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Wikipedia: Antoine Phillipe de Marigny
Antoine Philippe de Marigny de Mandeville (17 July 1721 – 6 November 1779), Chevalier de St. Louis, was a French geographer and explorer. Born in Mobile in 1722, he was part of the Creole elite of French Louisiana.
Biography Antoine Philippe de Marigny was born in Mobile in 1722, among the earliest French colonists born there. His parents were François Philippe de Marigny de Mandeville, a native of Bayeux who migrated to Canada in 1709 and then to Louisiana by 1714; and Madeleine le Maire. Considered a Creole because of his birth in La Louisiane, de Marigny belonged to a family that was part of the minor provincial nobility of France. Their paternal ancestor Pierre Philippe de Marigny de Mandeville was ennobled in 1654. After her husband's death, the widow Madeleine de Marigny married the colony's royal engineer, Ignace François Broutin.[1]
In 1748, Antoine de Marigny married Françoise de Lisle, thought to be the daughter of Guillaume Delisle. They had two children: Pierre Enguerrand de Marigny and Madeleine Philippe de Marigny.[2][3] He is thought to have had at least two mixed-race children by one of his slaves, a Native American woman.[4]
Like his (probable) father-in-law Guillaume de Lisle, Geographer to the King, Antoine became an accomplished cartographer. An explorer, he made a detailed map of Louisiana in 1763.[5]
During the tumultuous administration of governor Kerlerec in the colony, de Marigny took the side of the Commissary-Commissioner, Vincent de Rochemore. Kerlerec had both men arrested and sent back to France (along with the Royal Colonial Treasurer Jean Baptiste d'Estrehan, with whom he had also clashed). In France, the men continued their dispute with Kerlerec and were imprisoned in the Bastille for a short time. They were eventually proved right, and the government removed Kerlerec from office and sentenced him to exile.
De Marigny returned to New Orleans, where he died in 1779. He was interred at the St. Louis Cathedral.[6]
Antoine's son, Pierre Enguerrand de Marigny (also known as Pierre Philippe de Marigny de Mandeville), married Jeanne Marie d'Estrehan, daughter of Jean Baptiste d'Estrehan. They were the parents of Bernard de Marigny, who became prominent in the city. The well-known neighborhood, Faubourg Marigny, was named for him.
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Note that the inscription reads "ne a la Mobile le 28 Feb 1722." However, the respected New Orleans genealogist, Winston De Ville, in his book "Gulf Coast Colonials: A Compendium of French Families in Early Eighteenth Century Louisiana," which is a compilation of early records, states that according to the church records of Mobile, Antoine, son of "FRANCOIS PHILIPPE DE MANDEVILLE," was "Born 17 July 1721." It is believed now that the date of 28 Feb 1722 is the date he was baptized.
This bio information courtesy of FAG Contributor Pierre G. Normand, Jr. Inscription: Ici Reposent Francois Philippe Marigne Mandeville chevalier de Lordre royaLet militaire de St Louis et major de place a la New Orleans ne a Bayeau en Normandie mort dans cette ville le 4 Nov 1728
Antoine Philippe Marigny de Mandeville chevalier de Lordre royalet militaire de St Louis captaine d'infanterie au service de France ne a la Mobile le 28 Feb 1722 mort a la New Orleans le 6 Nov 1779
Pierre Philippe Marigny de Mandeville chevalier de Lordre royalet militaire de St Louis captaine d'infantrie ... ... le 15 Juin 1751 mort le 11 May 1800
Note that the inscription reads "ne a la Mobile le 28 Feb 1722." However, the respected New Orleans genealogist, Winston De Ville, in his book "Gulf Coast Colonials: A Compendium of French Families in Early Eighteenth Century Louisiana," which is a compilation of early records, states that according to the church records of Mobile, Antoine, son of "FRANCOIS PHILIPPE DE MANDEVILLE," was "Born 17 July 1721." It is believed now that the date of 28 Feb 1722 is the date he was baptized.
This bio information courtesy of FAG Contributor Pierre G. Normand, Jr. Inscription: Ici Reposent Francois Philippe Marigne Mandeville chevalier de Lordre royaLet militaire de St Louis et major de place a la New Orleans ne a Bayeau en Normandie mort dans cette ville le 4 Nov 1728
Antoine Philippe Marigny de Mandeville chevalier de Lordre royalet militaire de St Louis captaine d'infanterie au service de France ne a la Mobile le 28 Feb 1722 mort a la New Orleans le 6 Nov 1779
Pierre Philippe Marigny de Mandeville chevalier de Lordre royalet militaire de St Louis captaine d'infantrie ... ... le 15 Juin 1751 mort le 11 May 1800
Antoine Philippe de Marigny de Mandeville, militaire, planteur et géographe français de Louisiane. Né à Fort Louis de la Mobile le 28 février 1722, et décédé à la Nouvelle-Orléans le 6 novembre 1779.
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Il est le fils de François Philippe du Hautmesnil de Marigny de Mandeville et de Marie Madeleine Le Maire (remariée avec Ignace François Broutin).
Il est officier du détachement de la marine royale en Louisiane et chevalier de l'ordre de Saint Louis.
Le 8 janvier 1748, il épousa Françoise Delisle-Dupart .
Il effectue la typographie et l'exploration de la côte Sud-Ouest de la Louisiane et en dessina la "Carte de la Louisiane et particulièrement du fleuve Mississipi" en 1763 conservée au Dépôt des cartes et plans de la Marine.
Opposé au gouverneur de la Louisiane française, Louis Billouart de Kerlerec, ce dernier le fit renvoyer en France en compagnie de deux autres opposants, l'ordonnateur de la Louisiane Vincent-Gaspard de Rochemore et le trésorier royal Jean-Baptiste d'Estrehan Honoré de Beaupré. Mais une fois débarqués en France, ils dénoncèrent le gouverneur pour corruption et malversation et le gouverneur Kerlerec finit par être démis de ses fonctions de gouverneur et revint en France.
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February 28, 1722
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Fort Louis de la Mobile, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, United States
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1751 |
June 15, 1751
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Vieux Carre, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States
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1754 |
May 19, 1754
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New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States
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1779 |
November 6, 1779
Age 57
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New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States
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November 6, 1779
Age 57
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Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis King of France, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana USA, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States
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