Louis was born on 08 OCT 1704 in Sorel (Sorel-Tracy), Pierre-de Saurel, Montérégie QC , the son of Michel Dagneau de Douville and Marie Lamy dit Defond.
He died on 02 FEB 1767 in Détroit, Wayne Co. MI .
He had three marriages/partners. His first wife was Louise Pawnee. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their only known child was Antoine Césaire (1757-?).
His second wife was Marie-Anne Picoté de Belestre, who he married on 4 DEC 1736 in Montréal QC . Their thirteen known children were François-Césaire (1737-1738), Marie-Anne Archange (1739-1758), Pierre-Louis (1740-1799), Marie-Catherine (c1742-1826), Antoine-Césaire (1743-1784), Jean-Baptiste-Michel (<1744->1782), Charles-Stanislaus (1746-1833), François-Guillaume (1747-1823), Marie-Louise (1749-1749), Jean-Alexis (1750-1750), Antoine (1751-1814), Alexis (1756-1756) and Charles (1756-1756).
His third wife was Marie-Constance Chevalier. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their only known child was Janis (1749-?).
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Louis Antoine Césaire Dagneau dit Fontenay |
Michel Dagneau de Douville |
Robert Daigneaux |
Charles d'Aigneaux de l'Île |
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Renée Davy |
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Marie Lamy dit Defond |
Joseph-Isaac Lamy dit Defond |
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Marie-Madeleine Chevrainville dit Fontaine |
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| Birth | 8 OCT 1704 |
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| Death | 2 FEB 1767 |
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| Nobility Title | sieur de Quindre |
Note 1
Colonel
At the time of his death, he was one of the wealthiest men in Détroit.
Note 2
DAGNEAU DOUVILLE DE QUINDRE, LOUIS-CÉSAIRE, merchant, militia colonel; baptized 8 Oct. 1704 at Sorel (Que.), son of Michel Dagneau Douville and Marie Lamy; m. Françoise-Marie-Anne Picoté de Belestre in Montreal, 4 Dec. 1736; buried at Detroit 2 Feb. 1767.
1727: Dictionary of Canadian Biography: trading among the Miamis; 1730+: Sending canoes to Michilimackinac and in partnership with Claude Marin de la Perrière, leasing the Michipicoten post (near Michipicoten Harbour ON) from Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de la Vérendyre; 1740-1742: Moved his wife from Montreal to Fort Saint Joseph (Niles, Michigan) and with his partner Claude Marin carried on a extensive trade with the Miamis and Potawatomis. Commandant at Fort St Joseph.
1741: Greffes des Notaires du Regime Français: Power of Attorney given by Louis Césaire and his wife Marie-Anne Picoté de Belestre on their departure for the poste of the River St Joseph to François Picoté de Belestre, brother of the said Marie-Anne to which it gave power to receive her part of her share of the will of her great uncle in France, dated Jun 25, 1741.
1742: Moved his wife from Montreal to Fort Saint Joseph (Niles, Michigan) and with his partner Claude Marin carried on an extensive trade with the Miamis and Potawatomis. Commandant at Fort St Joseph.
1747: Transferred his business to Michilimackinac and became leading suppliers of the fort at that location. Indian problems resulted in him sending his wife back to Montreal. Peace with the Indians was kept by Jacques Legardeur de Saint Pierre but there was an uprising at Detroit.
1749: He moved to Detroit. Family was in financial difficulties so his wife came back. He developed a trading business and became a major supplier to the garrison at Detroit. He provided clothing, canoes and huge supplies of grain.
1752: The commandant of Detroit, Pierre Joseph Céloron de Blainville ceded him all of Île aux Cochons (Belle Isle) in the Detroit River. Protests arose so the grant was withdrawn and he was given a large tract of land on the west side of the settlement.
1755: Appointed Colonel of Militia. This position had local prestige but there were only 200 men in it.
1759: A militia detachement lead by Louis Césaire accompanied François Marie Le Marchand de Lignery in an unsuccessful attempt to relieve Fort Niagara from attacking British forces and Indians. He was accompanied by his brother, Major Guillaume Dagneau, Douville de Lamothe. Both brothers were captured.
1766: (L' Esclavage au Canada Français by Marcel Trudel): Louise a Pawnee Indian, slave belonging to Louis-Césaire Dagneau-Douville Dequindre, age 31 years; after having been set free, married at Detroit June 26, 1766 to Louis Brunet, 28 years, a resident of Detroit for the last 9 years, major, son of Louis Brunet, master-carpenter at Ste Charles-de-Lachenaie and Louise Parent. Prior to her marriage, Louise had 3 natural children (sons), from 1757 to 1764. The first two children remained in bondage while the mother obtained freedom for Antoine-Césaire, panis Indian, born and baptized May 11, 1757 in Detroit.
Note 3
Louis Cesaire was prominent merchant and trader in what is now Michigan and south into the Ohio Valley. Marie Anne was the daughter of François Marie Picoté, Sieur de Belestre; an officer in les troupes de la marine (French Colonial Regulars)and the sister of François Marie Picoté, Sieur de Belestre, also an officer in les troupes de la marine. He was the last French commandant of Detroit and turned the fort over to the British in 1760. The grandfather of Fontenay was Michel Dagneau de Douville, Sieur de Quindre who came to Canada as officer in les troupes de la marine some time prior to 1688. He or one of his sons (brothers of Louis Cesaire) founded the first post at what is now Toronto, Ontario. The Dagneau de Douville de Quindre family played a significant role in the affairs of the French regime and subsequently after the English takeover in about 1760. Generally they were military men and merchants/fur traders in the high country which literally encompassed an area from Ontario west to Wisconsin and south to the Ohio Valley. At the time of his death in 1767 Louis Cesaire was reported to have been one of the wealthiest men in Detroit. Both the Dagneau de Quindre and the Picoté de Belestre families appear to have been members of the lesser nobility.