Joseph Antoine Philippe Roy De Villeré

VILLERE, Joseph Antoine, solider, major conspirator in the revolt of 1768. Son of Etienne Roy de Villeré and Marie Catherine Neveu. Attended royal military school in France. Began royal service as a clerk for the French Navy. Married, October 2, 1759, Louise Marguerite de La Chaise, daughter of Jacques de La Chaise and Marguerite D’Arensbourg. Children: Philippe (b. 1761) and Marie Louise (b. 1763). They established a plantation worked by 37 slaves at the German Coast. In 1768 he was appointed captain of militia at the German Coast through the influence of his father-in-law. Implicated in the rebellion of 1768 with his cousin Nicolas Chauvin de La Frénière (q.v.). On October 28, 1768, he led a contingent of German and Acadian settlers into New Orleans in opposition to the Spanish governor. On October 24, 1769, he was convicted of conspiracy and sedition and sentenced to death by firing squad. He died mysteriously before the execution. His death became the subject of Thomas Wharton Collen’s 1836 play: The Martyr Patriots: An Historical Tragedy. B.C. Sources: Jacqueline K. Voorhies, comp., Some Eighteenth Century Louisianians (1973); Acts of Andrés Almonester y Roxas, Book 1, p. 220; Orleans Parish Notarial Archives; Sidney L. Villeré, Jacques Philippe Villeré: First Native Born Governor of Louisiana (1981).

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"To honor the memory of the “Martyrs of Louisiana,” whom Governor Alejandro O’Reilly had ordered executed in 1769 for refusing to submit to Spanish rule of Louisiana, Laussat named Jacques Philippe Villeré, the son of one of the patriots, to the governing body." "The plotters were tried and five of them (La Freniere, Caresse, Marquis, Joseph Milhet and Noyan) were sentenced to death on October 25 and were executed by firing squad on October 26. Foucault, who was a French official, was sent back to France, where he was imprisoned for two years. Five other plotters were sent to prison in Cuba where they were released after two years. Their property was confiscated. If Joseph Villeré was not executed with the others, he must have died in captivity. The article about his son, Governor Jacques Villeré, says that the Spanish government was responsible for his father's death."

Individual Note

Avait quitté le service en 1764, au moment de la session tumultueuse de la Louisiane à l'Espagne. Exécuté sans jugement sur la frégate du gouverneur général espagnol après avoir pris part à l'insurrection contre les Espagnols dirigée par son beau-frère et cousin Nicolas Chauvin de La Frénière.

Soldat, conspirateur majeur dans la révolte de 1768. Fils d'Étienne de Villeré Roy et Marie Catherine Neveu. Fréquenté l'école royale militaire en France. Royal a commencé un service en tant que commis de la Marine française.Marié le 2 Octobre 1759, Louise Marguerite de La Chaise, fille de Jacques de La Chaise et de Marguerite D'Arensbourg. Enfants: Philippe (né en 1761) et Marie-Louise (° 1763). Ils ont établi une plantation de travail de 37 esclaves à la côte allemande. En 1768, il fut nommé capitaine de milice à la côte allemande à travers l'influence de son beau-père loi. Impliqués dans la rébellion de 1768 avec son cousin Nicolas Chauvin de La Frenière (QV). Le 28 Octobre 1768, il a dirigé un contingent de colons allemands et acadiennes en Nouvelle-Orléans, en opposition au gouverneur espagnol.Le 24 Octobre 1769, il a été reconnu coupable de conspiration et de sédition et condamné à mort par peloton d'exécution. Il est mort mystérieusement avant l'exécution. Sa mort est devenue le sujet de 1836 pièce de Thomas Wharton Collen's: les Patriots Martyr: Une tragédie historique. BC Sources: Jacqueline K. Voorhies, comp., Some Eighteenth Century Louisianians (1973); Sources: Jacqueline K. Voorhies, comp., Quelques Louisianais XVIIIe siècle (1973), les actes de Andrés y Almonester Roxas, Livre 1, p. 220; Orleans Parish Notarial Archives; Sidney L. Villeré, Jacques Philippe Villeré: First Native Born Governor of Louisiana (1981). 220; Orleans Parish Archives notariales; Sidney L. Villeré, Jacques Philippe Villeré: First Native Born gouverneur de la Louisiane (1981).* Reference: Geneanet Genealogy - SmartCopy: Sep 15 2018, 21:00:02 UTC

"To honor the memory of the “Martyrs of Louisiana,” whom Governor Alejandro O’Reilly had ordered executed in 1769 for refusing to submit to Spanish rule of Louisiana, Laussat named Jacques Philippe Villeré, the son of one of the patriots, to the governing body." "The plotters were tried and five of them (La Freniere, Caresse, Marquis, Joseph Milhet and Noyan) were sentenced to death on October 25 and were executed by firing squad on October 26. Foucault, who was a French official, was sent back to France, where he was imprisoned for two years. Five other plotters were sent to prison in Cuba where they were released after two years. Their property was confiscated. If Joseph Villeré was not executed with the others, he must have died in captivity. The article about his son, Governor Jacques Villeré, says that the Spanish government was responsible for his father's death." "VILLERE, Joseph Antoine, soldier, major conspirator in the revolt of 1768. Son of Etienne Roy and Marie Catherine Neveu. Attended royal military school in France. Began royal service as a clerk for the French Navy. Married, October 12, 1759, Louise Marguerite de La Chaise, daughter of Jacques de La Chaise and Marguerite D'Arensbourg. Children: Philippe (b. 1761) and Marie Louise (b. 1764). They established a plantation worked by 37 slaves at the German Coast. In 1768 he was appointed captain of militia at the German Coast through the influence of his father-in-law. Implicated in the rebellion of 1768 with his cousin Nicolas Chauvin de La Frénière (q.v.). On October 28, 1768, he led a contingent of German and Acadian settlers into New Orleans in opposition to the Spanish governor. On October 24, 1769, he was convicted of conspiracy and sedition and sentenced to death by firing squad. He died mysteriously before the execution. His death became the subject of Thomas Wharton Collen's 1836 play:

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