| Birth: | unknown | | Death: | Sep. 16, 1759 | 
French officer and hero of the Seven Years War in America. Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint-Louis. Born in Soyons (France) He received his commission of lieutenant on April 1, 1755, with the company of Sieur de Patris, then he was transferred to the company of Sieur de Bigat in the Regiment of Guyenne. Mortally wounded at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, he died on September 16, 1759.He is buried in the cemetery of the General Hospital of Quebec from which a part, called "Cemetery of the Heroes", became in 2001 the Memorial of the Seven Years War. (bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Search Amazon for Balthazar Dupont de Jonchères | | | Burial:
Seven Years War Memorial
Quebec
Quebec, Canada
Plot: "1759" Section |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Guy Gagnon
Record added: May 01, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7403563 |
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