Le Moyne

Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)

CHARLES, a French pioneer; born in Normandy, France, in 1626. Proceeding to Canada in 1641, he lived among the Huron tribe of Indians and fought with the Iroquois. In 1668 Louis XIV. made him Seigneur de Longueuil, and afterward also de Chateauguay. He was for several years Captain of Montreal, and died in 1683. Of his 11 sons, nearly all became distinguished. The eldest, CHARLES, Baron de Longueuil, was born in 1656, and in his youth served in the French army. He Genoa was made governor of Montreal and baron in 1700, and became commandantgeneral of the colony. He died at Montreal in 1729. His descendant, CHARLES COLMOR GRANT, had his Canadian title Gant, ORARI of 7th Baron de Longueuil officially Canadian t recognized by the queen in 1880. Another son, JOSEPH, became an officer in in 1880. the French navy, and in 1694-1697 an brought vessels to Hudson bay to coin 1694 operate with land forces under his son bay to brother Iberville. He subsequently under conveyed colonists to Louisiana, sursubseque veyed its coast, and aided in capturing Pensacola. LEMPRIÈRE, JOHN (long-prē-ār'), a British educator; born in Jersey, about 1765. He was educated at Winchester and Oxford. He was in turn head-masa ter of Abingdon and Exeter grammar schools, rector of Meeth in Devonshire and of Newton-Petrock in the same county. His famous "Classical Dictionary" (1788) remained for many years the standard work of reference in England on ancient mythology, biography, geography. Another and work of Lemprière's was "Universal Biography" Wo (1808). He died in London, England. Feb. 1, 1824.