Philippe Pasture De Costebelle
He was born in Languedoc, France in 1661. Costebelle was Governor of Placentia.
He was the son of Francois-Berthelemy and Marie Du Plessis. He married (1)Anne de
Tour; (2)Anne Mius d'Entremont. Pastour de Costabelle was a
naval lieutenant in 1692 when he was posted to a company at
Placentia commanded by his brother, Louis. After distinguishing
himself in several skirmishes with the English, he was named
King's Lieutenant and set about improving living conditions at
the colony. He was eventually promoted to governor of Placentia
and devoted himself to upgrading the fortifications, sometimes
at his own expense. In 1709 a French force succeeded in
capturing St. John's. Before they abandoned it the governor
ordered all English fortifications destroyed. When the Treaty
of Utrecht ceded Newfoundland to England in 1713, the colony at
Placentia was relocated to Cape Breton Island, where Costebelle
remained Governor until his death in 1717.
Source:
Castle Hill National Historic Site