Cnel Jules Joseph Nicolas (León) Fonrouge De Lesseps 
Jules Joseph Nicolas (León) was born on November 24th, 1803 in France?. Jules Joseph Nicolas (León)'s father was Jean Joseph Fonrouge De Lesseps and his mother was Elisabeth Leon De Lesseps. His paternal grandparents were Antoine Fonrouge Fortaner and Thecle Tercols Gril; his maternal grandparents were Capitan Bertrand Leon De Lesseps and Catherine Hirigoyen. He was an only child. He died at the age of 73 in 1876.General Notes
egresado de la Academia de Tolon como alferez de la Real Armada de Luis XVIII, ingreso en la marina de
guerra argentina alcanzando grado de coronel y jefe de estado mayor. En sus cartas Urquiza lo llama "amigo y compadre)
El Cnel Fonrouge combatio en el Mediterraneo, en el Pacifico y en el Rio de la Plata. Ha sido llamado "bravo entre los bravos" por su singular valor. Tambien fue cumplio misiones diplomaticas como delegado de Urquiza y la Confederacion ante el gobierno de Bs As. Al quere ser sobornado (hay unas cartas sobre el tema) expreso. "ni todo el oro del mundo puede comprar a un Fonrouge"
exilado en tiempo de Rosas
Jules Joseph Nicolas (León) and María were married in a religious ceremony in 1845 in Salto - Uruguay. They had three sons named José, Antonio and Julio.
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Children
Dr. José Fonrouge Peirano
José was born in 1854 in Concordia, Entre Rios, Argentina. He died at the age of 60 on December 2nd, 1914 in La Plata, Buenos Aires.
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