- Born on February 19, 1761 in Chaumousey
- Deceased on February 2, 1840 in Paris, at 11e ancien, at the age of 78 years
- Burial at cimetière du Montparnasse
Parents
- Romary Boulay (1700 - 1764), cultivateur
- Agnès Poirot (1721 - 1782)
Family
- Married on March 16, 1795 in Nancy, with Catherine Thiboust (1776 - 1846), issuing
- Joseph Antoine (1795 - 1799)
- Henri (1797 - 1858)
- François Joseph (1799 - 1880)
Anne Charlotte (1801 - 1870)- Henriette (1809 - 1884)
Occupations
- président du Conseil des Cinq-Cents (1797 - 1799)
- ministre d'État
- ministre de la Justice
- conseiller d'État
Distinctions
- grand officier de l'ordre de la Légion d'honneur