Sights and shrines of Montreal; a guide book for strangers and a hand book for all lovers of historic spots and incidents . ve. Charles LeMoyne—Iberville—Bienville. For J. G. Mackenzie & Co/s store, St. Paul Street,just east of Custom House Square, are proposed threetablets. The first is : Here was the residence ofCharles LeMoyne, one of the companions of Maison-neuve. Among his children, Charles, first Baron ofLongueuil ; Jacques, Sieur de Ste. Helene ; Pierre,Sieur dTberville ; Paul, Sieur de Maricour ; de Bienville T. ; Joseph, Sieur de Serigny ;Francois Marie, Sieur de Sauva
Sights and shrines of Montreal; a guide book for strangers and a hand book for all lovers of historic spots and incidents . ve. Charles LeMoyne—Iberville—Bienville. For J. G. Mackenzie & Co/s store, St. Paul Street,just east of Custom House Square, are proposed threetablets. The first is : Here was the residence ofCharles LeMoyne, one of the companions of Maison-neuve. Among his children, Charles, first Baron ofLongueuil ; Jacques, Sieur de Ste. Helene ; Pierre,Sieur dTberville ; Paul, Sieur de Maricour ; de Bienville T. ; Joseph, Sieur de Serigny ;Francois Marie, Sieur de Sauvalle ; Jean Baptiste,Sieur de Bienville IT. ; Gabriel, Sieur dAssigny ;Antoine, Sieur de Chateauguay ; rendered the colonyillustrious. SIGHTS AND SHRINES OF MONTREAL. 139 Charles LeMoyne, subject of this rather long in-scription, right-hand man of de Maisonneuve, andfather of sons celebrated in the annals of New France,was the son of an innkeeper of Dieppe, but withal amost fearless and intelligent man. He came fromFrance a youth only fifteen, was sent among theIndians forthwith to be an interpreter, and caught. RUNNING LACHINE RAPIDS, IN SMALL BOAT the spirit of warlike forest life. He several timessaved Ville-Marie from Indian attacks, at one timejust saving the Hotel Dieu. At another he walkedcoolly down to a war-party of Iroquois and marchedthem up to the fort at the point of his pistols. PointSt. Charles is named from him, his farm having ex-tended thither along the shore. About fourteen years 140 SIGHTS AND SHRINES OF MONTREAL. after VilleMarie was founded, he was given theseigniory of Longueuil opposite, which he proceededto settle, fortify and develop in an able this source, with the fur trade and the fur-nishing of public supplies, he amassed comparativewealth. His cousin and partner, LeBer, became therichest merchant of the country. LeMoynes eldest son became Baron of Longueuil,having built there, in 1699, a fine feudal castle, whichexisted till the
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