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LT Balthazar Dupont de Jonchères

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LT Balthazar Dupont de Jonchères Famous memorial Veteran

Birth
Soyons, Departement de l'Ardèche, Rhône-Alpes, France
Death
16 Sep 1759
Quebec, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada
Burial
Quebec, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada GPS-Latitude: 46.8142306, Longitude: -71.2316361
Plot
Section 1759 - First Plaque - Regiment de Guyenne
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French officer and hero of the Seven Years War in America. Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint-Louis. Lieutenant in the Régiment de Guyenne.

Born in Soyons (France) He received his commission of lieutenant on April 1, 1755, with the company of Sieur de Patris, then he was transferred to the company of Sieur de Bigat in the Regiment of Guyenne.

Mortally wounded at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, he died on September 16, 1759.He is buried in the cemetery of the General Hospital of Quebec from which a part, called "Cemetery of the Heroes", became in 2001 the Memorial of the Seven Years War.
French officer and hero of the Seven Years War in America. Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint-Louis. Lieutenant in the Régiment de Guyenne.

Born in Soyons (France) He received his commission of lieutenant on April 1, 1755, with the company of Sieur de Patris, then he was transferred to the company of Sieur de Bigat in the Regiment of Guyenne.

Mortally wounded at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, he died on September 16, 1759.He is buried in the cemetery of the General Hospital of Quebec from which a part, called "Cemetery of the Heroes", became in 2001 the Memorial of the Seven Years War.

Bio by: Guy Gagnon


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  • Originally Created by: Guy Gagnon
  • Added: May 1, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7403563/balthazar-dupont_de_jonch%C3%A8res: accessed ), memorial page for LT Balthazar Dupont de Jonchères (unknown–16 Sep 1759), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7403563, citing Cemetery of the Poor - Hôpital-Général de Québec, Quebec, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada; Maintained by Find a Grave.