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LE MOYNE DE BIENVILLE, JEAN-BAPTISTE, officer, explorer, governor of Louisiana; baptized as an infant 23 Feb. 1680 in Montreal; son of Charles Le Moyne* de Longueuil et de Châteauguay and Catherine Thierry (Primot); d. 7 March 1767 in Paris, France.
Jan 21, 2008 · Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, gouverneur de la Louisiane (bapt. à Montréal, 23 févr. 1680 -- Paris, France, 7 mars 1767). La famille canadienne des Le Moyne était la marraine de la Louisiane, une extension de la Nouvelle-France. Enseigne de vaisseau de deuxième classe sous le commandement de son frère d' IBERVILLE, parti à la ...
English: Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville (February 23, 1680 – March 7, 1767) was a colonizer and repeated governor of French Louisiana, appointed 4 separate times during 1701-1743. He was a younger brother of explorer Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville .
Dec 31, 2014 · Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, sieur de Bienville [microforme] by King, Grace, 1852-1932. Publication date 1892 Topics Bienville, Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, sieur de, 1680-1767 ...
Jul 27, 2015 · Bienville had invited the priest to leave the chapel in the fort and take possession of his church outside; and the latter had threatened him with excommunication, and was even near doing so, Bienville wishing to attend the mass which his almoner, the Jesuit, celebrated in the fort.
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville. 37 Avenue Samson, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, France. French Explorer. In March 1699, Jean and brother Pierre along with some colonist sailed from France to Lousiana in order to claim it for King Louis XV. Jean Baptist will return in 1717 and become the Founder of New Orleans, Lousiana.
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville found New Orleans, which famously has a large French quarter. Bienville discovered a spot off of the Mississippi River which he believed would be safe from tidal surges and hurricanes, so in 1717 he wrote to his company that they should found a city there. This is the beginnings of one of the greatest cities ...
