Paul-Joseph Le Moyne de Longueuil (September 17, 1701 – May 12, 1778) was a

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and colonial army officer in

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and governor of

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from 1757 to 1760. The son of

Charles le Moyne de Longueuil, Baron de Longueuil Charles (II) le Moyne de Longueuil, Baron de Longueuil (December 10, 1656 – June 7, 1729) was the first native-born Canadian to be made Baron in New France. Charles le Moyne de Longueuil was the eldest son of Charles le Moyne de Longueuil ...

and Claude-Élisabeth Souart d’Adoucourt, he was born in

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and entered the army in

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in 1717, becoming lieutenant in 1719. In 1726, he became lieutenant in the colonial army and commander of

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; the following year, Longueuil became captain of his owner company. From 1728 to 1730, he took part in the unsuccessful campaign against the

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. In October 1728, he married Marie-Geneviève Joybert de Soulanges; through this marriage, he acquired the seigneuries of L’Islet-du-Portage, Pointe-à-l’Orignal on the Ottawa River and Soulanges. In 1729, he was granted the seigneury of Nouvelle-Longueuil. Several of these properties were located on major

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routes. He became commandant of Fort Saint-Frédéric in 1739. In 1743, Longueuil became commandant at

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. During the

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, the neighbouring native tribes revolted against the French but Longueuil was later able to reestablish peace in the region. In 1748, he was named town major for

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and, in the following year, he was named king's lieutenant. In 1757, he was named governor for Trois-Rivières. After

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was captured in 1760, Longueuil was sent to France. In 1764, he returned to Canada to settle his affairs and to convince his family to return to France. He sold the seigneury of L’Islet-du-Portage; the remaining properties came under the control of his son Joseph-Dominique-Emmanuel, who later served in the

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. Longueuil returned to

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in France without his family. He later died at

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at the age of 76. Longueuil was awarded the cross of Saint-Louis in 1744. His daughter Geneviève married

Louis Liénard de Beaujeu de Villemonde Louis Liénard de Beaujeu de Villemonde (September 16, 1716 – June 5, 1802) was a militia and army officer and seigneur in Quebec. The son of Louis Liénard de Beaujeu and Thérèse-Denise Juchereau de Saint-Denys (née Migeon de Branssat), ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Le Moyne de Longueuil, Paul-Joseph 1701 births 1778 deaths People of New France Knights of the Order of Saint Louis People from Longueuil