Paul Bécart de Granville et de Fonville (January 18, 1695 – March 19, 1754) was an officer in the French colonial regular troops and a seigneur.
Bécart de Grenville et de Fonville was the brother of
Charles Bécart de Granville et de Fonville, a king’s attorney. He entered military service in 1712 and had achieved the rank of captain by April, 1737. In 1733, he had received the seigneury of Île aux Grues.
In 1743, Paul Bécart became the commandant of
Fort Saint Frédéric on
Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain ( ; , ) is a natural freshwater lake in North America. It mostly lies between the U.S. states of New York (state), New York and Vermont, but also extends north into the Canadian province of Quebec.
The cities of Burlington, Ve ...
. He replaced
François-Antoine Pécaudy de Contrecœur François-Antoine Pécaudy de Contrecœur (; 1676 – July 2, 1743) was a military man by career (Carignan-Salières Regiment) and had inherited the seigneury of Contrecœur from his father, Antoine Pécaudy de Contrecœur. His son, Claude-Pier ...
. In 1750, he was made a knight of the
order of Saint-Louis
The Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis () is a dynastic order of chivalry founded 5 April 1693 by King Louis XIV, named after Saint Louis (King Louis IX of France). It was intended as a reward for exceptional officers, notable as the fir ...
particularly because of his service at Fort Saint Frédéric.
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1695 births
1754 deaths
Knights of the Order of Saint Louis
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