Charles William Grant was born in 1782.[1] He was the son of Captain David Alexander Grant and Marie-Charles-Joseph Le Moyne, Baronne de Longueuil.[1] He served during the War of 1812 as Lieutenant Colonel of the Boucherville militia battalion and as a staff officer. He was taken prisoner by the Americans on 8 December 1813, and was held hostage in Worcester, Massachusetts.[2] He married Caroline Coffin, daughter of General John Coffin and Anne Mathews, on 21 May 1814.[2] He became a member of the Legislative Council of Lower Canada.[2][3] He succeeded to the title of Baron de Longueuil on 17 January 1841.[1] He died on 5 July 1848[1][2] at his residence of Alwington House in Kingston.[2][3]
Ancestry
Ancestors of Charles William Grant, 5th Baron de Longueuil |
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| | | | | | | | | 16. John Grant | | | | | | | 8. William Grant | | | | | | | | | | 17. Helen Forbes | | | | | | | 4. David Grant | | | | | | | | | | | | 18. David Tyrie | | | | | | | 9. Jean Tyrie | | | | | | | | | | 19. Elizabeth Gordon | | | | | | | 2. David Alexander Grant | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10. James Richardson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5. Elizabeth Richardson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1. Charles William Grant, 5th Baron de Longueuil | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24. Charles Le Moyne, 1st Baron de Longueuil | | | | | | | 12. Charles Le Moyne, 2nd Baron de Longueuil | | | | | | | | | | 25. Claude-Elisabeth Souart | | | | | | | 6. Charles-Jacques Le Moyne, 3rd Baron de Longueuil | | | | | | | | | | | | 26. Louis-Joseph-Hyacinthe LeGoues | | | | | | | 13. Catherine-Charlotte LeGoues | | | | | | | | | | 27. Marguerite Legardeur | | | | | | | 3. Marie-Charles Le Moyne, 4th Baroness de Longueuil | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28. Joseph Fleury | | | | | | | 14. Joseph Fleury | | | | | | | | | | 29. Claire Jolliet | | | | | | | 7. Marie-Anne Catherine Fleury | | | | | | | | | | | | 30. Étienne Véron | | | | | | | 15. Catherine Véron | | | | | | | | | | 31. Catherine Picard | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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References
- ^ a b c d L. G. Pine, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 101st edition, London, U.K.: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1956, p. 2389
- ^ a b c d e "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- ^ a b Histoire des grandes familles françaises du Canada, Eusèbe Senécal, 1867, p. 190