Le Moyne

Le Moyne

(lə mwän), Canadian family. It was founded by Charles le Moyne, sieur de LongueuilLongueuil, Charles le Moyne, sieur de
, 1626–85, French colonial leader in Canada, founder of a famous Canadian family, b. Dieppe, France. Emigrating to Canada in 1641, he worked for the Jesuits among the Hurons, was a trader, soldier, and interpreter at Trois
..... Click the link for more information. , whose 11 sons were noted soldiers, explorers, and colonizers. The two most famous sons were the sieur d'IbervilleIberville, Pierre le Moyne, sieur d'
, 1661–1706, French Canadian naval officer, founder of the French territory of Louisiana, b. Ville Marie (in present Montreal), Canada; son of Charles le Moyne, sieur de Longueuil, and brother of Jean Baptiste le Moyne, sieur de
..... Click the link for more information.  and the sieur de BienvilleBienville, Jean Baptiste le Moyne, sieur de
, 1680–1768, colonizer and governor of Louisiana, b. Ville Marie (on the site of Montreal), Canada; son of Charles le Moyne, sieur de Longueuil, and brother of Pierre le Moyne, sieur d'Iberville.
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