Herman Mendes Monsanto was born May 16, 1831. There are conflicting reports as to where he was born. Some say St Thomas and others say Puerto Rico. I do have a record of him traveling from Mayagues, Puerto Rico with Carlos M. Monsanto age 36 in 1841, Herman was ten years old at the time. In later census records, Herman states that his father was born in St Thomas and his mother in Martinique. I believe Herman may be the sibling of Louise Monsanto born in 1841 in Puerto Rico and married Gorham Hubbard in 1877. Herman Monsanto married Clemence Rouvillain in NYC in 1867 and they had five daughters.

Thank you,

Elizabeth