompkins; Esther A. Benoist who married Wm. F. Nast and Conde Benoist who married Miss Clemence Christy. His third wife was Miss Sarah E Wilson, a New Jersey lady, and of this marriage, the following named children were born: M. Clemence Benoist who married Charles A. Farris; Eugene W. Benoist who married Almira Lee; Howard Benoist, who married Agnes Foy; Theodore Benoist. who married Mary Hunt; Henry Benoist, who married Ella Carton; Helen A. Benoist, who married John F. Carton; Louis A. Benoist, and Leo de Smet Benoist.¹⁶

     Esther A. Hackney was born in 1811 in Pennsylvania. Her birthdate is estimated from the inscription on her headstone which says she was 37 at the time of her death.^3,4 She was the daughter of Aaron A. Hackney and Mary Klans.² Esther A. Hackney married Louis Auguste Benoist , son of Francois Marie Benoist and Marie Anne Catherine Sanguinet, on 22 November 1832 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri.^5,2,6,7 Esther A. Hackney died on 29 August 1848. She died from cholera.⁴ She was buried in Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, Section 017, lot 0021.⁴
     Esther A. Hackney was Quaker. Two other children, Charles Page and Solomon died very young.⁷

     Francois Marie Benoist was born on 2 November 1767 in Varennes, Province of Quebec, Colony of Canada. He spent much of his childhood living with his mother's parents.^6,7,4,5 He was baptized on 2 November 1767 in Varennes, Province of Quebec, Colony of Canada.⁵ He was the son of Jacques Louis Benoist and Marie Joseph Soumande.^4,5 Francois Marie Benoist married Marie Anne Catherine Sanguinet, daughter of Charles Sanguinet and Marie Anne Conde, on 25 November 1798 in St. Louis, Nouvelle France, now Missouri. They were married by Father Didier, Benedictine Religious and Cure de St. Louis.^4,5 Francois Marie Benoist died on 22 October 1819 in St. Louis, Missouri Territory, at age 51.^2,7,4,5 He was buried on 23 October 1819 in St. Louis, Missouri Territory.⁵
     Francois Marie Benoist was a fur trader.⁸ "Early Settlers of Louisiana" lists children Malvina and Zoe but does not list Eugenie or Celeste.⁶

     Marie Anne Catherine Sanguinet was born on 2 February 1781 in St. Louis, Nouvelle France, now Missouri.^1,3,4 She was the daughter of Charles Sanguinet and Marie Anne Conde.³ Marie Anne Catherine Sanguinet married Francois Marie Benoist, son of Jacques Louis Benoist and Marie Joseph Soumande, on 25 November 1798 in St. Louis, Nouvelle France, now Missouri. They were married by Father Didier, Benedictine Religious and Cure de St. Louis.^3,4 Marie Anne Catherine Sanguinet died on 8 December 1859 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, at age 78.^1,3,4
     Marie was also known as Catherine. Marie was also known as Sauguinet.

     Jacques Louis Benoist was born on 11 September 1744 in Villemarie, Nouvelle France, now Montreal, Quebec, Canada.² He was the son of Chevalier Antoine Gabriel Francois Benoist and Marie Louise le Ber. Jacques Louis Benoist was baptized on 12 September 1744 in Villemarie, Nouvelle France, now Montreal, Quebec, Canada, His godfather was Sieur Jacques Francois Meziere and his godmother was his grandmother Dame Marie-Louise Mire.^3,2 He married Marie Joseph Soumande, daughter of Francois Marie Soumande Delorme and Elizabeth Charlotte Gaultier de Varennes, on 9 February 1767 in Varennes, Province of Quebec, Colony of Canada, He had gone to France with his parents and siblings, but returned to Canada to be married.^3,2 Jacques Louis Benoist died in 1768. He drowned in the St. Lawrence near the islands of Varennes a few months after his son was born.^4,3
     Jacques Louis Benoist began military service Enseigne de marine.

     Marie Joseph Soumande was born on 29 March 1745 in Montreal, Nouvelle France, now Quebec, Canada.⁴ She was the daughter of Francois Marie Soumande Delorme and Elizabeth Charlotte Gaultier de Varennes.^2,3 Marie Joseph Soumande married as her first husband Jacques Louis Benoist, son of Chevalier Antoine Gabriel Francois Benoist and Marie Louise le Ber, on 9 February 1767 in Varennes, Province of Quebec, Colony of Canada, He had gone to France with his parents and siblings, but returned to Canada to be married.^2,3 Marie Joseph Soumande married Mathurin Bouvet dit La Chambre in 1770. They had two sons. One went to Detroit with his father, the other drowned in the Port of Montreal.^2,3 Marie Joseph Soumande died in 1814 in Riviere des Prairies, Hochelaga, Lower Canada, Colony of Canada, now Quebec. She was living with her brother Jean at the time of her death.^5,3
     She remained in Canada when her husband went to Detroit.³