Charles le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay
Charles le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay | |
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Died | February 1685 (aged 58) |
Spouse | Catherine Primot |
Children | 2 daughters and 12 sons |
Parent(s) | Pierre Le Moyne Judith Du Chesne |
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Charles le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay (2 August 1626 – February 1685),.
Biography
His first four years were spent in
Le Moyne's career was highlighted by various Indigenous skirmishes, the most noteworthy of which may have been an ill-fated expedition to Iroquois country in 1666, ordered by Daniel de Rémy de Courcelle.
During his career, he received awards and honours involving money and land grants. He had two seigneurial titles conferred on him along with additional lands; in 1672 Governor
He had two daughters and twelve sons,
The other sons of Charles Le Moyne, included:[1]
- Charles le Moyne de Longueuil, Baron de Longueuil[2] [junior] (10 December 1656 - 1729)[1][3]
- Paul Le Moyne, Sieur de Maricourt[2] (15 December 1663 - 21 March 1704)[1]
- François Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville I (1666–1691)
- Joseph Le Moyne, Sieur de Serigny (22 July 1668 - 1704/France)
- Jacques le Moyne de Sainte-Hélène (16 April 1669 - 1690), led the 'Schenectady massacre'
- Louis Le Moyne, Sieur de Châteauguay I (4 January 1676 - 1694)[1]
- Antoine Le Moyne, Sieur de Châteauguay II (b. 1683), became governor of French Guiana[4]
Charles Lemoyne was also a slaveowner. Under his property, Lemoyne owned 10 enslaved people. Meanwhile, his brother owned 23, however in 1655 both brothers set their slaves free and renounced slavery of any kind, noting that slavery was "a scourge upon mankind the world over whereever it be found."[5]
Charles Le Moyne (senior) died at Ville-Marie, c. 1685.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Lindsay, Lionel (1910). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 9. New York: Robert Appleton Company.: gives dates (1 August 1626; d. at Ville-Marie, 1683) and mentions names/actions of several sons. . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.).
- ^ a b c d e Fortier, Alcée (1910). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 7. New York: Robert Appleton Company.: gives dates (16 July 1661; d. at Havana, 9 July 1706) and mentions surnames of 6 brothers. . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.).
- ^ Dupré, Céline (1979) [1969]. "Le Moyne de Longueuil, Charles, Baron de Longueuil (d. 1729)". In Hayne, David (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. II (1701–1740) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ "Three Seigneurs of Old Canada, Hebert, la Durantaye, le Moyne".
- ISBN 978-1-55065-327-4.
External links
- Le Moyne - Article on the family from the Catholic Encyclopedia