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'''Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville (1680-1767)''' - Born 23 Feb 1680 in Montreal, Quebec. Explorer, colonizer and four times Governor of French Louisiana. Responsible with his older brother [[Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville]] for initial settlements at Biloxi, New Orleans and Mobile, sometimes known as the “Father of Louisiana.” | '''Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville (1680-1767)''' - Born 23 Feb 1680 in Montreal, Quebec. Explorer, colonizer, and four times Governor of French Louisiana. Responsible, with his older brother [[Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville]], for initial settlements at Biloxi, New Orleans and Mobile, sometimes known as the “Father of Louisiana.” | ||
Bienville died on 7 Mar 1767, in Paris France, at the age of 87. Also known as [[Sieur de Bienville]]. | |||
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|+ Major Forts in French Louisiana | |+ Major French Forts in French Louisiana | ||
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* [[Fort Biloxi]] 1699 | * [[Fort Biloxi]] 1699 | ||
* [[Fort de La Boulaye]] 1700 | |||
* [[Fort Louis de la Louisiane]] 1701 | |||
* [[Fort Louis de la Mobile]] 1711 | * [[Fort Louis de la Mobile]] 1711 | ||
* [[Fort Rosalie]] 1716 | * [[Fort Rosalie]] 1716 | ||
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* [[Fort Conde]] 1717 | * [[Fort Conde]] 1717 | ||
* [[Fort Toulouse]] 1717 | * [[Fort Toulouse (1)]] 1717 | ||
* [[Fort Tombigbee|Fort Tombechbe]] 1735 | * [[Fort Tombigbee|Fort Tombechbe]] 1735 | ||
* [[Fort Assumption]] 1739 | * [[Fort Assumption]] 1739 | ||
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'''Father:''' Charles le Moyne (1626-1685) | '''Father:''' Charles le Moyne (1626-1685) | ||
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'''See Also:''' | |||
* [[Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville]] | |||
'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* [ | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Le_Moyne,_Sieur_de_Bienville Wikipedia - Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville] | ||
* [http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1102 Encylopedia of Alabama - Le Moyne Brothers] | * [http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1102 Encylopedia of Alabama - Le Moyne Brothers] | ||
* [http://international.loc.gov/intldl/fiahtml/fiatheme2c4.html LOC - Jean Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville] | * [http://international.loc.gov/intldl/fiahtml/fiatheme2c4.html LOC - Jean Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:45, 24 January 2018
 Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville (1680-1767) - Born 23 Feb 1680 in Montreal, Quebec. Explorer, colonizer, and four times Governor of French Louisiana. Responsible, with his older brother Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, for initial settlements at Biloxi, New Orleans and Mobile, sometimes known as the “Father of Louisiana.” Bienville died on 7 Mar 1767, in Paris France, at the age of 87. Also known as Sieur de Bienville.
Father: Charles le Moyne (1626-1685) Mother: Catherine Thierry (birth name Primot) (1640-1690) Marriage:
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