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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Great charter (search)
Le Moyne, 1656-1683
The name of a distinguished Canadian family, members of which bore conspicuous parts in early American history.
They were descended from Charles of Normandy, who died in Montreal, Canada, in 1683.
He went to Canada in 1641, where he became a famous Indian fighter.
In 1668 Louis XIV.
made him seigneur of Longueil, and subsequently of Chateaugay.
He had eleven sons, of whom Bienville and Iberville (qq.
v.) were the most eminent.
Charles, first Sieur de Longueil, was born in Montreal, Dec. 10, 1656; died there, June 8, 1729.
He was made a lieutenant-general of regulars in the royal army of France, and, returning to Canada, built churches and a fort at Longueil.
He fought the English assailants of Quebec under Phipps in 1690, and was made baron and governor of Montreal in 1700.
Becoming commandant-general of Canada, he prepared to meet the expedition against Quebec under Walker in 1711.
In 1720 he was governor of Three Rivers, and again of Montreal in
Newfoundland.
In 1504 some adventurous French fishermen of Normandy and other coast provinces of France prosecuted their vocation off the shores of Newfoundland, in the first French vessels that ever appeared there.
Sir Humphrey Gilbert arrived at St. John's Harbor, Aug. 3, 1583, where he found thirty-six vessels belonging to various nations.
Pitching his tent on shore in sight of all the vessels, he summoned the merchants and masters to assemble on the shore.
He had brought 260 men from England, in two ships and three barks, to make a settlement on that island.
Being assembled, Gilbert read his commission (which was interpreted to the foreigners), when a twig and piece of turf were presented to him. Then he made proclamation that, by virtue of his commission from Queen Elizabeth, he took possession of the harbor of St. John, and 200 leagues around it each way, for the crown of England.
He asserted eminent domain, and that all who should come there should be subject to the
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Verrazzano , Giovanni da 1508 - (search)