LACHINE MASSACRE
Hélène Lamarche
Peut-etre, pourriez-vous m'aider.
Je cherche présentement à mettre la jour une liste des victimes du
massacre de Lachine (1689). Dans son livre «De la Nouvelle-Angleterre à
la Nouvelle-France», en Introduction, Marcel Fournier fait allusion au
fait que sur quelque 70 personnes emmenées en captivité, 42 ne seraient
jamais revenus. A ce jour, je n'ai reussi a n'identifier que quelques-uns
de ces rescapés:
Anne Mouflet
Etienne Chatoudeau
Barbe Perrin
Mathieu Perrin
Francois Davaut
Madeleine Louise Philippon
Angelique Andre
Sauve-dit-Laplante
Pierre Gauthier dit Sagouingoara
(possiblement) Suzanne Alix
Existe-t-il des sources, ou des pistes, permettant de compléter cette
liste ? Je vous serais tres reconnaissante de toute information ou
renseignements additionnels que vous pourrìez me transmettre.
Helene Lamarche
Presidente, Societe d'histoire de Lachine
Frances LaChance
Hilhne Lamarche wrote:
>
> Peut-etre, pourriez-vous m'aider.
> massacre de Lachine (1689). Dans son livre +De la Nouvelle-Angleterre `
> la Nouvelle-France;, en Introduction, Marcel Fournier fait allusion
Could you also post this in English, please? I have an ancestor who was
killed during this massacre - Marie Therese (Hunault dit Deschamps)
Leclerc.
She is the sister of my patranome Pierre, children of Toussaint Hunalt
dit Deschamps.
I have been looking for information on the massacre but could find any.
I would appreciate your efforts to post this in English as well.
thanks
Fran
jacques trempe
At 21:15 97-02-14 -0800, Hilhne Lamarche wrote:
>Peut-etre, pourriez-vous m'aider.
>Je cherche prisentement ` mettre la jour une liste des victimes du
>massacre de Lachine (1689). Dans son livre +De la Nouvelle-Angleterre `
>fait que sur quelque 70 personnes emmenies en captiviti, 42 ne seraient
>jamais revenus. A ce jour, je n'ai reussi a n'identifier que quelques-uns
Je ne sais si vous pouvez consulter "Morts tragiques et violentes au Canada
- 17eme et 18eme siecle" par Leonard Bouchard. Vous y trouverez l'histoire
de 20 familles dont les membres ont ete tues (ou survecu) au massacre de
Lachine.
Si vous ne pouvez le consulter, revenez-moi par courrier personnel et je
vous en taperez quelques extraits.
Jacques Trempe
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Hilaire Fortier
>Peut-etre, pourriez-vous m'aider.
>Je cherche prisentement ` mettre la jour une liste des victimes du
>massacre de Lachine (1689). Dans son livre +De la Nouvelle-Angleterre `
>la Nouvelle-France;, en Introduction, Marcel Fournier fait allusion au
>fait que sur quelque 70 personnes emmenies en captiviti, 42 ne seraient
>jamais revenus. A ce jour, je n'ai reussi a n'identifier que quelques-uns
>de ces rescapis:
>Etienne Chatoudeau
>Barbe Perrin
>Mathieu Perrin
>Francois Davaut
>Madeleine Louise Philippon
>Angelique Andre
>Sauve-dit-Laplante
>Pierre Gauthier dit Sagouingoara
>(possiblement) Suzanne Alix
>Presidente, Societe d'histoire de Lachine
J'aurais la meme chose en francais, si vous le preferez de facon prive.
THE LACHINE MASSACRE
August 5, 1689
In order to avenge themselves because of some French Military Expedition
into Iroquois Territory, the indians organized a surprise attack against
the Village of Lachine in the early morning of August 5, 1689. The
attackers, 1500 in number, struck during a hail storm. The 77 colonials
and their families had believed that England and France were at peace (the
governor, Denonville, was in Montreal to sign a durable peace treaty, just
14 kilometers from Lachine); such was not the case, and the Iroquois knew
this and their English allies had armed them so they might continue to
harass New France.
We have reproduced here the list of the dead and missing in the course of
this massacre. Also a map of the Village of Lachine.
The map reveals many points of interest. At first the principal attack
took place close to Fort Presentation. We can see that between concession
No. 460 and No. 489 is the farm of Pierre Perusseau who gave the alarm of
the attack. No doubt the proximity of the two forts and the nature of the
terrain pushed the Iroquois toward a more isolated and wooded area.
They killed indiscrimately with knives and tomahawks and dashing out the
brains of children against doorframes and bedposts. They uncovered large
amounts of brandy which were consumed on the spot, and then in their
drunken frenzy, tied many to stakes to burn and torture by removing strips
of flesh, after which many houses and barns were set ablaze. Some men
killed their wives and children to save them this torture.
The Fortier family had time to find shelter. Escaping colonials hurried
messages to Ville-Marie (Montreal). Chevalier de Vaudreuil arrived with
three hundred soldiers, but only after having enlarged his forces by
joining with Fort Curvillerie, Fort Remy and Rolland. However, he had been
ordered to not take any risks amd remain behind the barricades. Chevalier
de Vaudreuil organized a counter attack the following day. On August 6th,
there was a decisive battle. This battle was fought on Louis Fortier's
property. Without a doubt Louis was there, as was his habit of being well
armed, very capable in these matters, and only 42 years old.
The following year Louis sold his land. Except for what we now have told,
we know very little of Louis Fortier. There is a letter that Sieur Rene
Curvillerie wrote to one of his subjects in 1690 and the name of Louis
Fortier was on the tax role. We have been unable to find the date of his
death (before 1728).
LIST OF THE DEAD AT THE LACHINE MASSACRE
Taken from the Lachine Registry, also the Royal Society of Canada as
recorded in the year 1689 to 1701.
Jean Fagueret Petibois
Jean Micheau and Marie, 49 years
Pierre Micheau, their son, age 15
Albert Boutin, age 18, son of Mrs Micheau
Noel Charmois, age 69
Andre Danis, age 36
Perinne Filastreau, age 26, wife of Simon Favaux
"A Soldier"
Children - 2 killed
Marie Cadieux, wife of Andre Canaple
Two soldiers
Rene Chartier and wife
Francois Chartier, their son, 16 years old
Another son, age 15
A Pawnee Indian slave
Vincent Alix, 40 years old, his wife Marie Perrin
their children
Ame Catherine
Gabrial
Jean
Madeleine Boursier, 11 months
Jean Boursier, her mother
Jacques Morin, age 53
Rene Chartier (a neighbor) his son
Antoine, age 24
Jean Mouflet, age 32, his wife
Anne Bodin, age 28
Jean Dumans, age 42
Simon Davaux, age 43, his son
Jean Baptiste, 2 years
Jean Ozanne, age 5
Charles, age 2, and
2 daughters
Etienne Hebert
Laurent Bory, age 49 of Fort Rolland
Marguerite, his wife
Pierre Barbary
Jean Micheau
Marie, his wife - 3 children
Pierre Perusseau of Fort Remy
Marie, his wife, their son, age 22
Louis Homo of Fort Cuillerier
Catherine Renusson
Vincent Chamaillard, his wife
Augustine
Marie Thibodeau, his wife and
3 children
Antoine Pichon, age 44
Antoine Renault, his wife & children
Marie Madeleine, 5 months
Pierre Renault
Marie Barbe
Pierre Bonneau
Michel Andre, age 50, his wife
Francoise
Francois Phillipon, their nephew and
Gertrude, his wife
Jean Michel
Charles Beloncle and wife
Petronille Andre
Merle Dupre and wife
Margaret
Adding to the number missing are 20 to 25 taken prisoners from the
detachment of M. Babery, also the same number from M. Chesnaye's
detachment.
In checking the names, especially in assessors book, also "Geneological
Dictionnary of Montreal" of 1681 and 1689, also later years, we find no
mention of many people and families no longer listed in any books or
anywhere. This establishes a strong presumption that they were taken
prisoners outside of Lachine. It seems almost impossible to explain in any
other way their absence from their homes and country. It is possible and
very probable that the missing are very numerous and not listed in this
biography.
Register of Confirmation of Lachine 1689 By Mgr de Laval.
Total prisoners = 42
Total dead = 24
Total saved = 250
In reading the Register of Confirmation of Lachine of 1690, we find a very
large number of people living outside of Lachine missing, their land
vacant, their whereabouts unknown.
It is very possible that they were killed or taken prisoners, as no other
explanation seems reasonable.
Mgr de Laval 1690
Raymond Duquette
I am also a descendant of Marie-Therese Hunault dit Deschamps Leclerc.
I have a copy of "Guillaume Leclerc et Marie-Therese Hunault pionniers
de Ll'Ile-Jesus et de Lachenaie" from Memoires de la Societe
Genealogique Canadienne-Francaise Vol 46 No 1, printemps 1995.
I have translated it in English. Should you like to read it. Do you
have any info that you can share with me?
Ray Duquette