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Anne-Marthe-Roland Onffroy <ref name="Nobiliaire universel de France" >{{cite web |language=fr |title=Universal nobility of France, or General collection of historical genealogies of the noble houses of this kingdom. T. 15 / by Nicolas Viton de Saint-Allais, Nicolas (1773-1842); with the assistance of MM. of Courcelles, the abbot of Espines, of Saint-Pons - Pages 197 to 198 |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k36876g |website=gallica.bnf.fr}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>, born December 15, 1778 in Brittany, is a '''knight of the [[Order of Saint Louis]]'''. He is a fervent royalist. He belonged to the royal artillery corps (battalion commander). |
Anne-Marthe-Roland Onffroy <ref name="Nobiliaire universel de France" >{{cite web |language=fr |title=Universal nobility of France, or General collection of historical genealogies of the noble houses of this kingdom. T. 15 / by Nicolas Viton de Saint-Allais, Nicolas (1773-1842); with the assistance of MM. of Courcelles, the abbot of Espines, of Saint-Pons - Pages 197 to 198 |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k36876g |website=gallica.bnf.fr}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>, born December 15, 1778 in Brittany, is a '''knight of the [[Order of Saint Louis]]'''. He is a fervent royalist. He belonged to the royal artillery corps (battalion commander). |
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Anne-Marthe-Roland Onffroy owned a coffee plantation |
Anne-Marthe-Roland Onffroy owned a coffee plantation in [[Jamaica]]. He was an artillery officer engaged in the [[English Army]] ([[Saint-Domingue]] campaigns). |
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In 1816, after the departure of [[Napoléon Ier|Napoléon Bonaparte]], the Onffroy family returned to [[Brittany]] <ref name="Nobiliaire universel de France" /> after selling the Jamaican coffee plantation. |
In 1816, after the departure of [[Napoléon Ier|Napoléon Bonaparte]], the Onffroy family returned to [[Brittany]] <ref name="Nobiliaire universel de France" /> after selling the Jamaican coffee plantation. |
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Revision as of 20:52, 20 April 2024
Onffroy de Vérez family comes from Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer in Calvados in department of Normandy region.
History
This french family was ennobled in January 1543, registered in the Chambre des Comptes on December 16, 1544. Maintained noble on March 9, 1599. Registration of titles of nobility in Santo Domingo in 1768[1]. She was admitted to the Association d'entraide de la noblesse française in 1953.
Notable people
Anne-Marthe-Rolland Onffroy
Anne-Marthe-Roland Onffroy [2], born December 15, 1778 in Brittany, is a knight of the Order of Saint Louis. He is a fervent royalist. He belonged to the royal artillery corps (battalion commander).
Anne-Marthe-Roland Onffroy owned a coffee plantation in Jamaica. He was an artillery officer engaged in the English Army (Saint-Domingue campaigns).
In 1816, after the departure of Napoléon Bonaparte, the Onffroy family returned to Brittany [2] after selling the Jamaican coffee plantation.
Jules-Henry Onffroy de Thoron
Jules-Henry Onffroy de Thoron was a 19th century French explorer.
In 1850, he set sail for the South American continent without a specific destination, landing at Valparaiso then in 1851 at La Serena [3]. He took part in battles against the Chileans and was expelled as undesirable. Moving to Peru, he obtained the title of "civil engineer" from the Ministry of War. However, his desire to travel persists. He undertook two expeditions (1852 and 1861) to Peru, devoting his time to observing, drawing and establishing topographical surveys of the region.
References
- ^ François Onffroy, lord of Veret, near Bayeux, (Calvados), maintained noble in Normandy in 1666. Pierre-Roland O., settler in Saint-Domingue. Jacques-Roland O., maintained as a noble by decree of the Parliament of Brittany of July 20, 1782, commissioner of the nobility of the States of Brittany, from 1784 to 1789, for the inspection of the grants of the towns of the province, returned to Saint-Domingue in 1790, colonel of the royalist and emigrant militias of this island in 1793 (Henri Frotier de La Messelière , p. 225).
- ^ a b "Universal nobility of France, or General collection of historical genealogies of the noble houses of this kingdom. T. 15 / by Nicolas Viton de Saint-Allais, Nicolas (1773-1842); with the assistance of MM. of Courcelles, the abbot of Espines, of Saint-Pons - Pages 197 to 198". gallica.bnf.fr (in French).
- ^ "Bulletin de la Diana (Loire) - Pages 216 to 227" (in French).
Bibliography
- Henri Frotier de La Messelière (1912–1926). Imprimerie Prudhomme (ed.). Breton affiliations 1650-1912. Saint-Brieuc. BNF: 30469358.
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