Claim: Jean Auguste Ernouf, born on May 29, 1753 in Alençon, Normandy, was a General of Division in the French Republic and was awarded the Légion d'honneur in 1804.
Evidence: 29 August 1753 (1753-08-29)
Alençon, Normandy 
Jean Augustin Ernouf (Manuel Louis Jean Augustin or Auguste Ernouf) (29 August 1753 – 12 September 1827) was a French general and colonial administrator of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.