Philippe-Thomas Chabert de Joncaire

Philippe-Thomas Chabert de Joncaire , also known as Nitachinon by the Iroquois, He was baptized in Montreal on January 9, 1707.

Joncaire was given by his father to the Seneca at the age of 10 and was raised by the Iroquois.

Career

Early career

Joncaire joined the colonial French army in 1726 and attained the rank of second ensign in 1727.

Chiningué

In early July 1750, Joncaire was sent with 12 soldiers to Chiningué to establish a permanent French base. He found that the native population preferred the traders from Pennsylvania and Virginia over the French. In August 1753, the French decided to occupy the trading post and gunsmith shop owned by John Fraser, which Fraser had operated since 1740, and from which Fraser was absent at the time. The Lenape chief Custaloga assisted the French by capturing and handing over two traders who had just arrived at the trading post. Fraser and his employee William were forced to flee, and 75 French soldiers took over Fraser's cabin, allowing Custaloga to confiscate Fraser's trade goods. Fraser's cabin was occupied by Joncaire. By the next year Fraser's cabin and his forge had been incorporated by the French into the new Fort Machault. Joncaire met with Washington, Guyasuta, and Tanacharison on December 4, 1753. Joncaire directed Washington to his superior officer at Fort LeBoeuf but informed Washington during a dinner that "he had the Command of the Ohio."

Later life After the fall of Montreal to the British in 1760, Joncaire went to France and was knighted in the Order of Saint Louis.

Joncaire had died by 9 November 1766, soon after the end of the Seven Years' War.