| 1761 | Born near present day Kenner on a concession La Providence of the 1720s-1730s on the Chim de la Metairie or the German Coast somewhere in St. John the Baptist Parish. His father is Joseph Roi de Villere, Naval Secretary of Louisiana under Louis XV and one of the victims of O’Reilly. His paternal grandfather Etienne Roi de Villere had accompanied Iberville on the voyage to the colony. His mother is Louise Marguerite de la Chaise, grandaughter of the Chevalier d’Arensbourg. |
| 1774 | Joined the French army at age of 13 with the help of a cousin, Captain de Villars. |
| 1775-1776 | Formal education in France is at the expense of Louis XVI, due to his father’ death at the hands of O’Reilly. |
| 1776 | Assigned by French army to Saint Domingue as a first lieutenant of the artillery. |
| 1778 | While on leave visiting his family in New Orleans, Villere is detained for several years by the Spanish government of Louisiana. |
| 1784 | Finally takes the oath of allegiance to Spain and marries Jeanne Henriette de Fazende whose father Gabriel Fazende owns a plantation seven miles downriver from New Orleans. |
| 1803 | December - Secures a seat on the municipal council of New Orleans during the short French rule. |
| 1804 | Appointed a Major General in the territorial militia, a police juror in Orleans Parish and a Justice of the Peace for St. Bernard Parish. |
| 1812 | Becomes a delegate to Louisiana’s first constitutional convention. William C. C. Claiborne is elected the state’s first governor as Creole forces are divided between Villere and Jean d’Estrehan. |
| 1815 January |
- Commands the first Division of the Louisiana Militia as the British Army approaches New Orleans. Assigned to the area near Lake Borgne and Bayou Dupre. In the battle of New Orleans the Villere Plantation , Conseil located downriver from the city, is overrun by the British Army. His home is destroyed and he loses 52 slaves, which the British take aboard their ships to be freed later. |
| 1816-1820 July 1 |
Becomes the first native governor of the state of Louisiana, narrowly defeating Joshua Lewis. December 17 - As he takes office Louisiana is enjoying a period of prosperity. His administration deals mostly with mediation between the American and Creole populations, and very little involvement with the legislature. |
| 1816-1820 December 17 |
As he takes office Louisiana is enjoying a period of prosperity. His administration deals mostly with mediation between the American and Creole populations, and very little involvement with the legislature. |
| 1816-1820 December 17 |
As he takes office Louisiana is enjoying a period of prosperity. His administration deals mostly with mediation between the American and Creole populations, and very little involvement with the legislature. |
| 1824 | Brought out of retirement to run again for the governors seat. He runs against Bernard Marigny for the Creole faction, dividing the Creole vote and allowing Henry S. Johnson to be elected. |
| 1826 | Villere’s wife dies. They have had eight children. Villere is chosen to be a presidential elector from Louisiana for John Quincy Adams. |
| 1830 | March 7; Villere dies after a lengthy illness at Conseil Plantation in St. Bernard Plantation. |