François Marie
BISSOT
(b.
17 June 1700
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
25 March 1736
,
Mississippi Territory
)
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François Marie BISSOT was born 17 June 1700 in Montréal, Canada, New France
François Marie BISSOT was the child of Jean Baptiste BISSOT and Marie-Marguerite FORESTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BISSOT DE LA RIVIÈRE and Marie COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY (maternal) Antoine FORESTIER and Madeleine CAVELIER dite DESLAURIERSFrançois Marie BISSOT died 25 March 1736 in Mississippi Territory.
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François Marie BISSOT was a second ensign in the troops of Canada and half-pay lieutenant in those of Louisiana, commandant of the posts of the Ouyatanons (Weas), near modern Lafayette, Indiana, and of the Peanguichias .
François Marie BISSOT was a second ensign in the troops of Canada and half-pay lieutenant in those of Louisiana, commandant of the posts of the Ouyatanons (Weas), near modern Lafayette, Indiana, and of the Peanguichias .
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
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1700 Birth 17 June 1700
Montréal, Canada, New France
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BISSOT DE VINSENNE (Vincennes), FRANÇOIS-MARIE, eldest son of Jean-Baptiste Bissot de Vinsenne and of Marguerite Forestier, second ensign in the troops of Canada and half-pay lieutenant in those of Louisiana, commandant of the posts of the Ouyatanons (Weas), near modern Lafayette, Indiana, and of the Peanguichias (Piankeshaws), subsequently called Vincennes, on the Ouabache (Wabash) River; b. 17 June 1700 in Montreal; burned by the Chickasaws near the present site of Fulton, Mississippi, 25 March 1736.
Vinsenne spent almost his entire life among the Miami Indians. A letter he wrote in 1733 shows that he was only 13 years old when he first accompanied his father on a visit to this tribe. In 1718 he was posted among the Ouyatanon Miamis, who lived on the upper Ouabache, and within the next four years was appointed commandant of the Ouyatanon post. Although he was still only a cadet in the colonial troops, this young officer was already noted for his skill in handling the...Read MORE...
Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
BISSOT DE VINSENNE (Vincennes), FRANÇOIS-MARIE, eldest son of Jean-Baptiste Bissot de Vinsenne and of Marguerite Forestier, second ensign in the troops of Canada and half-pay lieutenant in those of Louisiana, commandant of the posts of the Ouyatanons (Weas), near modern Lafayette, Indiana, and of the Peanguichias (Piankeshaws), subsequently called Vincennes, on the Ouabache (Wabash) River; b. 17 June 1700 in Montreal; burned by the Chickasaws near the present site of Fulton, Mississippi, 25 March 1736.
Vinsenne spent almost his entire life among the Miami Indians. A letter he wrote in 1733 shows that he was only 13 years old when he first accompanied his father on a visit to this tribe. In 1718 he was posted among the Ouyatanon Miamis, who lived on the upper Ouabache, and within the next four years was appointed commandant of the Ouyatanon post. Although he was still only a cadet in the colonial troops, this young officer was already noted for his skill in handling the...Read MORE...
Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
1736 Death 25 March 1736
Mississippi Territory
He died at the age of 35.
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