Joseph Le Moyne, Sieur de Serigny

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  • Drouin Institute (Archived baptismal record - see attached in Media tab)

A worthy emulator of d'Iberville, he commanded the vessels sent from France to enable his brother to take possession of Hudson's Bay. In that expedition, as well as in Florida and Louisiana, he displayed great valour. With his brothers he drove the Spaniards from Pensa-cola, after which he fortified Mobile and expelled the Spaniards from Ile Dauphin. He was promoted captain in 1720, and in 1722 became Governor of Rochefort, France, where he died in 1734. He had married M Elisabeth Heron.

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Joseph Le Moyne de Sérigny was born on July 22, 1668, in Montreal. Like Iberville, he was a hero in the wars against the English and also aided Iberville in the settlement of Mobile Bay. He helped Châteaugué and Bienville in the establishment of the fort and warehouse on Dauphin Island and later in 1718 served with Bienville as joint commander of the colony. A few years later, after disentangling himself from charges of profiteering, Sérigny returned to France and was appointed governor of the port of Rochefort, a position he held until his death in 1734.