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" 10th. Jean Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, ' Knight of 

 the Order of St. Louis/ whose name is still remembered with 

 honor among the people of New Orleans ; he was, with his 

 brother, a founder of that city, and Lieutenant du Roy a la 

 Louisiane, in the Government of the Colony. 



" 11th. Antoine Le Moyne de Chateauguay, second of the 

 name Capitaine oVune compagnie de la Marine a la Louisiane. 

 He married Dame Marie Jeanne Emilie des Fredailles. 



" Such are the names of eleven sons 5 ten of whom honor- 

 ably, and with distinction, served in the government of their 

 country, receiving in the new colonies the honors and rewards 

 of the King, who made no distinction between the born 

 Canadian and the European. 



'' There were two daughters, sisters of the above ; the eldest 

 married Sieur de Noyan, a naval officer, and the second Sieur 

 de la Chassagne. m 



'•In a memorial ofM. de Bienville, dated New Orleans, 

 January 25th, 1723, after setting forth his services, he des- 

 cribes himself as Chevalier of the order of St. Louis, and 

 Commander General of the Province of Louisiana ; he states 

 in it, that of eleven brothers, only four were then surviving : 

 Baron de Longueuil, himself, Bienville, Serigny, and Chateau- 

 guay, and that they had all received the cross of Knights of 

 St. Louis. 



u The patent creating the Seigniory of Longueuil into a 

 barony is dated 19th May, 1699. It relates that the late 

 Charles Le Moyne, Seigneur of Longueuil, emigrated from 

 France to Canada in 1640, and had highly distinguished him- 

 self upon many occasions — that his son, Charles Le Moyne, 

 had borne arms from an early age, and that Jacques Le Moyne 

 de Sainte ITelene, was killed by the English at the head of 

 his company when Quebec was attacked, on which occasion, 

 the said Charles Le Moyne, leading on the Canadians, was 

 also wounded. It also names with honor d'Iberville, de Bien- 

 ville, de Chateauguay, de Maricourt. The patent then states 

 that on account of the services rendered by the family, Louis 

 XIV had determined to give to the Seigniory of Longueuil, as 

 well as to the said Charles Le Moyne himself, a title of honor, 

 in order that an honorable distinction should pass to poste- 

 rity, and be an object of emulation to his children to follow 

 the example which had been set to them. It therefore creates 

 and erects the Seigniory of Longueuil into a barony, to be 

 enjoyed by the said Charles Le Moyne, his children and suc- 

 cessors, et ay ants cause, and that they should enjoy the honors, 

 rank and precedence in the assembly of nobles, as are enjoyed 

 by other barons of the kingdom of France. 



" This patent is remarkable therefore for creating a territo- 

 rial barony — that is, whosoever possesses Longueuil, whether 



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