in the Seigneury of Maure. In 1717, he had started the construction of a large stone church at Lotbinière, with the help of his brother, Father Valentin, who was the parish priest there. In 1722, he was appointed general agent at Quebec for the Compagnie de l'Occident. The Church In 1723, his wife died on giving birth to their eighth child, the future Marquis de Lotbinière. This event prompted him to pursue a life in Holy Orders (Catholic Church). In consequence of his already official duties, he learned theology through either his brother, Father Valentin, or Jean-Baptiste de La Croix de Chevrières de Saint-Vallier, who held Eustache in high esteem. He was ordained into the Priesthood (Catholic Church) in 1726, and only four days after this event the Bishop of Quebec appointed him Canon (priest) and Archdeacon, which was followed a few months later to his appointment as Vicar general to the Bishop. He resigned from the Compagnie de l'Occident, but Louis XV of France allowed him to retain his position on the Sovereign Council of New France as a lay councillor, on condition that he abstain from attending trials of criminal cases and relinquish his office as Keeper of the Seals. Family In 1711, he married Marie-Françoise (1693–1723), daughter of Captain François-Marie Renaud d'Avène des Meloizes and Françoise-Thérèse (b.1670), daughter of Nicholas Dupont de Neuville (1632–1716). His wife's brother, Nicolas-Marie (1696–1743), married his sister, Angélique Chartier de Lotbinière (1692–1772), and their son inherited the Marquisate de Fresnoy. Eustache and Marie-Françoise de Lotbinière were survived by five children, Marie-Francoise Chartier de Lotbinière (1712-1776). In 1737, she married Antoine Juchereau Duchesnay (1704-1772), Chevalier de Saint-Louis, 5th Seigneur de Beauport etc., nephew of Louis Juchereau de Saint-Denys. They were the parents of The Hon. Antoine Juchereau Duchesnay. Louis-Eustache Chartier de Lotbiniere (1715-1786), Archdeacon of Quebec. Ordained in France at Angers, he returned to Quebec as a priest. In 1751, he donated a set of bells to the Church of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Quebec. François-Louis Chartier de Lotbinière, Récollet priest and Knight of Malta. Marie-Louise Chartier de Lotbiniere (1718-1750), became a sister at the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec Michel Chartier de Lotbinière, Marquis de Lotbinière, married the daughter of Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry (1682-1756) References External links People of New France 1688 births 1749 deaths