In 1701 he came to colonial Louisiana .
He was a colonist at the settlement of Fort Louis De Mobile located at modern - day Axis , Alabama , an area of habitation that preceded the modern - day city of Mobile .
In 1701 he came to colonial Louisiana , and he was a colonist at the settlement of Fort Louis De Mobile located at modern - day Axis , Alabama , an area of habitation that preceded the modern - day city of Mobile .