| 1675 February 21 |
Born at Montreal, Canada, son of Michel Sidrac, Canadian Seigneur and Marie Moyen. |
| 1691 |
Joins the French Navy and rises to the rank of Ensign by 1694. |
| 1700 |
Joins Iberville on his second voyage to Louisiana and begins going on many of the explorations with his cousins Iberville and Bienville |
| 1703 |
Boisbriand is aide-major to Bienville on a voyage to Pensacola to borrow supplies from the Spanish settlement there. |
| 1705 |
Boisbriand is severely wounded while traveling through hostile Choctaw territory with a group of Chickasaw Indians. He is nursed back to health by Marie-Françoise de Boisrenaud. He falls in love with her, but Bienville will not allow a marriage. She is too closely allied with the Intendant Nicholas LaSalle, with whom Bienville is quarrelling. |
| 1717 |
Appointed commandant of the Mobile and Dauphine Island District. But soon he is called back to France, where he spends time settling his own affairs and lobbying for the return of Bienville to Louisiana. |
| 1718 April 17 |
On his return to North America, Boisbriand is named commandant of the Illinois District. He supervises the construction of Fort Chartres. |
| 1724 January |
Bienville is recalled to France to answer accusations and Boisbriant, Commandant at Ft. Chartres is appointed ad interim governor of Louisiana until Etienne Perier takes over next year. |
| 1727 March 15 |
Etienne Perier finally arrives to assume the duties of governor of Louisiana. |
| 1728 |
Boisbriand leaves New Orleans for France. |
| 1729 Spring |
He is censured by the royal court and dismissed from royal service. |
| 1730 |
Awarded a modest pension. |
| 1736 June 7 |
Dies in France after Bienville is again governor of Louisiana. |