Son of Pierre Daniel DeCaindry & Constance Desnoe, and grandson of Augustin Rouxelin Desnoe, a captain in the army of Rochambeau in the war of the revolution, who saw extensive service in France before sailing for America in 1780. At Yorktown he rendered such gallant service that he was made a chevalier of the Order of St. Louis. He remained with the army until 1782, when he resigned and finally settled in York county, Virginia, where he married Mary Shields.
Son of Pierre Daniel DeCaindry & Constance Desnoe, and grandson of Augustin Rouxelin Desnoe, a captain in the army of Rochambeau in the war of the revolution, who saw extensive service in France before sailing for America in 1780. At Yorktown he rendered such gallant service that he was made a chevalier of the Order of St. Louis. He remained with the army until 1782, when he resigned and finally settled in York county, Virginia, where he married Mary Shields.
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Burial Date: 03/03/1874, Permit #
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