The father of Mattheus is the aforementioned Louis, first of the DuBois family to the United States.
On June 28, 1775, he was commissioned as a Captain and directed to form a Company from Dutchess County to become a part of Colonel James Clinton's 3rd New York Regiment in the Canadian Campaign.
Within a year of his commission, on June 21, 1776, he was made a full colonel and began raising the 5th New York Regiment.
After the war, he was promoted to brigadier general and commanded the Dutchess County Militia from 1787 to 1793.
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