in 1917). Monsanto's daughter Olga Méndez Monsanto (1871–1938) was married to John Francis Queeny (1859–1933) of St. Louis, Missouri, who founded the Monsanto Chemical Company, naming it after his wife. Her grandfather, Manuel Méndez Monsanto (died 1863), was a merchant and sugar financier with holdings on both St. Thomas and Vieques in Puerto Rico, who was ennobled by the Spanish for his role in Vieques' commercialisation. See also Pushcarts and Plantations: Jewish Life in Louisiana History of the Jews in Curaçao References Footnotes Bibliography American Jews Sephardi families Jewish families People of Louisiana (New France) People of Colonial Spanish Louisiana Jews and Judaism in Louisiana Jews and Judaism in New Orleans Spanish and Portuguese Jews