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Charles le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay (2 August 1626 – February 1685), was a French officer and merchant who was a prominent figure in the early days of Montreal. Born in Dieppe, France in Normandy, he came to New France in 1641. He became lord of Longueuil in Canada. Biography
- Settling in New France
- Family
- Legacy
Charles Le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay came to New France at age 15 and worked for the Jesuits in Huron-Wendat lands. After a brief stay in Trois-Rivières, he settled at Ville-Marie — present-day Montreal — in 1646. There he took part in numerous battles against the Haudenosaunee. He distinguished himself as a fighter and was invaluable as...
Charles Le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay was the father of a remarkable family. Almost all of his 12 sons had spectacular careers, displaying the bravery and guile of the coureurs de bois. The most renowned of Charles Le Moyne's sons was Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, but his other sons were also quite accomplished. Charles Le Moyne de Longueu...
Charles Le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay’s legacy is preserved by the city of Longueuil and its agglomeration today. A statue of him is also displayed at the Maisonneuve Monument in Old Montreal in front of the Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal.
LE MOYNE DE LONGUEUIL ET DE CHÂTEAUGUAY, CHARLES, soldier, interpreter, trader, seigneur, son of Pierre Le Moyne, innkeeper, and of Judith Du Chesne; baptized 2 Aug. 1626 in the parish of Saint-Rémy, at Dieppe (Normandy); d. February 1685 at Montreal.
Charles Le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay, né à Dieppe en Normandie (France) le 2 août 1626 et mort à Montréal (Nouvelle-France) en février 1685 [1], fut une figure marquante des débuts de l'histoire de Montréal.
Jul 12, 2023 · Charles Le Moyne de Longueuil et de Chateauguay Birth: Aug. 2, 1626 Dieppe Departement de la Seine-Maritime Haute-Normandie, France Death: Feb. 1, 1685 Montreal Montreal Region Quebec, Canada He was a solider, trader and seigneur. He became lord of Longueuil in Canada. He came to New France in 1641.
- Male
- August 2, 1626
- Catherine (Thierry) Primot
- February 1, 1685
LE MOYNE DE LONGUEUIL, CHARLES, Baron de LONGUEUIL, the only native Canadian made a baron in New France, officer, governor of Trois-Rivières and later of Montreal, acting administrator of New France; baptized 10 Dec. 1656 at Montreal, son of Charles Le Moyne* de Longueuil et de Châteauguay and Catherine Thierry (Primot); d. 7 June 1729 at ...
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Jan 21, 2008 · Charles Le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay, soldat et seigneur (né le 2 août 1626 à Dieppe, en France; décédé en février 1685 à Ville-Marie, en Nouvelle-France). Charles Le Moyne est une figure importante dans l’histoire de la colonisation de Montréal et de ses environs.
