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Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada
Recherche sur la Forteresse-de-Louisbourg Lieu historique national du Canada
THE ILE ROYALE GARRISON, 1713-45
BY
MARGARET FORTIER
1981
Report H E 15
Fortress of Louisbourg
APPENDIX I. SOLDIERS OF THE COMPAGNIES FRANCHES, ILE ROYALE GARRISON, 1744
Name Nom de Guerre Captain Other Information
Adam Appears on a 1751 list of soldiers who had married in the colony. The date of his marriage was 1725 Aijet or Aillet, St. Joseph Du Vivier Died 17 December 1746 Antoine Joseph Alard, Etienne Sansfaçon Duhaget Died 23 December 1745 Albira, François Espagnol Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Alés, Pierre Espagnol Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Alexandre, Guillaume Pellerin Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Aliot, Jean Deserted at Rochefort 1746 André, Guillaume La Fleur D'Ailleboust Died 5 February 1746 Anselin, Jean La Rose Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Aubry, Eurry Bassigny D'Ailleboust Died 1746 Aurieau, Antoine Beausoliel Deserted at Rochefort 1749 Badar, Charles Louis Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Balefolier, Jean Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Balin, Gregoire La Fleur d'Orange Villejouin Died in June 1745 Balle, Pierre Le Basque Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Barbaud, Pierre La Joye Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Barbot, Jean La Bonté Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Bardet, François Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Bardoula, Nicolas Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Bauden, Jean La Grandeur Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Bazin, Antoine Sans Regêt Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Bazin, Charles Antoine La Forme Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Beau, Jacques La Montagne Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Beauville, Pierre La Ruine Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Beche, Antoine Brisebarrière D'Ailleboust Died 25 February 1746 Benoist, Louis L'Ouillet Deserted at Rochefort 1749 Berrichon, Pierre Couranne Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Blanchard, Francois La Guerre Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Bodin, Romain Berry Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Boffard, Louis Jolicoeur Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Boisseau, Pierre Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Borda, Jean D'Argentcourt Deserted at Rochefort 1749 Bottrel, Jean La Verdure Deserted at Rochefort 1749 Bordeau, François St. Eustache Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Boubon, Dominique La Tempête Villejouin Hanged during the siege on 17 June 1745. According to the journal of Gilles Lacroix-Girard, a French soldier en guard at the prison had made an agreement with an English prisoner to carry a letter to the English commander in which he wrote information about the size of the garrison and the best way to stage an assault on the city. The plot was discovered by a drummer of the garrison who turned the soldier in. The traitor was hanged for his crime. Lacroix-Girard states that the hanging took place on 22 June, the feast of Corpus Christi, but this probably was Boubon. Bouché, Jean Brind'amour Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Boucher, Agnan Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Boucher, Jean Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Boulade, Charles Perigord Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Boulogne, Etienne Boulogne Villejouin Killed by cannon shot on 18 June 1745 Boulogne Appears on 1751 list of soldiers who had married in the colony. Date of his marriage is 1736. Boulon, Pierre St. Pierre Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Boutron, Denis St. Denis Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Brehault, Jean Longevin Duhaget Died 18 August 1746 Breton, Jean St. Jean Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Bruché, Joseph La Faullade Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Brunet, Michel St. Michel Thierry Died 1745 Bruxelle, Jean Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Caillou, François Lancette De La Plagne Died 4 June 1744 Camina, Jean Beauregard De La Plague Died 4 June 1744 Canot, Jacques Champagne Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Cavellier, Toussaint La Violette Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Cecilie, Dominique La Plante Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Chapuy, Jean Tournangeau Du Vivier Deserted at Mira, 28 June 1745 Charbornnier, Jean La Prairie Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Chaperon, Jean François Pret à boire Bonnaventure On 16 August 1742 Chaperon was cutting hay on the north side of the harbour. That evening an the way to spend the night at the managerie of Sr. Muyron, he and two others met a cede who was drunk near the place where Sr. Fizel kept his sheep. After leaving the man to sleep on the ground near the sheep pen, Chaperon returned to try to get him to go to the managerie for the night. His comrade was later arrest entering the pen and trying to steal some sheep. Chaperon was identified as having helped, but he claimed that he was only trying to persuade his friend to come with him. While François Le Fort dit La Vigne was sentenced to be publicly beaten for attempted theft, Chaperon was only given 2 months in prison. He was 33 years of age at the time and was probably still with the garrison in 1744. Charles, François Beausejour Discharged 1746 Charpentier, Jacques La Fortune D'Ailleboust Died on 20 February 1746 Charpentier, Jacques St. Jacques Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Charrier, Guillaume St. Etienne Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Charry, René André Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Chatteau, François Sans Chagrin Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Chavau, Pierre Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Chenu, Jacques La Ramée De Gannes Deserted at Mira on 30 June 1745 Cheval, Jean Baptiste Jolicoeur Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Clamaron, André Lunnebourg? De La Plagne Died on 9 September 1745 Clement, François Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Clement, Pierre Bonapetit Duhaget Died on 20 December 1745 Clotaire, Pierre Beausejour Villejouin The "Rolle général des Troupes françoises Commencé en 1739" lists this man and several others who deserted on the same day - 30 November 1744 - as being in De Laperelle's Company. By 1744, however, De Laperelle was major and his former company was commanded by Villejouin. In February 1745 the minister wrote that he had received word that 10 soldiers had deserted from the Louisbourg garrison aboard a ship of the India Company, apparently encouraged in their action by the ship's officers. He ordered that a search be carried out in the Orient for the men, that the offending ship's officers be punished, and that in the future no soldiers be allowed on board India Company ships without the express permission of their commanding officer. Several men are listed as having deserted on 30 November 1744 and since there is no other record of a mass desertion around this time, it is assumed that these were the men who boarded the India Company ship. Collaray, Edme Longevin Bonnaventure Died on 11 May 1744 Compagnon, Charles La Verdure Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Condé, François Vermilles Du Vivier Died on 21 September 1745 Constant, Jacques Sansfaçon Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Coquet, Jacques St. Jacques De La Plagne Died on 24 July 1745 Corvin, Guillaume La Volonté Villejouin See Clotaire, Pierre dit Beausejour Coussin, Pierre Brind'amour Du Vivier Died on 15 April 1746 Crepitiet, Etienne Simon Brisetout Bonnaventure Died on 5 December 1745 Crosnier, Denis La Giroffée Villejouin See Clotaire, Pierre dit Beausejour Daillet, Antoine Lionnois Deserted at Rochefort 1746 D'Anclande, Antoine Prest à boire Villejouin See Clotaire, Pierre dit Beausejour Dapassé, Jean Deserted at Rochefort 1749 Darfeuille, Pierre Bellerose Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Defleur?, Pierre Deserted at Rochefort 1746 De Fournet, Pierre Raphael La Rose Du Vivier Died on 12 April 1745 De La Haye, Pierre Sans Soucy Bonnaventure Died during siege on 15 June 1745 De Lair, Jean Baptiste De Lair Thierry Died on 4 March 1745 Delavou, François Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Demandre, Etienne Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Dené, René Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Denis, Gabriel Sansquartier De La Plagne Died during siege on 6 June 1745 Desmichy, Dominique Bellerose De La Plagne Died on 5 September 1744 Desnoyers, Martin Desnoyers Deserted at Rochefort 1749 Desplacer, Jean Jacques Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Desqueilles, Jean Pierre Beaudessin Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Devime, Nicolas Deserted at Rochefort 1746 D'Hivert, Jean Vitry Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Dizi?, Joseph Sanspeur Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Dreau, Pierre Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Dubeau, Antoine La Baleine Villejouin See Clotaire, Pierre dit Beausejour Dubois, Tilvain Jolicoeur De Games Hanged for his part in the garrison's mutiny, 6 September 1746 Du Ciel or Dutiel, Jean St. Amant Du Vivier Deserted February 1744 and found dead in woods Marie the following August Dumont, Jean Paul La Prairie Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Dupont, Pierre Nicolas La Grenade Villejouin See Clotaire, Pierre dit Beausejour Dupuy, Jean Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Dupuy, Robert Dupuy Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Duvin, Antoine La Terreur De La Plagne Died in 1745 at Rochefort Estasin, Frencois Simon Flaneur Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Evard, Louis Etienne Bellefleur Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Evard, Nicolas Gaspard Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Faure, Guillaume St. Martin Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Ferdinand, Antoine La Roche Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Flagella, Antoine La Verdure Du Vivier Died on 24 November 1745 Forget, Pierre Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Forty, Blaise Toulouse Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Foucher, Jean La Prairie Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Froment, Alexandre Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Fronchard, Francois La Ruine Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Gallier, Claude La Valeur Du Vivier Died on 30 January? 1745 Gasçon, Jean Saujon Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Gasse, Jacques St. Germain D'Ailleboust Died on 12 November 1745 Gastimeau, Jean Deserted at Rochefort 1749 Gaston, Jacques La Combe Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Gaultier, Jean Le Breton Deserted at Rochefort 1749 Gely, Jean Deserted at Rochefort 1749 Gendron, Louis Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Geoffrey, Louis Deserted at Rochefort 1749 Gerard, Yves Bellehumeur Du Vivier Married. Died 10 October 1745 Geradeau, François Jolibois Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Girardin, François Fend le vent Deserted at Rochefort 1749 Ganot, Antoine Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Goret, Jacques Deserted at Rochefort 1749 Grange, Louis Antoine Brind'amour Bonnaventure Was tried in the sheep theft case in 1742 - see Chaperon, Jean François - but was absolved of any wrongdoing because he remained at the managerie while Chaperon went back for La Vigne. He was 23 years old at the time and a native of Paris. In 1746 he was tried for his part in the garrison's mutiny at Louisbourg and was sentenced to the galleys. Gregoire, Claude Bellefleur De La Plagne Died on 9 September 1745 Grignon, Jean La Violette D'Ailleboust Died on 15 May 1746 Grimbert, André La Terreur Killed by cannon shot during siege Grisel, André Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Grossin, Girard La Grenade See Clotaire, Pierre Guedon, François La Terreur Bonnaventure Died on 6 August 1746 Guerin, Jean Deserted at Rochefort 1749 Guerin, Michel Sansremission De La Plagne Died during siege on 21 June 1745 Guillaume, François Sans Soucy Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Guillot, Jean La Volonté Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Guillot, Joseph La Roche Died at sea. No date is given for his death but it probably occurred after the fall of Louisbourg when the troops were on their way back to France. Guisier, Guillaume René Brisesite Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Hardouin, Jean Jacques La Musique Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Herbinet, Claude Sans Regrêt Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Hargenet, Louis Francoeur Deserted at Rochefort 1749 Houdemant, Jacques Longevin Deserted at Rochefort 1749 Hubert, Jacques De Boncoeur Killed by cannon shot during siege, 27 May 1745 Janot, Nicolas Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Jean, Pierre Louis Rencontré Villejouin Killed by cannon shot during siege Jobert, Etienne Thierry Involved in court case 1744-45 Jollain, Pierre Brise barrière Deserted at Rochefort 1749 Jovanne, Pierre Jolibois Deserted at Rochefort 1746 La Borde, Jean Saintange Deserted at Rochefort 1746 La Borde, Pierre La Borde Deserted at Rochefort 1746 La Combe, Jean St. Jean Deserted at Rochefort 1746 La Corne, Antoine La Corne D'Ailleboust Died on 21 February 1745 La Fleur, Guillaume Sans Soucy D'Ailleboust Died on 4 March 1746 Charles La Harpe Appears on a 1751 list of soldiers who had married in the colony. The date of marriage was 1741. L'Aigrené, Jean Louis Frap d'abord Du Vivier Hanged on 7 January 1746, probably for his part in the mutiny. La Londe, Jean Sans Chagrin Duhaget Condemned to the galleys for his part in the mutiny, 7 November 1746. Lambert, Antoine La Douceur See Clotaire, Pierre Landeville, Agnon La Vigne Died on 29 January 1746 La Rivière, Louis Francoeur Deserted at Rochefort 1746 La Roche, Paulin Lionnois De La Plagne Died on 20 May 1746 La Rose, Bertrand Jolicoeur Deserted at Rochefort 1746 La Vergne, Laurent La Ruine Duhaget Died at Rochefort 1745 La Vieloire Appears on a 1751 list of soldiers who married in the colony. The date of marriage was 29 May 1741. Le Cort, René Bonapetit Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Le Duc, Simon Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Lefefvre, Etienne Belair D'Ailleboust Died on 5 May 1746 Lebout, Daniel Fribourg Killed by cannon shot during siege Le Fé, Francois Montreuil Duhaget Died on 10 March 1745 Le Grand, Pierre St. Pierre Died at Rochefort 1745 Le Maistre, Martin Sans Chagrin De Games Hanged at Rochefort for his part in the mutiny, 5 July 1746 Lemine, René Antoine St. Amant De Games Tried for theft in 1740 but probably acquitted. His trial is incomplete, but the trial of another suspect in the case would seem to indicate that St. Amant was cleared. While part of the guard of the Place D'Armes, St. Amant got permission from a sergeant to go to the house of a married soldier of his company for dinner. After leaving this house he met a man he had met earlier in the day who tried to sell him some tobacco he had stolen from the store house of Sr. De Lort. The other man, a navigator by profession, was convicted of the theft. St. Amant, 23 years of age and a native of Paris, was most likely reprimanded for leaving the guard post, even with permission. He was probably still with the garrison in 1744. Le Roux, Jacques Noel L'Epine De La Plagne Died on 19 April 1746 Le Sous, Jean Blessais Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Le Tellier, Jérome La Volonté Drummer. Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Liege, Heremy L'Amité Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Lochet, Louis La Plume Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Le Priot, Mathieu Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Lorain, Louis Bellegarde Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Loze, Pierre Loze Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Magnon, Pierre Beausejour De La Plagne Died on 5 April 1746 Malbaye, Jean Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Manard, Claude Sans Chagrin D'Ailleboust Died at Oleron in 1745 Mangeant, Jean Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Manis, Jean La Volonté De Games Died on 21 October 1746 Margueritte, Jean Vadeboncoeur D'Ailleboust In 1734 Vadeboncoeur served as godfather for the child born to a negro slave belonging to Captain D'Ailleboust and Michel Le Neuf De La Vallière. Four years later Vadeboncoeur himself fathered twins by the slave. Both babies died in infancy. In 1740 a contract of marriage was drawn up between Vadeboncoeur and Jean Toussaint. They had at least 2 children, one being born 22 June 1745, during the siege. Marteau, Julien Marteau Died on 27 September 1746 Martel, Pierre Guillaume Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Martin, Antoine Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Martin, Antoine La Forge Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Masière, Jean Pied ferme D'Ailleboust Died in April 1746 Maslé, Rene La Forge Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Masseron, Jean Louis Manceau De La Plague Died on 28 December 1745 Mathieu, Jean La Couture Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Menu, Jacques Jolibois Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Meric, Jean Sans Quartier Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Merlin, Jean La Liberté Du Vivier Died on 3 September 1745 Michel, Pierre Deserted at Rochefort 1749 Minquet, Louis Duhaget Died at sea on 22 July 1745 Mannerat, Jacques Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Monvoisin, Daniel Deserted at Rochefort 1749 Morin, Pierre Sans Remission Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Naud, Joseph Deserted at Rochefort 1749 Neuville, René Duhaget Passed by arms at Rochefort on 29 December 1745 Neveu, Thierry Sans Regrêt Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Nicaise, François Deserted at Rochefort 1749 Noel Appears on a 1751 list of soldiers married in the colony. The date of his marriage was 1743. Nonde, Philbert Bellerose Du Vivier Died an 26 September 1745 Olanier, François Descombes Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Ollevrin, François Jolicoeur Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Ouel, Pierre Joseph La Guerre Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Painbaud, Gilbert St. Jean Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Panterry, Louis La Forge Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Pasquet, Jacques Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Pental, Jean François Jolicoeur De La Plagne Died on 10 December 1745 Perigord, Edme. Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Perigord, Jean Perigord Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Pernel, François Deserted at Rochefort 1749 Perrin, Jean Deserted at Rochefort 1749 Perry?, François St. Georges Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Philippe, Paul La Violette Duhaget Died at Rochefort 1745 Philippon, François Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Piart, Philbert Brisebarrière Villejouin Died at Rochefort 1745 Pibabon?, Charles Louisbourg Thierry Died on 3 Ocrober 1744 Pinchariau, Louis St. Germain Du Vivier Died on 24 September 1745 Piosot, René Deserted at Rochefort 1749 Pitard, Christophe Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Pitron, Joseph La Rigeur D'Ailleboust Died on 7 January 1746 Poignot, Edme. La Rosé Du Vivier Died on 24 September 1745 Pordignac, Joseph St. Martin Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Portrat, Guillaume St. Hillaire Du Vivier Died on 25 March 1746 Poupart, Nicolas Nantoise Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Quinque, Pierre Sans Chagrin Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Ratellade, Louis Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Recotteau, Jean Deserted at Rochefort 1749 Remé, Charles La Tulipe De Cannes Killed by cannon shot on 31 May 1745 Renaud, Gilbert La Grenade Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Rivière, Jean St. Jean Thierry Involved in court case 1744-45; deserted at Rochefort 1749 Robert, Jean Baptiste La Rosé Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Robert, Jean Champagne Died at Oleron in 1745 or 1746 Robert, Pierre St. Pierre Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Roché, Martial Deserted at Rochefort 1749 Romeleau, Jean Romeleau Villejouin Died on 25 September 1745 Rondin, Claude Tranchemontagne Killed by gunshot in siege Roquefort, Jean La Tulipe Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Rossel, Yves Boissansoit Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Rossignol, Claude Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Rostan, Antoine La Rosé Duhaget Died on 6 November 1745 Rousseau, Mathieu Brind'amour D'Ailleboust Died on 4 January 1746 Rousseau, Pierre Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Roussemont, François Jolicoeur Villejouin Died on 19 April 1744 Roy, Jean Deserted at Roctefort 1749 Sageret, Girard Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Saint Germain, Pierre Brisefeu De La Plagne Died on 3 November 1745 Saint Martin, Christophe St. Martin Duhaget Died at Rochefort 1745 Saubuse, Etienne Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Sauvage, Nicolas La Seine De La Plagne Killed by cannon shot on 7 June 1745 Senat, Louis St. Louis Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Servant, Jean Francois La Tempête Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Simon, Jean Jacques La Liberté Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Simm, Julien Brisetour Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Sion, Antoine La Grandeur Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Soucher, Jean Belair Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Soyer, Charles Toussaint Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Sustin, Pierre St. Pierre Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Tassé, Joseph Marie La Bruyre Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Tauny, Jacques Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Tessier, Pierre La Vergne Bonnaventure Died on 13 November 1745 Thibault, Claude Louisbourg Thierry Died on 28 February 1744 Tirier, François Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Tiry, François Jolibois Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Touveron, Jean Claude Jolicoeur Deserted at Rochefort 1749 Trenchant, Hubert Bellerose Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Tretteau, Jean Deserted at Rochefort 1749 Trianon, Pierre Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Trufaud, Jean Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Turgeon, Jean André La Tour Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Tussé, Elié La Rainié Deserted at Rochefort 1746 Vilbert, Jean François La Terreur De Gannes Hanged at Rochefort for mutiny on 7 January 1746 Villefayau St. Pierre D'Ailleboust During testimony at a trial in 1740 it was stated that this soldier was 35 years of age, a stone mason, and the operator of a cabaret in which he also rented rooms. He was probably still with the garrison in 1744. Villiers, Mathurin Deserted at Rochefort 1749