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On June 5, 1874, a charter was granted to the Missouri Lead and Smelting Company, which was renamed the Desloge Lead Company on February 21, 1876. In 1876 and 1877, the company sank three shafts and built a new mill in Bonne Terre.
Firmin René Desloge (17 February 1803, in Nantes, France – 20 July 1856, in Potosi, Missouri) was a U.S. businessman who founded lead mines and other mercantile businesses. [1] He was the progenitor of the Desloge Family in America , whose Missouri business interests included fur trading, hardware, clothing, lead mining, smelting and ore ...
The city was founded by Firmin V. Desloge II, son of Firmin René Desloge, who migrated from France, settled in Potosi, and began the Desloge Family in America. [4] Firmin V. Desloge II learned about mining from his father and acquired many claims in the area of what is today Desloge and Bonne Terre.
A 2-year-old girl was found dead in a stroller by police days after she was thought to have been beaten to death by her mother's partner. Isabella Jonas-Wheildon was discovered deceased in her ...
Tomb of Moses Austin and Maria Brown Austin in Potosi behind the Presbyterian church built in 1832 A view of Potosi published in 1819 by H.R. Schoolcraft, captioned Potosi, alias Mine á Burton. A lead mining settlement at this spot, "Mine à Breton" or Mine au Breton, was founded between 1760 and 1780 by Francis Azor, of Brittany, France.
Connor Cruise is saying goodbye to his 20s!. The son of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman marked his 30th birthday on Friday, Jan. 17. (Tom, 62, and Kidman, 57, who divorced in 2001, also share ...
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In 1822, Desloge's father, Firmin René Desloge, came to America from France to work with his uncle Jean Ferdinand Rozier from Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. [2] [3]Born August 30, 1843, in Potosi, Missouri, the young Desloge received his early education in the public schools at Potosi, where the family businesses included fur trading, distilling, and mining.