Simon Rey is the father of Jean-Claude Rey and the grandfather of Cécile and Armand. The Rey family is well known and well thought of in New Orleans, and it can be rightly assumed that Simon not only has been free his whole life, but that the Rey family has been a free family of color for several generations. Grand-père is a widower as his wife, who worked as a milliner, is not seen or mentioned specifically in Cécile's books. Simon worked as a sailor when young before settling in New Orleans and traveled around the world. He is a kind man with a talent for storytelling, a talent Cécile shares. He is firmly against slavery and states many times that, no matter how much money he has, he would never own another person.
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