Louis Liénard de Beaujeu de Villemonde (September 16, 1716 – June 5, 1802) was a militia and army officer and

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. The son of Louis Liénard de Beaujeu and Thérèse-Denise Juchereau de Saint-Denys (née Migeon de Branssat), he was born in

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. In 1723, Beaujeu became a second ensign in the colonial regular troops; he became a first ensign six years later. In 1744, he was promoted to lieutenant. He fought in the

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in 1747. In the same year, Beaujeu married Louise-Charlotte, the daughter of François-Étienne Cugnet; she died during childbirth one year later. In 1751, he was promoted to captain and became commander of the posts at

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and

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. He married Geneviève, the daughter of

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, in 1753. In 1769, his wife acquired the seigneury of

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, Île aux Oies and adjacent islands. When the American invaded Quebec, Beaujeu raised a relief force of 150 men, but his advance guard were captured at Michel Blais' house in the

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. The remainder of the force was dispersed and Beaujeu went into hiding. His son Charles-François fought on the American side during the

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. After experiencing financial difficulties, Beaujeu sold part of the seigneury, two small islands known as the fief of Grandville, in 1789. He died at Cap-Saint-Ignace in

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at the age of 85. His son

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was a member of the

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