Pierre-Paul Margane de Lavaltrie (August 13, 1743 – September 10, 1810) was a ''

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'' and political figure in

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. He was born in

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in 1743, the only son of Pierre-Paul Margane de Lavaltrie, a seigneur and captain in the French army based in

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. He joined the colonial army at the age of 13, becoming lieutenant and fought at the

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in 1759. The following year, he returned with his regiment to

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. In 1765, he returned to

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at his father's request and inherited the seigneury of Lavaltrie the following year after his father died. Later that year, he married Marie-Angélique, the daughter of ''seigneur'' Louis de La Corne, dit La Corne l'aîné. In 1775, he took part in the defense of Fort St. Johns (later Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu) against the invading

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and continued to aid in the defense of the colony until the Americans withdrew in 1776. Lavaltrie inherited the seigneuries of Terrebonne, Argenteuil and Monnoir but chose to relinquish them to focus on the upkeep of Lavaltrie. In 1788, he was named a justice of the peace. Although he had opposed constitutional change, Lavaltrie was elected to the 1st Parliament of Lower Canada for Warwick in 1792. He did not run in 1796 and his son-in-law, Charles-Gaspard Tarieu de Lanaudière, was elected in Warwick instead. Lavaltrie also served in the local militia, reaching the rank of colonel. He died at his manor in Lavaltrie in 1810.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Margane de Lavaltrie, Pierre-Paul 1743 births 1810 deaths French Canadians in the American Revolution Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada People from Montreal Tarieu de Lanaudière family