Céloron de Blainville, Pierre-Joseph 1693-1759
Variant namesBorn at Montreal, December 29, 1693; entered military service, 1713; was sent to Mackinac 1734-40; was sent to Detroit as commandant, 1742-1753; but was in the meantime several times at Quebec and Montreal; commanded at Niagara; was sent by Galissoniere, governor of Canada, to take possession of the Ohio River Valley for France, 1749; removed from Detroit and appointed Major at Montreal, 1753; died there, April 14, 1759. (from Mich. Pion. Coll. v. 34, p. 327-333 ; Burton Hist. Coll. Leaflet, v. 7, no. 2) (blue index cards)
From the description of Pierre-Joseph Céloron de Blainville papers, , 1719,1749. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 320952590
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associatedWith | Hazeltine, Abner H. | person |
associatedWith | Hennetot, Edmond de. | person |
associatedWith | Reuben T. Durrett Collection on Kentucky and the Ohio River Valley (University of Chicago. Library) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Sureau, Charles | person |
associatedWith | University of Chicago. Library. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Waltz, L.O. | person |
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Birth 1693-12-19
Death 1759-04-12
French,
English