He owned a chateau at Lyons and the village of Montmagny, FR.

Pierre was a captain of militia in Lyon.

Pierre was "juge conservateur des privileges royaux du roy a Lyon, tresorier de la Maison Generale de Lyon, proprietaire de la maison de Claire das la paroisse de Vaize". When his son Gabriel (immigrated to LA) was about ten years old, Pierre, who was about 44 years old, decided to write his last will and testament. At that time, and long before and even some time after, our ancestors contemplated their testaments long before dying. Preparation for the next world was necessary and involved much spiritual refection. The children mentioned in Pierre's testament were Claude-pieer, Gabriel, the second son, Genevieve, Jeanne-Marie, and Anne. The girls were single at the time. failure to mention the other three children leaves one with the impression that they had predeceased their father. Pierre filed his testament with Mr. Vernon, notary on 9/2/1732. the style of the testament is typical of the testaments of that period. It begins with the evoking of the name of God and all the saints. Pierre indicates the place where he would like to be buried. He designates his wife, Ludivine, as his universal heir; she is to take care of the funeral costs and the settling of his succession. Different sums of money are bequeathed to the Monastery Ste. Vlaire at Lyon, to the Convents of the Capucins, and the Convent of the "Petit Forez". Pierre wants each institution to celebrate 100 low masses for the dead for the reposal of his soul in the chapels. he donates money to Hotel Dieu, Pont du Poyne, to the Maison Generale de Lyon, to the Maison des Incurables of St. Nizier, to his sister Jeanne, wife of Mr. Andrillard, to another sister, Claudine, wife of Mr. Thuchet, and to his "belle-mere" Elizabeth Chassignon. (This "belle-mere" can either be mother-in-law or step-mother. In all logic it is probably the second wife of Quentin Confoureau, the father of Ludivine. note that according to the Fuselier-Choufoureau marriage of 1712, Antoine Fuselier was already deceased and his wife Genevieve was still living).

A curious mention made in this testament is the "enseigne"--the sign of the "four hats" used to recognize Pierre's house which was located in the "rue des Establiers". Pierre then bequests: 1) an estate in the parish of Vaize called "Ste. Claire" to his son Gabriel; 2) an estate with it's dependancies in the parish of Montmagny to Genevieve, this donation includes the vignory together with it's vats, wine press, barrels, furniture and furnishings, and the clothes and utensils which are located in the parish of Millery. He finally bequeaths money to his daughters Anne and Jeanne-Marie. he notes that he wants his wife Ludivine to "have their sons educated in a state confora ti their rank" and goes on to specify that if Ludivine should contract marriage again, then she would be obliged to settle the estate with her children. Pierre died 11/19/1738, six years after having written his testament. he was 50 years old. His funeral was held in a "grand-procession" and he was buried in the parish of St. Nizier. (ID I00997)