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Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist lə mwan də bjɛ̃vil]; / l ə ˈ m ɔɪ n d ə b i ˈ ɛ n v ɪ l /; February 23, 1680 – March 7, 1767), also known as Sieur de Bienville, was a French-Canadian colonial administrator in New France.
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville (baptized Feb. 23, 1680, Montreal, New France [now in Canada]—died March 7, 1767, Paris, Fr.) was a French explorer, colonial governor of Louisiana, and founder of New Orleans.
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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.
Learn about the life and achievements of Bienville, the "Father of Louisiana" and the founder of New Orleans. He was a French explorer, naval officer, and colonial governor who fought against the English and the Choctaw tribes.
Learn about the life and achievements of Bienville, the "father of Louisiana", who was a Canadian, Frenchman and colonist of Louisiana. Explore his role as an explorer, interpreter, military official, entrepreneur and planter in the Atlantic world.
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville was a high official and then governor of Louisiana, including present Mississippi, during the French regime (1699–1763) and was the colony’s dominant political personality until 1743. He was baptized on 23 February 1680 in Montreal, the eighth son of Charles Le Moyne, Sieur de Longueuil, and Catherine Thierry/Primot. In […]
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Jan 21, 2008 · Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, governor of Louisiana (bap at Montréal 23 Feb 1680; d at Paris, France 7 Mar 1767). Louisiana was New France's offshoot and the Canadian Le Moyne family were its godparents.
