64. Philippe François Bienvenu was born 23 Mar 1671 in Loiret, Brittany, France and was christened 23 Mar 1671 in St. Paul's Church, Pleines Pasrish, Diocese Of Cannes. He died in Fort de Chartres, Kaskaskia Illinois. Philippe married Françoise Claire Allaire on 5 Jul 1699 in Bretagne, France. [Parents]
Exact dates & Occupation from Bonnie Bess Wood
65. Françoise Claire Allaire was born 1675 in Ploemur, Brittany, France. She died before 1724 in France. [Parents]
66. Valéntin Alexandre DeVince was born about 1705. He died 23 Jun 1735 in Fort Condé, Mobile, Alabama. Valéntin married Marie Marthe Chauvin.
Valéntin was employed Engineer in Fort Condé, Mobile, Alabama.
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Author: DeVille, Winston
"Gulf Coast Colonials: A Compendium of French Families in Early 18th Century Louisiana"Marriage 1 (Marie) Marthe Chauvin DesIslets DeLéry b: ABT 1714 in France, Poitou-Charentes, Département Charente-Maritime, La Rochelle
Married: ABT 1733
Children
(Marie) Marthe Chauvin DeVince b: ABT 1710
Marie Marthe DeVince b: 8 JAN 1735 in AL, Mobile Co, Mobile, Fort Condé
(François) Valéntin DeVince b: ABT 1737
Thimalion DeVince b: ABT 1739
67. Marie Marthe Chauvin was born 1736. [Parents]
Widow Devince, 11 slaves, 24 arpents waterfront on river Teche from St Martin of Tours Church up the river, Attakapas Parish, 1808
70. Jean Grégoire de Volant married Marie Marthe Chauvin DeVince .
Captain Commandant, Swiss Militia, Karre Regiment, Port Of Orleans, Louisiana (1749) ; Écuyer; Chevalier De St Louis
71. Marie Marthe Chauvin DeVince was born about 1710. [Parents]
Children
(Marthe) Charlotte De Volant b: 22 JUN 1738 in AL, Mobile Co, Mobile, Fort Condé
Pierre Volant b: ABT 1735
Catherine De Volant b: ABT 1742
Mr Volant b: ABT 1744 in LA, Orleans Parish, New Orleans
(Marie Marthe) Constance De Volant b: ABT 1746 in LA, Orleans Parish, New Orleans
88. Chevalier Nicolas Antoine Coulon de Villiers was born 20 Mar 1682 in Mantes, Brittany, France and was christened 20 Mar 1683 in parish church of St. Etienne at Mantes. He died 1733 in Killed By A Sauk Indian At Greenbay. Nicolas married Angélique Jarret de Vercheres on 7 Dec 1705 in Quebec. [Parents]
G.H.C. Bulletin 87 : Novembre 1996 Page 1770
Nicolas-Antoine arrived in Quebe about 1703 and by 1715 he was a lieutenant in the French army. From 1725 to 1730 Nicolas was the French military Commander at Fort St.Joseph, from which Nicolas led (August of 1730) a force of French & Native Allies against the Mesquakie (Renard or Fox) Fort, built 60 leagues south of Lake Michigan, joining French forces from Fort de Chartes & the Miami Fort and preparing for their campaign of extermination of that Tribe. In January of 1731 the suvivors of that campaign surrendered to him at Fort St.Joseph and later that year he accompanied them to Montreal and Governor-General Beauharnois to ask for mercy (Montigny at Michilimackinac wrote of there leaving that Fort). From 1731 until his death (killed by a Sauk) in 1733, commanded & rebuilt the fort at La Bay (Green Bay, Wisconsin).
Villiers, Nicholas Antoine Coulon De ... (1708-1750):
This is the French officer who was in charge of a French force which attacked Grand Pré during February 1747. The force consisted of 300 Canadians and Indians; it had made a grueling winter's march overland from the Isthmus of Chignecto to catch the English napping. The New Englanders were under the command of Arthur Noble. Villiers was seriously wounded with the first volley, such that he had to be carried behind the lines and effectively gave up his command to la Corne. Though Villiers survived, he never was able to resume his duties again as a military man. His left arm was so badly shattered that it continued to give him difficulty. He went to France for treatment and then returned to Trois-Rivières, however, ultimately, he was, in 1750, to die on account of the injuries he sustained at Grand Pré.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In the year 1725 this 26th of august I, C M Mesaiger13 Priest of the society of Jesus and missionary at the french fort of the river St Joseph, baptized marie magdelaine daughter of claude collet soldier in a company of the marine detachment and of marguerite faucher married in the eyes of the church, born this same day. The godfather was Sieur nicolas antoine coulon14 son of Mr de Villiers commandant and the godmother (page 210) marie Joseph collet native of the said place who declared she could not sign
C M Mesaiger J M JCoulon
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(page 219)In the year one thousand seven hundred and forty one I jan Baptiste Lamorinie priest of the Society of jesus and at present missionary at the mission of the river St joseph on this day the 29th of june supplied the ceremonies of baptism to marie amable daughter of Mr augustin Larchevesque and of marie magdelaine reaume his wife. the godfather was Mr. Claude Cavon and the godmother Charlote robert wife of Sieur francois mainard, interpreter in the said post. the said child had been baptized by Monsieur nicolas Coulon viliers Commandant of the said place the twenty seventh of july of the year one thousand seven hundred and forty. the said gentleman having certified ( ) I supplied the lack of ceremonies and signed
Jean Baptiste Lamorinie of the soc.
signed with me
of jesus
Claude Cavon
marie charlotte rober jane
wife of fransoit menard
4 Nicolas Antoine Coulon de Villiers came from France to Canada as a youth, prior to the end of the year 1700. He entered the army, being promoted lieutenant in 1715 and captain in 1733. He assumed command of St. Joseph in 1724, and in the summer of 1730 engineered the notable defeat of the Foxes, southwest of Chicago. For this exploit he was given his captaincy and thereupon sent to command the post at Green Bay. Upon his arrival he became embroiled with the Sauk tribe and by them was slain, Sept. 16, 1733.Villiers married, about the end of 1705, Anglique Jarret de Verchres. She survived her husband about a year, dying at Montreal in 1734. They had a large family of children, several of whom are notable in the history of New France. See Amde Gosselin, Notes Sur La Famille Coulon de Villiers (Levis, 1906).
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89. Angélique Jarret de Vercheres. [Parents]
Nicolas-Antoine Coulon, Chevalier de Villiers: (1682 - 1733)
Nicolas was the son of Raoul-Guillaume Coulon, sieur de Villiers & Louise de Lafosse (m.1677, Beaumont-Sur-Oise), born in Brittany, France. In 1705 he married Angelique Jarret de Vercheres (dau. of Francois Jarret de Vercheres & Marie Perrot) in Quebec. [Sometime before 1718 Nicolas may have married a Madame de La Chesaigne].Children of Nicolas & Angelique:
Marie-Madelaine (b.1707) (1st.m.to Francois Duplessis Regnard Lefebvre in 1728; 2nd.m.to Claude Marin, sieur de la Perriere; 3rd.m.to Joseph d'Amours, sieur de Clignancourt in 1754).
Nicolas-Antoine II (1708-1750) (m.Madeleine-Marie-Anne Tarieux in 1743 - daughter of Pierre-Thomas Tarieu & Madeleine Jarret de Vercheres)
Louis (1710-1757) (m.Marie-Amable Prudhomme in 1753).
Francois (b.1712) (m.1st.to Elizabeth Groston de St.Ange de Bellerive, m.2nd.to Madelaine Marin & m.3rd.to Genevieve Esnoul de Livaudais.
Joseph (b.1718) (m.Anne-Marguerite Soumande in 1754).
Pierre (bapt.1720)
Charles-Francois (bapt.1721)
Marie-Anne (1722-1789) (m.Philippe-Ignace Aubert de Gaspe in 1745 - son of Pierre Aubert de Gaspe & Madeleine-Angelique Legardeur)
Terese
Marguerite
Louise (bapt.1724) (m.Amable Prudhomme in 1753).
Madeleine-Angelique (bapt.1726)
Antoine (m.1st.to Marguerite-Marie-Anne Tarieu de la Perade in 1741 and m.2nd.to Madeleine in 1743)
Jean Baptiste Jarret, sieur de Vercheres: (1687-1752)
He was the son of Francois Jarret de Vercheres & Marie Perrault/Perrot. Jean married Marie-Madeleine-Francoise d'Ailleboust de Manthet (daughter of Nicolas Dailleboust & Francoise-Jeanne Denis) at Montreal in 1721. Their children were Catherine-Madeleine (b.1731)(m. Pierre-Joseph Hertel, sieur de Beaubassin in 1751), Marie-Anne (b.1733)(m. Philippe-Thomas Dagneau de La Saussaye in 1755) & Charlotte-Gabrielle (b.1735)(m.1st.to Pierre-Marie Raimbault, Sieur de St.Blin & m.2nd.to Rene-Ovide Hertel de Rouville in 1767). Jean's brother-in-law was (sister Angelique) Nicolas-Antoine Coulon de Villiers who as commander of Green Bay, rebuilt that post in 1731 and was killed by the Sauk in 1733. Jean was the commander of that same fort in 1746-47. In June of 1730 Jean's wife Madeleine hired Jacques Charly to go west (either to Nepigon or Lake Superior) and after Jean's death, she married Jean Bte.Le Vrault in 1756.
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