Henry Honoré

[1] His paternal grandfather, Jean Antoine Honoré, was born in Paris, France from an old aristocratic family and was friends with Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, and moved to America in 1781, becoming a merchant prince and taking an active part in the establishment of Kentucky.

[1] In 1855, Honoré moved from Louisville to Chicago, Illinois and made his fortune in real estate.

Honoré was responsible for the assemblage of lots and acreage along Dearborn Street, creating an office and commercial district.

[1] Together, they had six children, including:[4] Honoré died in Chicago, at the age of 93, on August 16, 1916.

[10] Through his daughter Ida Marie, Honoré became the grandfather of American writer Julia Dent Cantacuzène Spiransky-Grant, also known as Princess Cantacuzène, who chronicled the Russian Revolution from a first-person perspective.