Display Patriot - P-147385 - Balthazar/Baltazar Ricard DE VILLIER/VILLIERS/DEVILLARS/DEVILLER
Balthazar/Baltazar Ricard DE VILLIER/VILLIERS/DEVILLARS/DEVILLER
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P-147385
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State of Service: ESP
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
Balthazar Ricard de Chevalleraye DeVillier was born in France in 1732. He was the son of Gabriel, Ecuyer, Sieur DeVillier and Marie Jouart.
He was a veteran of three campaigns in Flanders (the Netherlands). He arrived in Louisiana in 1749 and enlisted as a Cadet a l’Equillette. Balthazar became a 2nd Lieutenant in 1752, enseign en pied in 1754, and a Lieutenant in 1759. He married Francoise Voisin on 12 Aug 1760. He was Commandant at Balize, located at the mouth of the Mississippi River, until 1764, when he returned to France. In 1768, he returned to Spanish Louisiana and was appointed a company Captain. He was Commandant of Natchitoches Post from 1768 to 1769. He became Commandant of Pointe Coupee from 1771 to 1773. He again was Commandant of Natchitoches Post from 1773 to 1774. He was Commandant again at Pointe Coupee from 1774 to 1776. He was the Commandant of Arkansas Post in 1776-1782. In 1781 he was promoted to the grade of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Louisiana Regiment. About 9 July 1782, he died on his trip from Arkansas Post to New Orleans. Their known children were:
Marie Francoise Dorothea was born on 17 September 1763 and married (1) Joseph Pradier and (2) Nicolas Chauvin Delery.
Francois was born on 6 January 1770 and died in 1771.
Jacques Gabriel was born on 1 August 1771 and married Elizabeth Franchebois.
Marie Clotilde was baptized on 23 March 1776 and married Joseph Aubrey Dupuy.
He served under Bernardo de Galvez, acting in the capacity of Company Captain/Lieutenant-Colonel from 1779 to 1782 in the 1st Battalion of the Infantry Regiment of Louisiana while Commandant of the Arkansas Post.
The Patriot died while traveling from the Arkansas Post to New Orleans in about 9 July 1782. His place of burial is unknown.
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