He was born in
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies in
New France in 1757 and entered the
fur trade at an early age. He later became a merchant at La Tortue (later
Saint-Mathieu). In 1784, he married
Marie-Clotilde, the daughter of Montreal merchant
Charles-François Girardin. He inherited the seigneury of Lac-Matapédia from his mother but was forced to sell it in 1796 due to financial difficulties with his business. He was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for
Huntingdon County in 1800 and reelected in 1804. In 1801, he moved to
La Prairie. He went into business with his son
Jean-Moïse around 1805. Raymond was involved in the sale of dry goods and also invested in real estate. He was made a justice of the peace and also served as a captain in the militia. He helped organize a meeting held in 1822 to protest a proposed union of
Upper Canada and
Lower Canada. He died in La Prairie in 1825. His daughter
Marie-Geneviève-Sophie married the merchant
Joseph Masson. His daughter Clotilde married
Paul-Théophile Pinsonaut, they were the parents of
Pierre-Adolphe Pinsoneault. His widow married
Edme Henry in 1828. ==External links==