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Michel Étienne Descourtilz (1775-1835) Born: 1775 at Pithiviers, France Died: 1835 at Paris, France Wife: Daughter of Rossignol-Desdunes Son: Jean Théodore (1796-1855) In 1798, Descourtilz left his family in France to travel with his mother-in-law to Haiti, according to Girard, in order to “recover the valuable plantations held by his Creole relatives.” This historic time…