Jean de Crévecoeur (1735-1813), French-American

Born Michel Guillaume Jean de Crévecoeur on December 31, 1735 he emigrated to the United States becoming a farmer in New York State.

In 1792 he wrote the important story titled: Letters from an American Farmer.

On November 12, 1813, Michel Guillaume Jean de Crevecoeur passed away in Sarcelles, Val d’Oise, France of a heart ailment that was discovered when he was arrested in as an American spy.