Louis Coulon de Villiers1

M, #11616, b. 10 August 1710, d. 2 November 1757
Relationship
7th great-granduncle of Joseph Wayne Peery
     Louis Coulon de Villiers was baptized on 10 August 1710 at Vercheres, Parish of Contrecoeur, Quebec, Canada.2,1 He was the son of Nicolas Antoine Coulon de Villiers and Angelique Jarret de Vercheres.1 He began military service before 1733 at Canada when he enlisted in the Canadian Army.3 He was promoted to Second Ensign on 15 August 1736.3 He married Marie Amable Prudhomme, daughter of Louis Prudhomme and Louise Marin, on 29 December 1753 at Montreal, Quebec, Canada.2,4 As of 3 July 1754 Louis Coulon de Villiers was a veteran of the Canadiah Army leading a force of 600 Canadian soldiers and 100 Indian allies against the troops of George Washington at Fort Necessity, in the Ohio Country. An indian known as the Half King, allied with Washington, had killed Louis' brother, Jumonville. After the battle, Washington surrendered to Louis. Many historians think the death of Jumonville Devilliers and the subsequent battle were instrumental in the beginning of the French and Indian War.1 He died of small pox on 2 November 1757 at Quebec, Quebec, Canada, at age 47 years, 2 months and 23 days.5,6

Child of Louis Coulon de Villiers and Marie Amable Prudhomme

Citations

  1. [S1347] Christina Dickerson, "Dissertation-DeVilliers Family in New France", p. x.
  2. [S1370] Quebec, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families (Tanguay Collection), 1608-1890, online http://search.ancestry.com, Name:     Louis Coulon Sieur de Villiers
    Relationship to Head:     Enfant (Child)
    Baptism Date:     10 août 1710 (10 Aug 1710)
    Baptism Place:     Contrecoeur
    Father's name:     Nicolas-Antoine Coulon Sieur de Villiers
    Mother's name:     Angélique Jarret de Verchères
    Marriage Date:     29 déc. 1753 (29 Dec 1753)
    Marriage Place:     Montréal
    Spouse's Name:     Marie-Amable Prudhonme.
  3. [S1363] W. J. Eccles, "COULON DEVILLIERS, FRANCOIS," Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 4, 1979.
  4. [S1370] Quebec, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families (Tanguay Collection), 1608-1890, online http://search.ancestry.com, Name:     Marie-Amable Prudhomme
    Relationship to Head:     Enfant (Child)
    Baptism Date:     3 mars 1737 (3 Mar 1737)
    Baptism Place:     Montréal
    Father's name:     Louis Prudhomme
    Mother's name:     Louise Marin
    Marriage Date:     29 déc. 1753 (29 Dec 1753)
    Marriage Place:     Montréal
    Spouse's Name:     Louis Coulon
    Second Marriage Date:     15 sept. 1760 (15 Sep 1760)
    Second Marriage Place:     Montréal
    Second Spouse's Name:     Michel Mougon.
  5. [S1372] Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s, online http://search.ancestry.com, Name:     Louis Coulon De Villiers
    Event:     Died
    Year:     1757
    Place:     Quebec
    Province:     Quebec.
  6. [S1483] FRANCOIS COULON DE VILLIERS More Light on an Illusive Historical Figure, online http://www.jstor.org/stable/4233678, Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association.
  7. [S1370] Quebec, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families (Tanguay Collection), 1608-1890, online http://search.ancestry.com, Name:     Louise Coulon
    Relationship to Head:     Enfant (Child)
    Baptism Date:     3 juin 1755 (3 Jun 1755)
    Baptism Place:     Montréal
    Father's name:     Louis Coulon
    Mother's name:     Marie-Amable Prudhomme
    Burial Date:     6 sept. 1755 (6 Sep 1755)
    Burial Place:     Montréal.