Le Moyne, Charles and his Family National Historic Persons
Longueuil, Quebec
Portrait
(© Bibliothèque et Archives Canada // Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1996-384-9)
Address :
166 Chambly Road, Longueuil, Quebec
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1957-06-03
Life Date:
1626 to 1685
Dates:
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1660 to 1740
(Significant)
Other Name(s):
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Le Moyne, Charles and his Family
(Designation Name)
Importance:
Charles Le Moyne (1626-85), fathered dynasty of soldiers and colonizers; flourished 1660-1740
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: 166 Chambly Road, Longueuil, Quebec
The name Le Moyne is one of the most illustrious in the history of New France. Charles Le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay (1626-1685), soldier, trader and first seigneur of Longueuil, was the founder of this remarkable family ennobled by Louis XIV. His Canadian-born sons, de Longueuil, de Sainte-Hélène, d'Iberville et d'Ardillières, de Maricourt, de Sérigny et de Loire, de Bienville and de Châteauguay waged war all across North America on the enemies of France by land and by sea, and served Louis XIV with distinction as colonizers and administrators.