Background on the naming of Rue Jean-Baptiste Rivolier in St. Etienne:
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Date de dnomination : 25.11.1921, ancienne partie de la rue Chapelon.
Fils de Laurent Rivolier, armurier et de Louise Josphine Faure, n Saint-tienne le 13 juillet 1834 (consulter le registre), mort dans cette mme ville le 15 mars 1917.
Le 16/12/1857 Saint-tienne, il pouse Franoise Mlanie Oudet, lingre (30.08.1836 - 26.10.1899).Date Street named: 28 Nov 1921 - formerly a section of Rue Chapeion.
Son of Laurent Rivolier, gun maker (armorer) and of Louis Josephine Faure, born in Saint-Etienne 13 July 1834, died in the same house the 15 March 1917. On 16 Dec 1857 he married Francoise Melanie Qudet in Saint-Etienne) (Born 20 Aug 1836, died 26 Oct 1899).
L'entreprise de fabrication d'armes a t cre en 1830. Jean-Baptiste va prendre la suite de son pre. Il est par ailleurs membre de la Chambre de commerce et administrateur du banc d'preuve.The arms factory had been created in 1830. Jean-Baptist followed in the footsteps of his father. In addition he was a member of the Chamber of Commerce and
Administrator of the Proof House.
Ses successeurs, qui fabriqueront galement des cycles de 1909 1950, seront, ses fils, Alexis (06.12.1862 - 10.02.1938), Officier de la Lgion d'honneur en 1932, Inspecteur dpartemental de l'enseignement technique et Franois Alexis dit Francisque (14.01.1872 - 10.08.1949) ainsi que le fils de ce dernier, Alexis Antonin Joseph (10.05.1903 - 25.06.1987) qui prendra la prsidence de la Chambre de commerce de 1971 1979.His successors who also made cycles from 1909 to 1950 were his sons Alexis (01 Dec 1862 - 10 Feb 1938),
Officer of the Legion of Honor in 1931, Departmental Inspector for Technical Education and Francois Alexis aka Francisque (14 Jan 1872 - 10 Aug 1949). Also his grandson Alexis Antoinin Joseph (10 May 1903 - 25 Jun 1987), who was President of the Chamber of Commerce from 1971 - 1979.
This family was not a bunch of small entrepreneurs. They were manufacturers of note for 120 years.
