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Godbout – Racicot / LeBeuf – LaHaye
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1660 - 1691 (30 years)
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Name |
Louis Ducharme dit Fontaine [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] |
Born |
23 Aug 1660 |
Montréal, Qc. |
Gender |
Male |
Baptism |
23 Aug 1660 |
Montréal, Qc. |
Baptism |
23 Aug 1660 |
Parrain: Jacques Le Ber (marchand) - Marraine: Marie Pournin (épouse de Jacques Testard) |
Census |
1666 |
Âgé de 5 ans chez ses parents à Montréal, Qc. |
Census |
1667 |
Montréal, Qc. âgé de 7 ans |
Census |
1681 |
Âgé de 21 ans à Montréal, Qc. |
Occupation |
13 Jun 1686 |
Transaction avec Mathurin Jousset (ct. Bénigne Basset) |
Occupation |
3 Jan 1690 |
Quittance de sa mère (ct. Bénigne Basset) |
Occupation |
10 Jun 1690 |
Cultivateur (grande-agriculture) |
Residence |
10 Jun 1690 |
Rue Notre-Dame (côté nord) entre St-Gabriel et Bonsecours (Mtl) |
Military |
10 Aug 1691 |
Attaqué par l'expédition du major Peter Schuyler au fort La Prairie de la Madeleine (30 soldats anglais, 236 Hollandais, Agniers et Mohicans) |
Military |
10 Aug 1691 |
Pertes des Anglais: 43 tués (21 Blancs, 16 Mohawks et 6 Mohicans) |
Military |
10 Aug 1691 |
Pertes des Français: 60 tués et 60 blessés |
Died |
10 Aug 1691 |
Laprairie (La Prairie), Qc. |
Cause: Tué avec Pierre Cabassier (sergent royal) |
Buried |
11 Aug 1691 |
Montréal, Qc. |
Military |
20 Oct 1691 |
Frontenac au ministre: "Depuis l'établissement de la colonie il ne s'est rien passé au Canada d'aussi fort ni de si vigoureux" |
Person ID |
I129 |
Godbout |
Last Modified |
18 Apr 2017 |
Father |
Fiacre Ducharme dit Fontaine, b. Abt 1625, Saint-Benoît de Paris, Île-de-France (Seine), France , d. 17 Mar 1677, Montréal, Qc. (Age ~ 52 years) |
Mother |
Marie Pacrau, b. Abt 1628, Criteuil-la-Magdeleine (Charente), France , d. 5 Sep 1699, Montréal, Qc. (Age ~ 71 years) |
Marriage Contract |
2 Jan 1659 |
Notaire Bénigne Basset |
Married |
13 Jan 1659 |
Montréal, Qc. |
Family ID |
F103 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Marie Anne Mallet, b. 20 Feb 1666, Montréal, Qc. , d. 22 May 1759, Montréal, Qc. (Age 93 years) |
Marriage Contract |
25 Nov 1681 |
Notaire Claude Maugue |
Married |
27 Nov 1681 |
Montréal, Qc. |
Children |
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Last Modified |
18 Apr 2017 |
Family ID |
F63 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S5] Programme de recherche en démographie historique (PRDH), Université de Montréal.
- [S3] Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes, Cyprien Tanguay, (Éditions Eusèbe Sénécal, Montréal, 1871-1890), none., Volume 1, pp. 207, 404 & Vol. 3, p. 490.
Également: À travers les registres, Librairie Saint-Joseph, Cadieux & Derome, Montréal, 1886, p. 76.
- [S606] Histoire du Canada, huitième édition, revue et augmentée par Hector Garneau, François-Xavier Garneau, (Éditions de l'Arbre, Montréal, 1944), Tome III, Livre 5, chap. 2, pp. 193-194 & 211-212.
- [S761] History and general description of New France, Pierre-François-Xavier de Charlevoix, translated, with notes, by John Gilmary Shea, (Loyola University Press, Chicago 13, Illinois, 1870), Volume IV, pp. 202-208.
Également: Histoire et description générale de la Nouvelle France, Pierre-François-Xavier de Charlevoix, Chez Pierre-François Giffart, rue Saint Jacques à Sainte Thérèse, Paris, 1744, Tome Second, pp. 101-106.
- [S762] The History of Canada, William Kingsford, (Rowsell & Hutchison, Toronto, Trübner & Co., Ludgate Hill, London, 1887-1888), Volume II, pp. 253-256.
Major Peter Schuyler, the Mayor of Albany, was placed in command. John Schuyler had led the attack of the previous year (Captain Schuyler left Wood Creek on 13 August 1690 leading 29 Whites with 120 Indians and attacked Laprairie on the 23rd where they took 6 scalps while making 19 prisoners including 4 women). His force consisted of one hundred and forty-six Mohawks and Mohegans; they followed the route so often described, by Lake Champlain, and reached the head of the first rapids of the Richelieu, the site of the town of Saint John's. The advance of the Albany party had become known in Canada. De Hertel, with some Indians, scouting along the Richelieu, had seized a Mohawk, from whom he learned that the expedition had started. (Louis-Hector) De Callières (Governor of Montreal) immediately sent a force of soldiers and militia from Montreal to Chambly, under the command of de Valrenne (Clément de Vuault de Valrennes). It consisted of one hundred and eighty French and Canadians, with about one hundred and twenty Indians, and orders were given to impede the advance of the enemy (a contemporary writer states the force at three hundred: 'Il en envoya un détachement de trois cents tant soldats, Canadiens et sauvages, commandés par M. de Vallerenne.'). De Callières was of opinion that, if the English did not march on Chambly, an attempt would be made on Laprairie. De Callières had taken post at the latter place with from seven to eight hundred men, occupying the fort and the country adjoining. Not far from his encampment, there was a small stream of water, on which a mill stood. Here, the militia were posted with some Ottawa Indians, but they were not provided with tents. The regular troops were quartered at the fort. De Callières at the time was suffering from fever, and was confined to his bed. On the evening of the 10th of August it commenced to rain. The night was dark. The militia had piled arms, and, for the most part, sought in the mill protection from the weather. There was but an imperfect watch kept. De Belmont says that, including the 'habitants' who were assembled on the opposite side of the fort, twelve hundred men were present. Had there been the least caution, such a surprise as followed would have been impossible. We are told that the sentry was sleeping, and that a great deal of brandy had been drunk. Just before dawn, the Indians forming the advance guard of Schuyler came upon the sleeping Canadians. Killing the sentinel, they rushed forward upon the militia. A general attack followed, when the militia were driven back into the fort. On this alarm, a sortie was vigorously made with the troops which could be rallied. Three superior officers were immediately placed 'hors de combat': St. Cirq (Captain Jadon de Saint-Cyrque), who was mortally wounded, to die in a few hours; d'Hosta (chevalier d'Osta, capitaine réformé), who was killed; and d'Escairac (Captain Pierre Desquerac), who died the following day; with fifty men killed and wounded. Another detachment was equally unfortunate, one of those in command, Captain Domergue (lieutenant réformé), and twelve men, were killed. The troops made another attack, with Schuyler repulsed. Seeing that the force was greatly in excess of his own, and that no permanent advantage could be hoped for, he withdrew; his retreat from Laprairie being unmolested. As he retired Schuyler destroyed the crops as far as he was able, and he was engaged in this effort, when a scout arrived to inform him of his own peril. His loss up to that time had been five killed and thirty wounded. De Valrenne had received orders, if Schuyler did not proceed by way of Chambly, but should advance on Laprairie, to follow in Schuyler's rear, so that the English force would be taken between two detachments. The French scouts, some hours after Schuyler started, had given information of his movements. De Valrenne lost no time in following the English trail. There was a road from Montreal to Chambly, which had been opened by de Courcelles, easily traveled. The country between Chambly and Laprairie, except in their immediate neighborhoods, was for the most part uncleared forest; but there was a trail between the two places, along which surprise was easy. Schuyler marched as hastily as he could with caution; the scouts sent out by him soon met those of de Valrenne, and their cries denoted that the forces were face to face. De Valrenne, with much judgment, had taken a position on a slight ascent on which several fallen trees were available as 'abatis,' to give the place the character of an entrenchment. Schuyler, not believing that there was so strong a force in his front, dashed at the position. The French, protected by the trees and partially concealed by the thick brush, received the English with a volley at close range, which told with deadly effect. Their own attack made but little impression, the French, on their approach, having thrown themselves on the ground, but Le Ber du Chesne (Jean Leber dit Duchesne), in command of the Canadians, fell mortally wounded. The English again desperately charged the French, to force them from their cover, and after a stout resistance, the French gave way and abandoned their temporary entrenchment. The combat was now continued on both sides with a determination seldom recorded in Canadian history. The ground was fought for inch by inch. De Frontenac reported it as the most hotly contested affair which he had known. The English were in a desperate position; to be driven back, and be taken in rear by the Laprairie garrison, was possibly extermination; and in front they had to battle with the obstacle before them in the form of the opposing force. The effort of the French was to hold them where they were, until Schuyler's rear would be assailed; or to drive the invaders back to Laprairie, scattered before the Canadian advance. Some of the Mohegan Indians fled. The English and the Mohawks desperately continued the contest. Before the attack, Schuyler's men had disencumbered themselves of their knapsacks, in order to fight more freely. At length the English broke through the French, and, facing about, charged upon them, and were able to prevent pursuit (Schuyler's description of the danger he escaped is deserving of permanent record: 'We broke through the middle of their body until we got into their rear, trampling upon their dead, then faced about upon them and fought them by length of arm, four hundred paces before us; and to say the truth, we were all glad to see them retreat.'). They continued their march, carrying their wounded with them, the French not undertaking to disturb them; but the knapsacks and one flag remained behind in the hands of the French as a memento of the struggle. The English left forty-three dead on the field. Schuyler's report of the missing men is twenty-one whites, sixteen Mohawks, and six Mohegans. Schuyler had left twenty-seven men to guard his canoes, which he reached without further trouble. After waiting some time for stragglers to join, he embarked his men. As his force in the skirmish could not have exceeded two hundred and twenty men, he lost every fifth man. The French in the two affairs had sixty killed and sixty wounded.
- [S644] Dictionnaire général du Canada, Louis Le Jeune, (Université d'Ottawa, Canada; Imprimé en France, Firmin-Didot et Cie., Mesnil, Eure, 1931), Tome 2, pp. 752-753.
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