Benjamin Delessert

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• Born on June 12, 1690 in Cossonay
• Baptized on July 4, 1690 in this municipality
• Deceased on December 27, 1765 in Lyon, at the age of 75 years

Parents

• Jean Jacques Delessert (1643 - 1715), capitaine de dragons
• Jeanne Pernette Monod de Ballens (c. 1650 - 1738)

Family

• Married in 1730 in Lyon, with Marguerite Brun (1707 - 1799), issuing
  • Jean Jacques (1731 - 1817)
  • Gabriel Etienne (1735 - 1816)
  • Paul Benjamin (1738 - 1818)

Occupations

• bourgeois de Genève
• commerçant à Genève, à Lyon