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Biography
LE MOYNE DE MARICOURT, PAUL, officer, interpreter, negotiator with the Indians; b. at Montreal, 15 Dec. 1663; d. at Montreal, 21 March 1704.
Maricourt was principally a man of the sword, one of the several Le Moyne brothers whose collective military exploits eventually extended to the far corners of France’s North American empire. He, like his more famous brothers – Pierre, Sieur d’Iberville, Joseph, Sieur de Serigny, and Jacques*, Sieur de Sainte-Hélène – enjoyed a spectacular career. He was the fourth of 12 sons born to Charles Le Moyne* de Longueuil et de Châteauguay and Catherine Thierry. Although there is only fragmentary evidence to indicate how he passed his youth or to what extent he was formally educated, there can be no doubt that he was thoroughly tutored in the special skills required for military activity in the Canadian setting. He travelled with his brothers, mastered the Indian dialects and became one of the best canoemen in New France. Perhaps this latter ability
Paul
LEMOINE (LEMOYNE)
Birth — 1663
Death — 1704
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