Jean Baptiste Louis DeCourtel Marchand
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Jean Baptiste Louis DeCourtel Marchand (died 1722 in Wetumpka, Alabama
) was a French soldier. Little is known about Captain Marchands' early life. It is known that Jean was the French military commanding officer of the French colonial trading Fort Toulouse
, near present day Wetumpka, Alabama
. Sometime in 1722, he was murdered by his own men in a mutiny who had apparently become fed up and frustrated over shortages of food, supplies and pay.
In 1720, he married Sehoy of the prestigious Wind Clan of the Creek Nation. Their children were:
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Wetumpka, Alabama
Wetumpka is a city in Elmore County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 5,726.The city is the county seat of Elmore County, one of the fastest growing counties in the state....
) was a French soldier. Little is known about Captain Marchands' early life. It is known that Jean was the French military commanding officer of the French colonial trading Fort Toulouse
Fort Toulouse
Fort Toulouse is a historic fort near the city of Wetumpka, Alabama, United States, that is now maintained by the Alabama Historical Commission. The French founded the fort in 1717, naming it for Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse...
, near present day Wetumpka, Alabama
Wetumpka, Alabama
Wetumpka is a city in Elmore County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 5,726.The city is the county seat of Elmore County, one of the fastest growing counties in the state....
. Sometime in 1722, he was murdered by his own men in a mutiny who had apparently become fed up and frustrated over shortages of food, supplies and pay.
In 1720, he married Sehoy of the prestigious Wind Clan of the Creek Nation. Their children were:
- Sehoy II (April 1722 - 1799). She was the grandmother of William WeatherfordWilliam WeatherfordWilliam Weatherford, also known as Lamochattee by the Creek , was a Creek chief of the Upper Towns who led the Red Sticks offensive in the Creek War against the United States...
. - Chief Red Shoes (died 1783/84). He was the uncle of Alexander McGillivrayAlexander McGillivrayAlexander McGillivray, also known as Hoboi-Hili-Miko , was a principal chief of the Upper Creek towns from 1782. Before that he had created an alliance between the Creek and the British during the American Revolution...
.
External links
- City of Wetumpka
- Fort Toulouse/ Jackson State Park
- Toulouse-Fort Jackson State Historic Site
- Fort Toulouse & Fort Jackson Living History Groups
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