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The gracious act of Queen Victoria, in officially 

 recognising the rank and title of Baron de Longueuil, 

 the most distinguished colonist under the French regime 

 whilst it rendered tardy justice to colonial merit, has, 



in the army, where he distinguished himself, and died Gov- 

 ernor of Montreal, 17th of January, 1729— he was the father 

 of upwards of fifteen children. The third Baron of Longueuil 

 was Charles Jacques Le Moyne, born at the Castle of Lon- 

 gueuil, 26th July, 1 724 5 he commanded the troops at the 

 battle of Monongahela, 9th July, 1755. He was also made 

 Chevalier de St.. Louis and Governor of Montreal, and died 

 whilst serving under Baron Dieskau, as the Marquis of Vau- 

 dreuil states in one of his dispatches, the 8th September, 

 1755, at 31 years of age, the victim of Indian treachery on the 

 border of Lake George. His widow was re-married by special 

 license, at Montreal, on the 11th September, 1770, to the 

 Hon. William Grant, Receiver-General of the Province of 

 Canada ; there was no issue from this second marriage, and 

 on the death of the third baron the barony reverted to his 

 only daughter, Marie Charles Josephte Le Moyne de Longueuil, 

 who assumed the title of baroness after the death of her 

 mother, who expired on the 20th February, 1782. at the age 

 of 85 years. She was married in Quebec, on the 7th May, 

 1781, to Captain David Alexander Grant, of the 94th, by the 

 Rev. D. Francis de Monmolin, chaplain to the forces. Capt. 

 Grant was a nephew of the Honorable William Grant 5 his son 

 the Honorable Charles William Grant, was fourth baron, 

 a member of the Legislative Council of Canada, and seigneur 

 of the barony of Longueuil. He assumed the title of 

 Baron of Longueuil on the death of his mother, which 

 event occurred on the 17th February, 1841. He married 

 Miss N. Coffin, a daughter of Admiral Coffin, and died at his 

 residence, Alwing House, at Kingston, 5th July, 1848, aged 

 68. His remains were transferred for burial in his barony. 

 The fifth baron who assumed the title married in 1849, a 

 southern lady, and for a time resided at Alwing House, at 

 Kingston. The house of Longueuil is connected by marriage 

 with the Babys, De Beaujeus, LeMoines, De Montenach, Dela- 

 naudieres, De Gaspes, Deiagorgendieres and several other old 

 families in Canada. 



(Since these lines were written, a full History of Longueuil 

 has been published in Montreal by Messrs Alex. Jodoin and 

 J. L. Vincent, with a ground Plan of the Baron's Fort and 

 Chateau, at Longueuil). 



