Michel-Louis Juchereau Duchesnay (December 14, 1785 – August 17, 1838) was a

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, and justice of the peace. He was the son of Antoine Juchereau Duchesnay. Both he and his brother, Jean-Baptiste Duchesnay, served in the British Army with the King's Royal Rifle Corps. Duchesnay received his commission in 1805 and quit his regiment with the rank of lieutenant in January 1806. He then returned to Canada to look after his family's estates. There, he married the sister of Colonel

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. He later served as a captain in the Voltigeurs Canadiens during the

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. According to the ''

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'', "he distinguished himself in the battle of Châteauguay on 26 October 1813, as did his brother Jean-Baptiste."Cyr, Céline
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Ancestry of Michel-Louis Juchereau Duchesnay
(in French). 1785 births 1838 deaths Pre-Confederation Quebec people Canadian people of the War of 1812 Battle of the Châteaugay veterans Royal American Regiment officers Canadian justices of the peace {{Quebec-bio-stub