Paul Marin de la Malgue [SEP] date of birth
Paul Marin de la Malgue
Paul Marin de la Malgue (bap. 19 March 1692 – 29 October 1753) was the eldest son of Charles-Paul Marin de la Malgue and Catherine Niquet. He was born in Montreal and, as many of the prominent historical figures of his time, had a military career in the colonial regular troops. He was commissioned an ensign in May 1722, and in the same year he was given command of a post near Ashland, Wisconsin.
His career was a military one with
Charles-Paul Marin de la Malgue
Charles-Paul Marin de la Malgue, (1633 – 14 April 1713), was an officer in the colonial regular troops. The first record of his activity is in 1682 when he set out from Fort Frontenac to investigate the death of a prominent member of the Seneca tribe. In 1688, he was released from duties to go to France; his country of birth.
He returned to Canada, resumed his military duties, and married Catherine Niquet in 1691. They had