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He himself was a first cousin of Pierre François de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal, the last French Governor General of New France, and the uncle of Louis-Philippe Mariauchau d'Esgly, 8th Bishop of Quebec.
In the run up to the Battle of Quebec his cousin, Vaudreuil, employed him to build defences about the city, and during the battle he served as his aide-de-camp.
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As some form of compensation his cousin, Governor-General Vaudreuil, gave him the seigneury of Alainville.