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Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
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Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville [pronounce[1]] (b. 16 July 1661 - d. (probably) 9 July 1706), [2] founder of the colony of French Louisiana, was born at Ville-Marie, (now Montreal, Canada) on 16 July 1661. He died at Havana, Cuba on 9 July 1706.[2] He was the third son[2] of Charles Le Moyne, a native of Dieppe in France and lord of Longueuil in Canada, and of Catherine Primot.[2] He is also known as Sieur d’Iberville.[2]
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Many sites and landmarks were named to honor Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville. They include:
- Avenue Iberville, located in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada;
- Rue D'Iberville and the adjacent D'Iberville metro station in Montreal, Quebec;
- The provincial electoral district of Iberville, Quebec;
- The city of D'Iberville, Mississippi;
- Iberville Parish, Louisiana;
- A number of French ships, notably:
- A toperdo aviso, one of the first French ships to be designated as a "contre-torpilleur" (destroyer);
- A colonial sloop scuttled in Toulon on the 27 November 1942.
- Pélican, his ship
- Dauphin Island
- Fort Gaines, Alabama
- ^ The name Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville is pronounced, in the French manner, as "Pe-air Luh Mwan Dee-bair-Veel" or "Vill" depending on regional accent in Canada/America.
- ^ a b c d e "Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville" (biography), Catholic Encyclopedia, 1907, webpage: CathEnc-7614b: gives dates (16 July 1661; d. at Havana, 9 July 1706) and mentions surnames of 6 brothers.