Pierre de Joybert de Soulanges et de Marson
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Pierre de Joybert de Soulanges et de Marson (c.
1641 – 1678) was the administrator of Acadia
in 1677-1678.
Born at Saint-Hilaire de Soulanges, Marne
in Champagne, France
, son of Claude de Joybert, Seigneur de Soulanges. As a young man he served in Portugal
before coming to Quebec
in 1665 as a Lieutenant
in the Carignan-Salières Regiment
. He was attached to Hector d'Andigné de Grandfontaine
’s company and was part of the Prouville de Tracy’s expedition that was launched against the Iroquois
in 1666. He returned to France after the raids but came back to North America
in 1670.
Joybert was sent to secure various posts in Acadia
. He accepted the surrender of Jemseg on the Saint John River, Port-Royal
and Fort La Tour
at Cap de Sable. In 1672, he married Marie-Françoise, daughter of the attorney-general of New France, Louis-Théandre Chartier de Lotbinière
, at Quebec. Their daughter married Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil
, Governor of Montreal
and New France
.
Circa
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1641 – 1678) was the administrator of Acadia
Acadia
Acadia was the name given to lands in a portion of the French colonial empire of New France, in northeastern North America that included parts of eastern Quebec, the Maritime provinces, and modern-day Maine. At the end of the 16th century, France claimed territory stretching as far south as...
in 1677-1678.
Born at Saint-Hilaire de Soulanges, Marne
Soulanges, Marne
Soulanges is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France....
in Champagne, France
Champagne, France
Champagne is a historic province in the northeast of France, now best known for the sparkling white wine that bears its name.Formerly ruled by the counts of Champagne, its western edge is about 100 miles east of Paris. The cities of Troyes, Reims, and Épernay are the commercial centers of the area...
, son of Claude de Joybert, Seigneur de Soulanges. As a young man he served in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
before coming to Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
in 1665 as a Lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
in the Carignan-Salières Regiment
Carignan-Salières Regiment
The Carignan-Salières Regiment was a Piedmont French military unit formed by merging the Carignan Regiment and the Salières Regiment in 1659. The regiment began their existence in combat against the Ottoman Empire before being reorganized to consist of twenty-four companies before being sent to...
. He was attached to Hector d'Andigné de Grandfontaine
Hector d'Andigné de Grandfontaine
Hector d'Andigné de Grandfontaine was the governor of Acadia from 1670 - 1673.One of the first important duties of Andigné was to arrange the actual return of settlements to France as required by the Treaty of Breda in 1667...
’s company and was part of the Prouville de Tracy’s expedition that was launched against the Iroquois
Iroquois
The Iroquois , also known as the Haudenosaunee or the "People of the Longhouse", are an association of several tribes of indigenous people of North America...
in 1666. He returned to France after the raids but came back to North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
in 1670.
Joybert was sent to secure various posts in Acadia
Acadia
Acadia was the name given to lands in a portion of the French colonial empire of New France, in northeastern North America that included parts of eastern Quebec, the Maritime provinces, and modern-day Maine. At the end of the 16th century, France claimed territory stretching as far south as...
. He accepted the surrender of Jemseg on the Saint John River, Port-Royal
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
Annapolis Royal is a town located in the western part of Annapolis County, Nova Scotia. Known as Port Royal until the Conquest of Acadia in 1710 by Britain, the town is the oldest continuous European settlement in North America, north of St...
and Fort La Tour
Charles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour
Charles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour, the French King's appointed Governor of Acadia from 1631–1642 and again from 1653–1657, was born in France in 1593 and died at Cap de Sable in 1666...
at Cap de Sable. In 1672, he married Marie-Françoise, daughter of the attorney-general of New France, Louis-Théandre Chartier de Lotbinière
Louis-Théandre Chartier de Lotbinière
Louis-Théandre Chartier de Lotbinière , considered by some sources to have been the 'Father of the Canadian Magistrature', he was the disreputable Lieutenant-General of the Provost's Court of New France...
, at Quebec. Their daughter married Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil
Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil
Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil was a French politician, who was Governor-general of New France from 1703 to 1725....
, Governor of Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
and New France
New France
New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763...
.