François du Pont Duvivier was born September 5, 1676, at , province of

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. He became

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, and navy captain in

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and Île-Royale (present-day

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). He died in

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on November 1, 1714. Duvivier was second of ten children. His parents ''Hugues Du Pont'' and ''Marie Hérauld'', of Gourville. Two of his brothers, Michel Du Pont de Renon and

Louis Du Pont Duchambon Louis Du Pont Duchambon (Chalais, Charente January 1, 1680 – 1775?) was a French military officer who served as a member of the French Army during the King George's War. Louis Du Pont Duchambon arrived in Acadia in 1702 as an ensign in a new com ...

, also served in Acadia and Ile Royale. On January 12, 1705, Duvivier married Marie Mius d’Entremont. He served in the

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, the capital of

, during

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, including during the successful defenses of 1707 and the fall of Port Royal in 1710. They had seven children:

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, Joseph-Michel,

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, Louis and Michel, all born at Port Royal, and Anne-Marie, born at Sérignac, and Marie-Joseph, born in

in 1715, after the death of her father.

References

* Canada-Québec, synthèse historique, éditions du Renouveau Pédagogique, Montréal, 1977. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Duvivier, Francois Du Pont 1676 births 1714 deaths People of New France