Count Pontchartrain, the Minister of Marine in France at the time Detroit was founded. Cadillac, the founder of Detroit, was sent there by Count Pontchartrain.

There is a famous hotel in downtown Detroit called the Pontchetrain. ----- Original Message ----- From: <FRNCH50@aol.com> To: <ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 3:22 AM Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Re: Pontchartrain > Count Pontchartrain, the Minister of Marine in France at the time Detroit was > founded. > > Cadillac, the founder of Detroit, was sent there by Count Pontchartrain. > > > ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/ACADIAN-CAJUN.html > This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >