Catherine LeNeuf de la Poterie

her father Jacques Leneuf was Governor of Trois Rivieres

On 18 Oct. 1666 Jacques Leneuf sailed on the Moulin d’Or, on his way first to Acadia then to France. His titles of nobility were confirmed by Louis XIV in 1667 and registered in the Conseil Souverain of New France in 1675. He was possibly back in Canada by 1667; in any case he was at Quebec 22 May 1668. Mention of his name is found in public documents up to 1685.

     While in France Jacques Leneuf had married Marguerite Legardeur, sister of PIERRE Legardeur de Repentigny and of Charles Legardeur de Tilly, members of one of the most illustrious Canadian families. His son Michel Leneuf* de La Vallière, born in October 1640, was to play an important role in Acadia.

Her father Jacques Leneuf was Governor of Trois Rivieres

On 18 Oct. 1666 Jacques Leneuf sailed on the Moulin d’Or, on his way first to Acadia then to France. His titles of nobility were confirmed by Louis XIV in 1667 and registered in the Conseil Souverain of New France in 1675. He was possibly back in Canada by 1667; in any case he was at Quebec 22 May 1668. Mention of his name is found in public documents up to 1685.

While in France Jacques Leneuf had married Marguerite Legardeur, sister of PIERRE Legardeur de Repentigny and of Charles Legardeur de Tilly, members of one of the most illustrious Canadian families. His son Michel Leneuf* de La Vallière, born in October 1640, was to play an important role in Acadia.