Sieur de Bienville (February 23, 1680-March 7, 1768) was the French naval officer who founded New Orleans. Born in Canada, he helped to colonize French Louisiana and served as its Colonial Governor various times during the period 1701 and 1743.
In his Last Will and Testament, Jean Baptiste LeMoyne Sieur de Bienville:
<In the name of the Father, etc. Persuaded, as I am, of the necessity of death, and the uncertainty of the hour, I wish, before it arrives, to put my affairs in order. First, I consign my soul to God...I implore the mercy of God and of Jesus Christ, my Saviour.> 1680JB001
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Endnotes:
1680JB001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Jean Baptiste LeMoyne Sieur de Bienville, 1768, statement in his Last Will and Testament. Grace King, Makers of America Series-Jean Baptiste LeMoyne, Sieur de Bienville, p. 325. Stephen Abbott Northrop, D.D., A Cloud of Witnesses (Portland, Oregon: American Heritage Ministries, 1987; Mantle Ministries, 228 Still Ridge, Bulverde, Texas), p. 32.