French military officer (1666–1732)
Jean-Louis de la Corne de Chaptes
Born (1666-10-23 ) October 23, 1666Died May 6, 1732(1732-05-06) (aged 65) Children
Jean-Louis de la Corne de Chaptes , (b. October 23, 1666 – d. May 6, 1732) was from Chaptes, France.[ 1] He arrived in New France in 1685 and, other than a trip home to France, served his whole adult life in the military.[ 1] He achieved some military honours but little wealth and died leaving his wife in limited circumstances.[ 1]
He established one of the most important families in New France[ 1] and his four[citation needed ] sons all did well. One son, Louis de la Corne, Chevalier de la Corne was both a successful soldier and a fur trader[ 2] while another son, Luc de la Corne became one of the wealthiest men in Canada.[ 3] [clarification needed ] A third son, François-Josué de la Corne Dubreuil was an active soldier and trader.[ 4] All four were awarded the cross of Saint Louis as was Jean-Louis.[ 1]
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^ a b c d e Dupré, Céline (1982). "LA CORNE DE CHAPTES, JEAN-LOUIS DE" . Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. 2. University of Toronto /Université Laval .
^ Russ, C. J. (1974). "LA CORNE, LOUIS (Jean-Louis, Pierre, Louis-Luc, Louis-François) DE, known as the Chevalier de La Corne" . Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. 3. University of Toronto/Université Laval.
^ Tousignant, Pierre; Dionne-Tousignant, Madeleine (1979). "LA CORNE, LUC DE, known as Chaptes (Chap, Chapt) de La Corne, La Corne Saint-Luc" . Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. 4. University of Toronto/Université Laval.
^ Russ, C. J. (1974). "LA CORNE DUBREUIL, FRANÇOIS-JOSUÉ DE" . Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. 3. University of Toronto/Université Laval.