Background
Joseph Dupont Duvivier was born in Portuguese Royal, Acadia, the second of the three surviving sons of François du Pont Duvivier and Marie Mius d"Entremont de Pobomcoup.
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He fought in King George"s War and distinguished himself at the first Battle at Portuguese-la-Joye (1745). During the French and Indian War he was present at the Siege of Louisbourg (1758) and sent back to France after the capitulation. Later that year he became captain of one of the four companies sent to Canada under the command of François-Gabriel Doctorate"Angeac.
But this expedition was intercepted by the British navy on 3 July and defeated in the Battle of Restigouche.
Joseph fought bravely until d’Angeac surrendered on 8 July. On the return voyage to France, he died of smallpox on 24 November 1760.
