The book Old Mobile Fort Louis de la Louisiana 1702-1711 by Jay Higginbotham has the background info on Saucier and Savary. It also has insight into the Sayove issue. Jean Baptiste Saucier was a French-Canadian and was one of the recruits by Bienville. Gabrielle Savary was one of the "King's Daughters" - young women brought from France to marry the single men. Jean Baptiste and Gabrielle were the first couple married at Fort Louis. In addition to the two sons in my earlier post, her first son, Claude was born in 1705. Claude later claimed a stipend as the first child born in Louisiana which is why there was an investigation mentioned in First Families of Louisiana. He was approved! Re Savoye: Ile Dauphine was originally called Ile Massacre. In 1711, the King approved a recommendation from Governor Cadillac [who was in Detroit and never went to Louisiana!] to rename Isle Massacre to Isle Dauphine in honor of Marie Adelaide de Savoye, Duchesse de Bourgogne, who was the King's beloved granddaughter-in-law. She had become the Dauphine in April 1711. The Dauphine is the wife of the Dauphin who is the successor to the throne [like the Crown Prince in England]. Cadillac had also proposed renaming Fort St. Louis to "Immobile" but the King retained the original name. Note: Even though the French officials were quick to use Ile Dauphine, the name Ile Massacre remained in use until early in the 19th Century. Tidbit: The Ile Gullori is cutoff from Ile Dauphine by the Pass de Guillori. The Guillory line in SW Louisiana came from Ile Guillori in 1763-64. Stanley LeBlanc http://www.thecajuns.com