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Biography
LENEUF DE LA VALLIÈRE DE BEAUBASSIN, MICHEL (the younger), captain, major, knight of the order of Saint-Louis, fourth son of Michel Leneuf de La Vallière de Beaubassin, governor of Acadia, and of Marie Denys; baptized 28 Oct. 1677 at Trois-Rivières; married Renée Bertrand, daughter of François Bertrand and Jeanne Giraudin; d. 11 Oct. 1740 at Louisbourg.
He distinguished himself particularly in Newfoundland and on Île Royale (Cape Breton Island). In 1701 Callière dispatched him with orders to Brouillan [Monbeton] in Acadia; the latter retained him in his service until 1704. In June 1703 the minister informed Brouillan that he could use La Vallière to command the militia. In the autumn of 1704 La Vallière went to Quebec, then to Placentia (Plaisance), on board the Wesp, with several other Canadians and some Abenakis. It was at Placentia that, under Auger de Subercase’s orders, he served with Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville and François Picoté de Belestre. The governor of Placentia
Michel
LENEUF
Birth — 1677
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
Death — 1740
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