1735 born in Caen (Normandy), France January 31, 1735, son of the Marquise de Crevecoeur; received his education in France & England

1754 sailed for the New World; served with Montcalm in Canada

1757 fought at the capitulation of Fort William Henry

1764 naturalized as an American, assuming the name Mr. Hector St. John

1769 bought and developed a large plantation near the Hudson River, naming it Pine Hill

1770 married Mehitable Tippett of Yonkers

1780 sailed for France after being detained by the British on suspicion of being a spy

1782 published Letters From An American Farmer in London, having been written at Pine Hill

1783 appointed French Consul to New York, returned to find Pine Hill in ashes, wife murdered and their 3 children sheltered in Boston

1785 proposed that Ethan Allen use "St. Johnsbury" instead of the frequently used "St. John" in response to an earlier query

1787 the Honorable St. John de Crevecoeur and his 3 children were adopted as citizens of the Commonwealth of Vermont, by an Act of the General Assembly

1790 returned to France

1813 died at Sarcelles, France November 12, 1813... "widely recognized in his day as a gentleman of culture and versatility, honored for his patriotism and philanthropy, for sweetness and dignity of character, whose life was devoted to the good of mankind."

(from The Town of St Johnsbury VT , Edward T. Fairbanks, 1914, Cowles Press, p. 21- 28)