DESCENDANTS OF BERTRAND CHESNAY DIT LAGARENNE
The descendants of Bertrand Chesnay dit Lagarenne, (Feb 1622 - 17 Jan
1683) Variations of his surname include: Chaignâ©, Chainay, Chainâ©,
Chainey, Cheeney, Chenay, Chenâ©, Cheney, Chenez, Châ©nier, Chesnay,
Chesnâ©, Chesney and Chesnier. There are others but they are few in
numbers. Bertrand Chesnay arrived in Quâ©bec around 1650 and became a
prominent and well to do business man. He had a large piece of land, a
Seigneurie, near present day Châ¢teau-Richer, about 10 miles east of
Quâ©bec City. He also had a hotel in Lower Quâ©bec City, a drinking and
room service establishment combined. He was also a fisherman, roaming up
and down the St. Lawrence River catching and selling his fish. His
detailed personal history can be found on my website at:
http://www.homestead.com/chesnay/Index.html. Please enjoy what I have of
his descendants to this day. If you have any questions or just want to
contact me please do so at: (XXXXX@XXXX.XXX)
Prepared by:
Ron Chenier
46D Whelan Dr
Nepean, ON
K2J 3K7
Tel: 613-823-6093
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