Michel-Louis Juchereau Duchesnay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian army officer
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Place of Birth: Beauport, Quebec, Canada
About Michel-Louis Juchereau Duchesnay
- Michel-Louis Juchereau Duchesnay (December 14, 1785 – August 17, 1838) was a Canadian officer, seigneur, and justice of the peace.
- He was the son of Antoine Juchereau Duchesnay.
- Both he and his brother, Jean-Baptiste Duchesnay, served in the British Army with the King's Royal Rifle Corps.
- Duchesnay received his commission in 1805 and quit his regiment with the rank of lieutenant in January 1806.
- He then returned to Canada to look after his family's estates.
- There, he married the sister of Colonel Charles de Salaberry.
- He later served as a captain in the Voltigeurs Canadiens during the War of 1812.
- According to the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, "he distinguished himself in the battle of Châteauguay on 26 October 1813, as did his brother Jean-Baptiste."
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