Charles Le Moyne de Longueuil (1626-1685)

Trader & Soldier, ennobled as the Sieur de Longueuil & Châteauguay (1676)

He was born to a tavern-keeper in Dieppe, Normandy. In 1641, at the age of fifteen, he came to New France (Quebec) in the service of the Jesuits. He made his fortune as a trader, soldier, and interpreter, and he was ennobled in 1676 as the Sieur de Longueuil. He married in 1653 and nine (listed) of his twelve sons survived to adulthood and became distinguished - three served as governors, three were killed in battle, and the eldest is the ancestor of the present 12th Baron de Longueuil, the only extant French colonial title as recognised by King Charles III of the United Kingdom.

Spouse (1)

Catherine (Primot) Le Moyne de Longueuil

Mrs. Catherine (Primot) Le Moyne de Longueuil

d.1690

Children (9)

Charles Le Moyne, 1st Baron de Longueuil

Governor of Trois-Rivières & Montreal; Administrator of New France

1656-1729

Jacques Le Moyne de Sainte-Hélène

Lieutenant & Leader of the Schenectady Massacre; died at Quebec City

1659-1690

Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville

Founder of Louisiana

1661-1706

Paul Le Moyne de Maricourt

Expeditionary against the Iroquois; Sieur de Maricourt

1663-1704

François Le Moyne de Bienville

Expeditionary against the Iroquois near Montreal; 1st Sieur de Bienville

1666-1691

Joseph Le Moyne de Serigny

Expeditionary in Florida & Louisiana; Sieur de Serigny & Governor of Rochefort

1668-1704

Louis Le Moyne de Châteauguay

1st Sieur de Châteauguay; Killed in Action at Fort Nelson (Bourbon)

1676-1694

Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville

2nd Sieur de Bienville; Established the first permanent French settlement in Louisiana

1680-1767

Antoine Le Moyne de Châteauguay

Governor of Louisiana, French Guiana, & Cape Breton; 2nd Sieur de Châteauguay

1683-1747