The Early Years
The Monnin family tree is quite large. The earliest Monnin that we have
been able to track down is John George Monnin. Everything that we've got
stems from John George, so that's were we'll start.
John George Monnin was born in Berne, Switzerland in 1803. His wife,
Marie Anna (Chevre) Monnin was born in Alsace-Lorraine, France in 1814.
Marie Anna was his second wife. We have not been able to find his first
wife's name.
John George and Marie Anna left Switzerland in 1852 and arrived in the
United States that same year. They brought eight children with them from
Switzerland. They were, Frank, George, Louise, Xavier and Kate, born to
his first wife and John B, Ignace and Justin, born to Marie Anna. They
had two more children, who were born in America. They were Roseen and
Joseph
John George Monnin died on October 25, 1855 at the age of 52, just three
years after arriving in America. His wife Marie Anna died on February 12,
1856 at the age of 42, just four months after his husband's death.
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