Pierre Douville was born on 7 August 1745. His parents were Francois Douville and Marie Elizabeth Roger. He married Cynthia Aborn in 1778, in Providence Co., Rhode Island. They were the parents of five children. He died on 17 July 1794 at the age of 48.
"Pierre was a naval captain and lieutenant who served in the American Revolution and French Revolution. (...) He joined the French Navy and lived in Rhode Island during the American Revolution. During the American Revolution, he served as a French military intelligence officer who provided General George Washington with British ship and troop movements. Douville also took part in a smuggling mission in 1775, when he brought weapons and gunpowder from the French West Indies to the United States. Douville was one of the original members of the Society of the Cincinnati."
"Douville died on July 17, 1794, in Forton Prison, located in Gosport, England. He was buried in Portsmouth, England, "with the honors of war."
Pierre and Cynthia's known children were: [4]
- Pierre DOUVILLE, b. 19 Jun 1781, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island. d. 2 Oct 1825, Apalachicola, Franklin, Florida
- Cynthia DOUVILLE, b. 28 Oct 1783, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island. d. 12 Jan 1861
- Charles Laure Lowrey DOUVILLE, b. 14 Apr 1786, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island. d. 1822, Côte de l'Afrique
- Samuel Joseph DOUVILLE, b. 21 Jul 1788, St-Pierre, St-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France
- Marie DOUVILLE, b. 22 Nov 1789, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island. d. 13 Oct 1796 (Age 6 years)
Pierre Douville was born on 7 August 1745. His parents were Francois Douville and Marie Elizabeth Roger. He married Cynthia Aborn in 1778, in Providence Co., Rhode Island. They were the parents of five children. He died on 17 July 1794 at the age of 48.
"Pierre was a naval captain and lieutenant who served in the American Revolution and French Revolution. (...) He joined the French Navy and lived in Rhode Island during the American Revolution. During the American Revolution, he served as a French military intelligence officer who provided General George Washington with British ship and troop movements. Douville also took part in a smuggling mission in 1775, when he brought weapons and gunpowder from the French West Indies to the United States. Douville was one of the original members of the Society of the Cincinnati."
"Douville died on July 17, 1794, in Forton Prison, located in Gosport, England. He was buried in Portsmouth, England, "with the honors of war."
Pierre and Cynthia's known children were: [4]
- Pierre DOUVILLE, b. 19 Jun 1781, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island. d. 2 Oct 1825, Apalachicola, Franklin, Florida
- Cynthia DOUVILLE, b. 28 Oct 1783, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island. d. 12 Jan 1861
- Charles Laure Lowrey DOUVILLE, b. 14 Apr 1786, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island. d. 1822, Côte de l'Afrique
- Samuel Joseph DOUVILLE, b. 21 Jul 1788, St-Pierre, St-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France
- Marie DOUVILLE, b. 22 Nov 1789, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island. d. 13 Oct 1796 (Age 6 years)
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