__ | __| | | | |__ | _Pierre ROSSIER _____| | (.... - 1693) m 1651| | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--André ROSSIER | | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Jeanne FESTER ______| m 1651 | | __ | | |__| | |__
__ | _Pierre ROSSIER _____| | (.... - 1693) m 1651| | |__ | _André ROSSIER ______| | m 1718 | | | __ | | | | |_Jeanne FESTER ______| | m 1651 | | |__ | | |--André ROSSIER | (1718 - ....) | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Jeanne MOINAZ ______| m 1718 | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
__ | _Pierre ROSSIER _____| | (.... - 1693) m 1651| | |__ | _Simon ROSSIER ______| | m 1688 | | | __ | | | | |_Jeanne FESTER ______| | m 1651 | | |__ | | |--Anne ROSSIER | | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Catherine ROSSALET _| m 1688 | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
__ | _Pierre ROSSIER _____| | (.... - 1693) m 1651| | |__ | _Simon ROSSIER ______| | m 1688 | | | __ | | | | |_Jeanne FESTER ______| | m 1651 | | |__ | | |--François David ROSSIER | | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Catherine ROSSALET _| m 1688 | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
He appears as a sponsor at the baptism of Jean Antoine François, son of Abraham Augustin Rossier, and is identified as the father's brother. He is likely the Gabriel Rossier who appeared in 1711 at the baptism of Susanne, daughter of Guérard Théodore Rossier, and there described also as a brother of the father. At that event, Gabriel was accompanied by his wife Susanne Dumars.
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Pierre ROSSIER _____| | (.... - 1693) m 1651| | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--François Gabriel ROSSIER | | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Jeanne FESTER ______| m 1651 | | __ | | |__| | |__
__ | _Pierre ROSSIER _____| | (.... - 1693) m 1651| | |__ | _Simon ROSSIER ______| | m 1688 | | | __ | | | | |_Jeanne FESTER ______| | m 1651 | | |__ | | |--François Louis ROSSIER | | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Catherine ROSSALET _| m 1688 | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
With his son-in-law Jean Sigismond Roulet, he was an influential banker in New York City for many years, and a central figure in many Swiss and other international commercial ventures in the New World. He also seems to have spent some time in Philadelphia, perhaps running a branch office there. The exact chronology is not clear. Some sources say he arrived in New York in 1799, and he was certainly present at a baptism at the French church there in that year.
_Pierre ROSSIER _____ | (.... - 1693) m 1651 _Guérard Théodore ROSSIER _| | | | |_Jeanne FESTER ______ | m 1651 _Pierre Jonas ROSSIER ___________| | (.... - 1803) | | | _____________________ | | | | |_Catherine MOTTAZ _________| | | | |_____________________ | | |--George ROSSIER | | _____________________ | | | ___________________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Jeanne Marie (Catherine?) LOUP _| | | _____________________ | | |___________________________| | |_____________________
__ | _Pierre ROSSIER _____| | (.... - 1693) m 1651| | |__ | _Guérard Théodore ROSSIER _| | | | | __ | | | | |_Jeanne FESTER ______| | m 1651 | | |__ | | |--Guérard André ROSSIER | | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Catherine MOTTAZ _________| | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
The dates of the children need to be reviewed in the church records.
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Pierre ROSSIER _____| | (.... - 1693) m 1651| | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Guérard Théodore ROSSIER | | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Jeanne FESTER ______| m 1651 | | __ | | |__| | |__
__ | _Pierre ROSSIER _____| | (.... - 1693) m 1651| | |__ | _Jaques François ROSSIER _| | m 1693 | | | __ | | | | |_Jeanne FESTER ______| | m 1651 | | |__ | | |--Isbrande Magdelaine ROSSIER | | __ | | | _Vigand VEYEL _______| | | | | | |__ | | |_Jeanne VEYEL ____________| m 1693 | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
__ | _Pierre ROSSIER _____| | (.... - 1693) m 1651| | |__ | _Abraham Augustin ROSSIER _| | | | | __ | | | | |_Jeanne FESTER ______| | m 1651 | | |__ | | |--Jaqueline Elizabeth ROSSIER | | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Balthazarde ROLAND _______| | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
__ | _Pierre ROSSIER _____| | (.... - 1693) m 1651| | |__ | _Abraham Augustin ROSSIER _| | | | | __ | | | | |_Jeanne FESTER ______| | m 1651 | | |__ | | |--Jaques ROSSIER | | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Balthazarde ROLAND _______| | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Pierre ROSSIER _____| | (.... - 1693) m 1651| | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Jaques Antoine ROSSIER | | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Jeanne FESTER ______| m 1651 | | __ | | |__| | |__
Burial record gives names of both parents and his age at death, 64 years, 8 months.
_Pierre ROSSIER _____ | (.... - 1693) m 1651 _Guérard Théodore ROSSIER _| | | | |_Jeanne FESTER ______ | m 1651 _Pierre Jonas ROSSIER ___________| | (.... - 1803) | | | _____________________ | | | | |_Catherine MOTTAZ _________| | | | |_____________________ | | |--Jaques Benjamin ROSSIER | (1739 - 1803) | _____________________ | | | ___________________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Jeanne Marie (Catherine?) LOUP _| | | _____________________ | | |___________________________| | |_____________________
The sponsors at his baptism included his uncle Jaques Benjamin Rossier.
_Guérard Théodore ROSSIER _+ | _Pierre Jonas ROSSIER ___________| | (.... - 1803) | | |_Catherine MOTTAZ _________ | _George ROSSIER ________________| | | | | ___________________________ | | | | |_Jeanne Marie (Catherine?) LOUP _| | | | |___________________________ | | |--Jaques Benjamin ROSSIER | (1773 - ....) | ___________________________ | | | _Vincent Sigismond SANCHI _______| | | | | | |___________________________ | | |_Marie Françoise Louise SANCHI _| (.... - 1803) | | ___________________________ | | |_Marie DOMBALD __________________| | |___________________________
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Pierre ROSSIER _____| | (.... - 1693) m 1651| | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Jaques François ROSSIER | | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Jeanne FESTER ______| m 1651 | | __ | | |__| | |__
__ | _Pierre ROSSIER _____| | (.... - 1693) m 1651| | |__ | _Guérard Théodore ROSSIER _| | | | | __ | | | | |_Jeanne FESTER ______| | m 1651 | | |__ | | |--Jaques Samuel Joseph ROSSIER | | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Catherine MOTTAZ _________| | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Pierre ROSSIER _____| | (.... - 1693) m 1651| | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Jean ROSSIER | | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Jeanne FESTER ______| m 1651 | | __ | | |__| | |__
__ | _Pierre ROSSIER _____| | (.... - 1693) m 1651| | |__ | _André ROSSIER ______| | m 1681 | | | __ | | | | |_Jeanne FESTER ______| | m 1651 | | |__ | | |--Jean Antoine ROSSIER | | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Claudine DUFRESNE __| m 1681 | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
__ | _Pierre ROSSIER _____| | (.... - 1693) m 1651| | |__ | _Abraham Augustin ROSSIER _| | | | | __ | | | | |_Jeanne FESTER ______| | m 1651 | | |__ | | |--Jean Antoine François ROSSIER | | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Balthazarde ROLAND _______| | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
__ | _Pierre ROSSIER _____| | (.... - 1693) m 1651| | |__ | _Simon ROSSIER ______| | m 1688 | | | __ | | | | |_Jeanne FESTER ______| | m 1651 | | |__ | | |--Jean Baptiste ROSSIER | | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Catherine ROSSALET _| m 1688 | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
__ | _Pierre ROSSIER _____| | (.... - 1693) m 1651| | |__ | _Simon ROSSIER ______| | m 1688 | | | __ | | | | |_Jeanne FESTER ______| | m 1651 | | |__ | | |--Jean Corneille ROSSIER | | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Catherine ROSSALET _| m 1688 | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
_Pierre ROSSIER _____ | (.... - 1693) m 1651 _Guérard Théodore ROSSIER _| | | | |_Jeanne FESTER ______ | m 1651 _Pierre Jonas ROSSIER ___________| | (.... - 1803) | | | _____________________ | | | | |_Catherine MOTTAZ _________| | | | |_____________________ | | |--Jean Elie ROSSIER | | _____________________ | | | ___________________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Jeanne Marie (Catherine?) LOUP _| | | _____________________ | | |___________________________| | |_____________________
__ | _Pierre ROSSIER _____| | (.... - 1693) m 1651| | |__ | _Simon ROSSIER ______| | m 1688 | | | __ | | | | |_Jeanne FESTER ______| | m 1651 | | |__ | | |--Jean François ROSSIER | | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Catherine ROSSALET _| m 1688 | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
__ | _Pierre ROSSIER _____| | (.... - 1693) m 1651| | |__ | _Simon ROSSIER ______| | m 1688 | | | __ | | | | |_Jeanne FESTER ______| | m 1651 | | |__ | | |--Jean François André ROSSIER | | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Catherine ROSSALET _| m 1688 | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__