Family Group Sheet
Family Group Sheet
NameNicolas Marino Benachi ~
Birthabt 1810, Chios, Greece/Hellenes
Death1886, New Orleans, USA
OccupationRalli Brothers cotton merchant in Louisiana from before 1852.
Note 1Greek consul in New Orleans. Founded first Greek Orthodox church in the western hemisphere. Owned vast tracts of land at Biloxi where there is a Benachi Avenue. His colonial-style house at 2257 Bayou Avenue, Louisiana, built 1858-59 still exists.
Note 2He and Catherine had two other children living in 1856. A picture of his tomb exists (presumably in New Orleans).
Other spousesCatherine Grand ~
Marriage13 Nov 1856
SpouseAnne Marie Bidault ~
Birth13 Aug 1837, Bordeaux, France
Death1897
Note 1Born to a Marie Gibert and an unknown father.
Children
Birthabt 1857
SpouseDimitrios Botassi ~ (1829-1925)
Marriage?
5 FIrene (Nicolas) Benachi-Bidault ~
Birth?
Death?