August 7, 1745 St. Peter's, Saint John's Island Prince Edward Island
Died
July 17, 1794 (aged 49) Forton Prison, Gosport, England
Buried
Portsmouth, England
Allegiance
The United States, France
Service/branch
Navy
Years of service
Continental Navy: 1775–1783 French Navy: 1793–1794
Rank
Lieutenant, Captain
Battles/wars
American Revolutionary War
Spy mission, Rhode Island
Yorktown campaign (naval)
French Revolution
Glorious First of June
Awards
Medal for service after the War
Original Member of the Society of the Cincinnati
Spouse(s)
Cynthia Aborn (m. 1778)
Children
Pierre Jr.,Cynthia, Lowrey Charles, Samuel Joseph, and Mary Douville
Pierre Douville (August 7, 1745 – July 17, 1794) was a French-Canadian naval captain and lieutenant who served in the American Revolution and French Revolution.[1] Born on present day Prince Edward Island, Douville survived the 1758 Acadian deportation to France. He joined the French Navy and lived in Rhode Island during the American Revolution. During the American Revolution, he served as a French military intelligence officer who provided General George Washington with British ship and troop movements. Douville also took part in a smuggling mission in 1775, when he brought weapons and gunpowder from the French West Indies to the United States. Douville was one of the original members of the Society of the Cincinnati. Douville died in 1794 fighting for the French during the Glorious First of June.[2]
^"Continental Navy Officers, 1775–1785". Naval History and Heritage Command. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
^Robert Emlen, "Pierre Douville Portrait Collection," Portrait Collection, Brown University Office of the Curator, accessed October 29, 2016, library.brown.edu/cds/portraits/display.php?idno=262
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