Charles MONSEIGNAT

Born

abt. 1652 , Paris, France

Died

20 October 1718 , Québec, Canada, New France

Charles married Claude (Claudine) XAINTES 28 September 1693 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Claude (Claudine) XAINTES was born abt. 1674 in Québec Province, Canada. Claude (Claudine) died 18 December 1702 in Québec, Canada, New France . Claude (Claudine) was the child of Claude XAINTES and Françoise ZACHEE .

Charles married Marguerite LESENERAC 23 February 1704 in Québec, Canada, New France .
Marguerite LESENERAC was born abt. 1679 in France.

Parents & Family of Charles MONSEIGNAT

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Charles was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1693.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

son of Jean Monseignat and Helene Perchot

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles MONSEIGNAT

Charles MONSEIGNAT married

Claude (Claudine) XAINTES
Marriage date: 28 September 1693
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Claude (Claudine) XAINTES was the child of Claude XAINTES and Françoise ZACHEE

Children of Charles MONSEIGNAT and Claude (Claudine) XAINTES

Marie MONSEIGNAT

Born: abt. 1698, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 4 May 1698, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Charles MONSEIGNAT married

Marguerite LESENERAC
Marriage date: 23 February 1704
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

Children of Charles MONSEIGNAT and Marguerite LESENERAC

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Biography

MONSEIGNAT, CHARLES DE (Monseignac), manager for Robert Cavelier* de La Salle, clerk and deputy director of the king’s domain (1681–82), first secretary of Governor Louis de Buade* de Frontenac, comptroller of the navy and fortifications in New France (1701–18), secretary councillor and chief clerk of the Conseil Supérieur (1705–18), resident agent and director for the tax farmers of the Domaine d’Occident (1707–18); b. c. 1652, son of Jean de Monseignat and Hélène Perchot of the parish of Saint-Jacques-la-Boucherie in Paris; m. 28 Sept. 1693 at Quebec Claude de Sainte (d. 1702) by whom he had seven children; m. 23 Feb. 1704 Marguerite Delesnerac; buried 21 Oct. 1718 in the crypt of Notre-Dame de Québec.

Charles de Monseignat’s career was full of the chicanery that characterized the civil service of Louis XIV. His experience in financial and legal matters was gained in the Chambre des Comptes at Paris. He also served with several public and private financial agencies before coming

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003