Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville

Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville 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. Major French Forts in French Louisiana Fort Biloxi 1699 Fort de La Boulaye 1700 Fort Louis de la Louisiane 1701 Fort Louis de la Mobile 1711 Fort Rosalie 1716 Fort Conde 1717 Fort Toulouse (1) 1717 Fort Tombechbe 1735 Fort Assumption 1739 Father: Charles le Moyne (1626-1685) Mother: Catherine Thierry (birth name Primot) (1640-1690) Marriage: Not known to have married. Children: No known children. Offices: 1701-1713 Governor of French Louisiana 1717-1718 Governor of French Louisiana 1718-1724 Governor of French Louisiana 1733-1743 Governor of French Louisiana See Also: Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville Sources: Wikipedia - Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville Encylopedia of Alabama - Le Moyne Brothers LOC - Jean Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville Roots Web - The French Colonials on the Gulf Coast Canadian Biography - Le Moyne de Bienville, Jean-Baptiste New Orleans Bar Assn - Grandfather of New Orleans