Jean Ferdinand Rozier
Deceased Person
1777 – 1864
Who was Jean Ferdinand Rozier?
Jean Ferdinand Rozier was born in Nantes, France to Francois Claude Rozier and Renee Angelique Colas. In 1802 he served in the French Navy. Jean Ferdinand immigrated from France to New York in 1806, eventually settling in the village of Ste. Genevieve in the Louisiana Territory. He married Constance Pelagie Roy, the daughter of Andre Roy and Constance Barbeauon, on August 19, 1813 in Ste. Genevieve, MO. She was born October 8, 1795 in Prairie du Rocher, IL, and died August 24, 1878 in Ste. Genevieve, MO.
Rozier became business partners with John James Audubon in France before they came to America in Partnership. Their partnership continued at Audubon's father's property in Pennsylvania to Louisville and Henderson, Kentucky and to Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Audubon eventually sold his portion of the business to Rozier April 6, 1811 to continue his studies and art interests.
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