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Godbout – Racicot / LeBeuf – LaHaye
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 Abt 1737 - 1812 (~ 75 years)
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| Name |
Alexander Graydon [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] |
| Born |
Abt 1737 |
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Military |
5 Nov 1755 |
| The British Parliament voted £81 000 to raise a regiment of 4 battalions (each 1 000 strong) for service in British North America |
| Military |
25 Dec 1755 |
| John Campbell, Earl of Loudoun, was appointed Colonel-in-Chief of the new Regiment first called 62nd, or "Royal American Regiment of Foot" |
| Military |
1756 |
| John Campbell was appointed Commander-in-Chief in North America (contemptuously described as "a mere pen and ink man") |
| Military |
1756 |
| Major-General John Campbell was made Governor-General of Virginia |
| Military |
1 Jan 1756 |
| John Stanwix was appointed Colonel-Commandant of the 62nd Royal American Regiment of Foot |
| Military |
9 Mar 1756 |
| Royal assent was granted to establish the 62nd Regiment (backdated to 24 December 1755 so its officers could draw their pay from that day) |
| Military |
15 Jun 1756 |
| The 62nd Regiment's first contingent arrived in New York aboard HMS "Nottingham" and "Harriot" |
| Military |
7 Mar 1757 |
| Title of the 62nd was changed to 60th "Royal American Regiment of Foot" when William Shirley's 50th and William Pepperell's 51st were disbanded |
| Military |
3 May 1757 |
| Third Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment, under Colonel Daniel Webb, was employed at Fort Hunter and Fort William Henry |
| Military |
20 Jun 1757 |
| Second and 4th Battalions, 60th Royal American Regiment, under Lord Loudoun, sent from New York to Halifax for an assault on Louisbourg (90 ships) |
| Military |
6 Jul 1757 |
| 6 companies of 1st and 4th Battalions, 60th Royal Americans, under Gen. James Abercromby and Col. John Bradstreet, sent to Crown Point and Ticonderoga |
| Military |
9 Jul 1757 |
| Vice-Admiral Sir Francis Holburne's fleet with 5 000 soldiers joined Lord Loudoun's 6 000 troops in Halifax (attack on Louisbourg was abandoned) |
| Military |
2 Aug 1757 |
| 120 men of 3rd Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment, were stationed at Fort Edward (14 miles from Fort William Henry) |
| Military |
2 Aug 1757 |
| The French army of Louis-Joseph de Montcalm (6 000 strong) surrounded Fort William Henry commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel George Monro |
| Military |
9 Aug 1757 |
| Lieutenant-Colonel John Young of the 3rd Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment, negotiated the terms of surrender with French commanders |
| Military |
9 Aug 1757 |
| The British casualties: 130 killed or wounded and 2 308 captured - French losses: 17 killed and 40 wounded |
| Military |
10 Aug 1757 |
| Allowed to leave with their regimental colours, the British column was then attacked by French-allied Indians and Canadians (100 killed or missing) |
| Military |
10 Aug 1757 |
| The 3rd Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment, lost 11 men during the siege of Fort William Henry (out of 200 reinforcements sent from Fort Edward) |
| Military |
10 Aug 1757 |
| The 3rd Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment, suffered 23 killed and 46 captured (carried-off to Canada) during the subsequent onslaught |
| Military |
20 Sep 1757 |
| Robert Monckton was appointed Colonel-Commandant of the 60th Royal American Regiment of Foot |
| Military |
27 Dec 1757 |
| Major-General James Abercromby was appointed Colonel-in-Chief of the 60th Royal American Regiment |
| Military |
28 May 1758 |
| Admiral Edward Boscawen sailed from Halifax aboard his 90-gun "Namur" with a fleet of 157 ships to attack Louisbourg (Cape Breton) |
| Military |
28 May 1758 |
| British fleet: 23 ships of the Line, 12 frigates, 5 sloops, 2 fire-ships and transports (1 964 guns - 14 694 crews/marines) |
| Military |
28 May 1758 |
| British troops: 1st Regt. (2nd bn), 15th, 17th, 22nd, 28th, 35th, 40th, 45th, 47th, 48th, 58th, 60th (2nd & 3rd bn), 63rd and Rangers (12 922 men) |
| Military |
28 May 1758 |
| Regimental roster of the 2nd Battalion, 60th Regiment: 37 officers, 41 NCOs, 925 rank & file |
| Military |
28 May 1758 |
| Regimental roster of the 3rd Battalion, 60th Regiment: 44 officers, 37 NCOs, 814 rank & file |
| Military |
28 May 1758 |
| Senior officers of the 2nd Battalion, 60th Regiment: Col. Robert Monckton, Col. Frederick Haldimand and Maj. James Robertson |
| Military |
28 May 1758 |
| Senior officers of the 3rd Battalion, 60th Regiment: Brig. Charles Lawrence, Col. John Young and Maj. Augustine Prevost |
| Military |
2 Jun 1758 |
| The British fleet anchored in Gabarus Bay (three miles west of the Louisbourg Fortress) |
| Military |
8 Jun 1758 |
| 2nd Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment (Col. Robert Monckton), attacked Louisbourg with 39 officers and 925 men/NCOs |
| Military |
8 Jun 1758 |
| 3rd Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment (Col. Charles Lawrence), attacked Louisbourg with 35 officers and 866 men/NCOs |
| Military |
26 Jul 1758 |
| 2nd Battalion, 60th Royal Americans (Center Brigade, Brigadier James Wolfe), took part in the capture of Louisbourg by General Jeffery Amherst |
| Military |
26 Jul 1758 |
| 3rd Battalion, 60th Royal Americans (Right Brigade, Brigadier Edward Whitmore), took part in the capture of Louisbourg by General Jeffery Amherst |
| Military |
26 Jul 1758 |
| The 60th Regiment losses: 2nd Battalion, one officer and 7 men killed, 14 wounded - 3rd Battalion, 17 men killed and 43 wounded |
| Military |
26 Jul 1758 |
| The British casualties: 172 killed and 355 wounded |
| Military |
26 Jul 1758 |
| The French casualties: 102 killed, 1 650 sick/wounded (including naval crews/marines) and 5 637 captured |
| Military |
7 Aug 1758 |
| Detachments of 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 60th Royal Americans, served under Lord Andrew Rollo and Major John Dalling to reduce Prince Edward Island |
| Occupation |
23 Aug 1758 |
| Alexander Graydon: Ensign with the 3rd Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment of Foot (by order of Major-General Jeffery Amherst) |
| Occupation |
25 Aug 1758 |
| Ensign with the 3rd Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment of Foot |
| Military |
28 Aug 1758 |
| Detachments of 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 60th Royal American Regiment, sent under Brigadier James Wolfe to reduce Gulf of St. Lawrence settlements |
| Military |
11 Sep 1758 |
| Detachments of 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 60th Royal Americans, sent under Colonel Robert Monckton to reduce Rivière St-Jean settlements (Acadia) |
| Military |
30 Sep 1758 |
| General Sir Jeffery Amherst, K.B., was appointed Colonel-in-Chief of the 60th Royal American Regiment |
| Military |
2 Nov 1758 |
| L'établissement de Pierre Robichaud et de son épouse Françoise Le Borgne de Belle-Isle en Acadie est incendié par les troupes du colonel Monckton |
| Military |
1759 |
| 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 60th Royal American Regiment, assigned to the army of General James Wolfe for the attack against Québec |
| Military |
1759 |
| The 2nd Battalion and 8 companies of the 3rd, 60th Royal American Regiment, wintered at Halifax as garrison troops |
| Military |
1759 |
| Two companies from the 3rd Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment, were sent to Louisbourg as reinforcements that winter |
| Military |
5 May 1759 |
| Rear-Admiral Philip Durell left Halifax for Québec aboard his 80-gun "Princess Amelia" with an advance squadron of 26 British warships |
| Military |
10 May 1759 |
| French Colonel Louis-Antoine de Bougainville arrived at Québec aboard the 22-gun "Chézine" followed by 4 frigates, 3 flûtes and 13 transports |
| Military |
4 Jun 1759 |
| The main British fleet of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Saunders aboard his 90-gun flagship "Neptune" sailed from Louisbourg to Québec |
| Military |
5 Jun 1759 |
| The French convoy ships (except "Atalante" and "Pomonne") were all sent 59 miles (96 km) upstream to Batiscan (north shore supply depot) |
| Military |
23 Jun 1759 |
| Saunders linked-up with Durell 50 miles below Québec at Île-aux-Coudres (47 warships, 119 transports and 13 500 crews/marines) |
| Military |
23 Jun 1759 |
| The British battle group (22 ships of the line, 13 frigates, 4 sloops of war and 10 armed vessels) then proceeded up-river to Québec |
| Military |
26 Jun 1759 |
| General James Wolfe disembarked his 8 635 ground troops without resistance at Île-d'Orléans |
| Military |
26 Jun 1759 |
| Second and Third Battalions, 60th Royal American Regiment, formed part of the expedition sent to Québec under General James Wolfe |
| Military |
26 Jun 1759 |
| Second Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment, Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John St. Clair: 27 officers, 34 NCOs and 520 men |
| Military |
26 Jun 1759 |
| Second Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment, was part of Brigadier George Townshend's brigade with the 28th, 47th and 78th Foot |
| Military |
26 Jun 1759 |
| Third Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment, Lieutenant-Colonel John Young: 29 officers, 34 NCOs and 544 men |
| Military |
26 Jun 1759 |
| Third Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment, was part of Brigadier James Murray's brigade with the 35th and 48th Foot |
| Military |
29 Jun 1759 |
| Brigadier Robert Monckton's brigade (15th, 43rd and 58th regiments) drove the French from Pointe-de-Lévy where gun emplacements were then erected |
| Military |
12 Jul 1759 |
| The British began their unrelenting artillery barrage against Québec |
| Military |
31 Jul 1759 |
| 200 men of the Second Battalion, 60th Royal Americans, served at the Battle of Montmorency with the 15th, 43rd, 47th, 48th and 78th (repulsed) |
| Military |
31 Jul 1759 |
| Captains David Ochterloney and Gustavus Wetterstrom (grenadiers), 2nd Battalion, 60th Royal Americans, led the attack at Montmorency |
| Military |
31 Jul 1759 |
| The 60th Royal American Regiment lost more than 100 officers and men killed or wounded at Montmorency |
| Military |
31 Jul 1759 |
| The French fusillade is costly in terms of British casualties: 182 killed (including 4 officers), 650 wounded (29 officers) and 17 missing |
| Military |
11 Aug 1759 |
| Gen. Wolfe to Brig. Murray: Col. John Young, 60th Royal Americans, to hold the enemy's attention in the upper river and "make what parade he can" |
| Military |
13 Aug 1759 |
| Colonel John Young sailed up the St. Lawrence to Batiscan (north shore) with Rangers and the 3rd Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment |
| Military |
13 Aug 1759 |
| Murray's mission was an attempt to communicate with General Amherst and assist Rear-Admiral Charles Holmes in destroying the remaining French ships |
| Military |
13 Aug 1759 |
| Third Battalion and light infantry under Major John Dalling (400 men) were ambushed in Batiscan by a party of Canadians (5 wounded, 4 of them Rangers) |
| Military |
14 Aug 1759 |
| Second Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment, set fire to all the houses in St-Nicolas (3 miles east of their camp on the south shore) |
| Military |
25 Aug 1759 |
| Colonel John Young, 60th Royal Americans, guarded the camp at St-Antoine with 200 marines and Captain John Rous aboard his 50-gun "Sutherland" |
| Military |
2 Sep 1759 |
| Third Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment: 2 killed and 29 wounded of all ranks since their arrival in Canada |
| Military |
4 Sep 1759 |
| Ensign Benjamin Hutchins and 3 Rangers arrived at the Pointe-de-Lévy camp with dispatches from General Jeffery Amherst in Crown Point (dated 7 Aug.) |
| Military |
5 Sep 1759 |
| Colonel Guy Carleton was in charge at Île-d'Orléans with Second Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment and some marines |
| Military |
13 Sep 1759 |
| 2nd Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment, crossed from Pointe-de-Lévy with the 48th Regiment after the second wave for the attack on Québec |
| Military |
13 Sep 1759 |
| Fifty Grenadiers, 60th Royal American Regiment, scaled l'Anse-au-Foulon in the first wave (28th, 43rd, 47th, 58th, Highlanders and Howe's Infantry) |
| Military |
13 Sep 1759 |
| Second Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment, Major Augustine Prevost (strength: 400), 2nd Brigade (Brig.-Gen. George Townshend) |
| Military |
13 Sep 1759 |
| Second Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment, was on the field by eight o'clock; officers and staff: 15, rank & file: 307 (total: 322) |
| Military |
13 Sep 1759 |
| Second Battalion, 60th Royal Americans, was on the left flank at the Plains of Abraham with the 58th and 15th (6 killed, 5 officers/83 men wounded) |
| Military |
13 Sep 1759 |
| Third Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment, Colonel John Young (strength: 600), 3rd Brigade (Brig.-Gen. James Murray) |
| Military |
13 Sep 1759 |
| Third Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment, landed with the second wave (15th, 35th, Grenadiers, Highlanders and Light Infantry) |
| Military |
13 Sep 1759 |
| Third Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment, officers and staff: 24, rank & file: 516 (total: 540) |
| Military |
13 Sep 1759 |
| Third Battalion, 60th Royal Americans, was in the center behind the line with the 48th at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham (215 killed or wounded) |
| Military |
13 Sep 1759 |
| Twenty-Eighth Regiment of Foot formed the center line (126 killed or wounded) with 43rd (48), 47th (69) and 78th Fraser Highlanders (187) |
| Military |
17 Sep 1759 |
| Second and Third Battalions, 60th Royal American Regiment, took part in the capture of Québec by Brigadier-General George Townshend |
| Military |
21 Sep 1759 |
| A British council of war (admirals and generals) determined that General James Murray should remain with the command at Québec |
| Military |
18 Oct 1759 |
| Departure of Vice-Admiral Charles Saunders from Québec with most of the British fleet |
| Military |
18 Oct 1759 |
| The 14-gun sloop "Porcupine" (Capt. John Jervis) and 14-gun "Racehorse" (Capt. Francis Richards) stayed behind with 3 armed schooners |
| Military |
18 Oct 1759 |
| The Hon. James Murray was appointed Colonel-Commandant of the 2nd Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment, and commanded 7 313 men in Québec |
| Military |
26 Oct 1759 |
| British garrison at Québec: 7 883 (291 officers, 543 NCOs, 6 430 rank & file, 50 non-combatants and 569 women) |
| Military |
26 Oct 1759 |
| The 20-gun "Fowey", "Orford" (70) and "Medway" (60), last ships to leave Québec, set sail with Brigadier Robert Monckton and Colonel Guy Carleton |
| Military |
28 Feb 1760 |
| Total number fit for duty at Québec (rank & file): 4 817 |
| Military |
9 Mar 1760 |
| Commodore Robert Swanton left Europe with Vanguard, Kingston, Falkland, Rochester, Sutherland, Penzance, Diana, Vengeance and Lowestoffe |
| Military |
24 Apr 1760 |
| Total officers and men at Québec: 5 653 (3 341 fit for duty and 2 312 sick) |
| Military |
28 Apr 1760 |
| 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 60th Royal American Regiment, took part in the Battle of Sainte-Foy at Québec under Brig.-Gen. James Murray |
| Military |
28 Apr 1760 |
| Brigadier-General James Murray was soundly defeated at the Battle of Sainte-Foy (1 124 killed or wounded out of 3 140) |
| Military |
28 Apr 1760 |
| Captain Donald McDonald with a company of Volunteers and Captain Moses Hazen's Rangers covered the left flank |
| Military |
28 Apr 1760 |
| Left wing: Kennedy's (43rd), Lascelles' (47th), Highlanders (63rd, 78th) and Bragg's (28th) commanded by Col. Simon Fraser |
| Military |
28 Apr 1760 |
| Major John Dalling covered the right flank with a corps of light infantry |
| Military |
28 Apr 1760 |
| Murray's right wing: Amherst's (15th), Anstruther's (58th), 2nd Battalion Royal Americans (60th) and Webb's (48th) led by Col. Ralph Burton |
| Military |
28 Apr 1760 |
| Reserve composed of Otway's (35th) and the 3rd Battalion of Royal Americans (60th) commanded by Col. John Young |
| Military |
28 Apr 1760 |
| The British battalions had marched out with 20 pieces of field artillery (2 for each regiment) |
| Military |
28 Apr 1760 |
| The British casualties: 1 124 killed or wounded |
| Military |
28 Apr 1760 |
| The French casualties: 833 killed or wounded (including a brigade commander, 6 battalion commanders and 96 officers) |
| Military |
28 Apr 1760 |
| The Second Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment casualties: 2 men killed, 2 officers and 9 men wounded |
| Military |
28 Apr 1760 |
| The Third Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment casualties: 10 men killed, 11 officers and 32 men wounded |
| Military |
29 Apr 1760 |
| 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 60th Royal American Regiment, composed part of the garrison during the French siege at Québec |
| Military |
29 Apr 1760 |
| Returns showed that there now remained only 2 100 British soldiers fit for duty |
| Military |
29 Apr 1760 |
| The 4th Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment at Fort Ontario (Oswego, New York), was ordered to make itself ready for operations against Montréal |
| Military |
9 May 1760 |
| Captain Joseph Deane's 28-gun frigate "Lowestoffe" arrived below the ramparts of Québec |
| Military |
15 May 1760 |
| Commodore Robert Swanton arrived aboard his 70-gun "Vanguard" with the frigate "Diana" (32) of Captain Alexander Schomberg |
| Military |
16 May 1760 |
| The French siege is lifted |
| Military |
15 Jun 1760 |
| British garrison at Québec: 1 700 men fit for duty, 2 463 sick and wounded (commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Simon Fraser) |
| Military |
15 Jun 1760 |
| These troops were deemed sufficient to defend Québec from a French assault during Brig.-Gen. James Murray's upcoming Montréal operation up-river |
| Military |
1 Jul 1760 |
| Lord Andrew Rollo sailed from Louisbourg with his 22nd Regiment and 4 companies of the 40th to reinforce Brig.-Gen. James Murray's army |
| Military |
13 Jul 1760 |
| The 2nd Battalion, 60th Royal Americans, formed a composite battalion with the 43rd Regiment sent from Québec under Gen. Murray to attack Montréal |
| Military |
13 Jul 1760 |
| The 3rd Battalion, 60th Royal Americans, formed a composite battalion with the 35th Regiment of Foot |
| Military |
13 Jul 1760 |
| The Grenadiers companies of 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 60th Royal Americans, were formed into composite grenadier battalions (numbered 1st and 2nd) |
| Military |
13 Jul 1760 |
| The operational commanders: Colonel William Howe (Left Brigade) and Colonel Ralph Burton (Right Brigade) |
| Military |
13 Jul 1760 |
| The regiments (Left Brigade): 28th, 43rd, 58th, 2nd Co. Royal Artillery and 2nd Bn. Grenadiers (28th, 43rd, 48th, 78th) |
| Military |
13 Jul 1760 |
| The regiments (Right Brigade): 15th, 35th, 47th, 48th, 78th, 3rd Co. Royal Artillery and 1st Bn. Grenadiers (15th, 35th, 47th, 58th, 3rd Bn. 60th) |
| Military |
13 Jul 1760 |
| The Royal Navy ships: 44-gun frigate "Penzance", 26-gun "True Briton", "Porcupine", "Racehorse", 9 artillery gunboats and 40 transports |
| Military |
14 Jul 1760 |
| The taskforce of Brig.-Gen. James Murray weighed anchor at 6: P.M. and began sailing-up the St. Lawrence to attack Montréal (2 451 troops) |
| Military |
16 Jul 1760 |
| Brig. Murray's squadron exchanged artillery fire with French batteries at Deschambault (light casualties), then anchored near Grondines for the night |
| Military |
17 Jul 1760 |
| Lord Andrew Rollo's reinforcements arrived at Québec (Brig.-Gen. James Murray was informed of his arrival on 28 July by a sloop conveying dispatches) |
| Military |
28 Jul 1760 |
| Located off Point Champlain, Brig.-Gen. James Murray ordered the two reinforcement battalions (22nd and 40th) to subdue north shore townships |
| Military |
28 Jul 1760 |
| The parish of Batiscan would later be barraged for half-an-hour before inhabitants were disarmed and administered oaths of fidelity |
| Military |
7 Aug 1760 |
| The 4th Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment, left Oswego (New York) with General Jeffery Amherst's 10 000 strong army to attack Montréal |
| Military |
27 Aug 1760 |
| Brig.-Gen. James Murray arrived on the outskirts of Montréal with Lord Andrew Rollo's reinforcements and landed at Île Sainte-Thérèse |
| Occupation |
Sep 1760 |
| Alexander Graydon's recently newborn daughter (Alexandrine Gredon) was living with her mother at Ste-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, Qc. |
| Military |
3 Sep 1760 |
| Brig.-Gen. James Murray made contact with units of Brig.-Gen. William Havilland who had marched-up Lake Champlain from Crown Point (New York) |
| Military |
6 Sep 1760 |
| General Jeffery Amherst's army reached Lachine with Sir William Johnson (Montréal was now besieged by 18 000 British troops) |
| Military |
7 Sep 1760 |
| Colonel Louis-Antoine de Bougainville arrived at one of Brigadier-General James Murray's outposts (early morning) with a letter to parley |
| Military |
7 Sep 1760 |
| Formal proposals for a capitulation followed at 12 o'clock, and the articles were agreed to/exchanged on 8 September 1760 |
| Military |
8 Sep 1760 |
| Loi martiale en Nouvelle-France, époque connue sous le nom de "règne militaire" (jusqu'au 10 août 1764) |
| Military |
8 Sep 1760 |
| The 2nd, 3rd and 4th Battalions, 60th Royal American Regiment, were present at the surrender of Canada (New France) in Montréal |
| Military |
9 Sep 1760 |
| The 2nd Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment of Foot, then garrisoned Québec and Montréal (until 1772) |
| Occupation |
14 Sep 1760 |
| Alexander Graydon was promoted to Lieutenant with the 2nd Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment of Foot (Colonel-Commandant James Murray) |
| Military |
9 Dec 1760 |
| Brig.-Gen. William Haviland (who led 3 400 troops to Montréal) was appointed Colonel-Commandant of the 3rd Battalion, 60th Royal American Regiment |
| Military |
18 May 1763 |
| Orders for reorganization of the 60th Royal American Regiment were received at its depot in Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| Military |
18 May 1763 |
| The 1st and 2nd Battalions, 60th Royal American Regiment, were reduced in size - 3rd and 4th disbanded |
| Occupation |
24 Aug 1763 |
| Alexander Graydon: Lieutenant with the 2nd Battalion, Royal American Regiment (60th) |
| Military |
10 Mar 1764 |
| 44th Regiment of Foot: Lieutenant-Colonel William Eyre (29 Oct. 1759-11 Dec. 1764) |
| Occupation |
10 Mar 1764 |
| Alexander Graydon: Lieutenant (army commission) with the 44th Regiment of Foot (which garrisoned Trois-Rivières, Chambly and Montréal) |
| Military |
12 Dec 1764 |
| 44th Regiment of Foot: Lieutenant-Colonel James Agnew (until 4 Oct. 1777) |
| Military |
1765 |
| 44th Regiment assigned to Québec (then ordered home and stationed in Ireland until 1775) |
| Occupation |
1765 |
| Bequeathed by proxy to Madeleine Roy the farm in Batiscan that he bought from Antoine Trottier and his wife Catherine Thomas |
| Occupation |
22 Jul 1765 |
| Lieutenant with the 44th Regiment of Foot |
| Property |
22 Jul 1765 |
| Acte de vente d'une terre par Antoine Trottier et son épouse Catherine Thomas au lieutenant Alexander Graydon du 44ème régiment |
| Military |
1 Aug 1771 |
| 44th Regiment (under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel James Agnew) was inspected at Phoenix Park (Dublin) by Lieutenant-General Michael O'Brien Dukes |
| Military |
22 Jun 1774 |
| Londres: l'Acte de Québec (13 janvier 1774) étend le territoire de la province canadienne jusqu'à la vallée de l'Ohio |
| Military |
26 Oct 1774 |
| Lettre du premier Congrès continental américain aux habitants de la province de Québec pour les inciter à rejoindre leur mouvement |
| Military |
19 Apr 1775 |
| Batailles de Lexington et de Concord au nord-ouest de Boston, Massachusetts (Britanniques affrontent Américains) |
| Military |
19 Apr 1775 |
| Les soldats anglais du Lt.-Col. Francis Smith et ceux du Col. Hugh Percy affrontent des miliciens américains |
| Military |
10 May 1775 |
| Ouverture du deuxième Congrès continental à Philadelphie |
| Military |
12 May 1775 |
| 44th Regiment embarked from Cork for North America to reinforce Thomas Gage in Boston at the onset of the American War of Independence |
| Residence |
12 May 1775 |
Kevin's Port (became Camden Street in 1778), Dublin, Ireland |
| Military |
17 Jun 1775 |
| Generals William Howe and Henry Clinton attacked American Gen. Artemas Ward at Bunker Hill (overlooking Boston Harbor) |
| Military |
17 Jun 1775 |
| The British defeated American Gen. Israel Putnam and Col. William Prescott at the hard-fought Battle of Bunker Hill |
| Occupation |
25 Aug 1775 |
| Lieutenant Alexander Graydon to be Captain-Lieutenant with the 44th Regiment (by order of Sir William Howe in Boston on 23 November 1775) |
| Military |
11 Nov 1775 |
| Le brigadier-général américain Richard Montgomery s'empare de Montréal (le gouverneur Sir Guy Carleton se replie sur Québec) |
| Occupation |
11 Nov 1775 |
| Obituaries: "In Kevin's-port (Dublin), Mrs. Graydon, lady of Lieut. Alexander Graydon, of the 44th reg. now in Boston" |
| Military |
14 Nov 1775 |
| Début du siège de Québec par les troupes américaines du colonel Benedict Arnold (il ne lui restait que 500 hommes en état de combattre sur 1 100) |
| Occupation |
23 Nov 1775 |
| Lieutenant Alexander Graydon was promoted to Captain-Lieutenant with the 44th Regiment of Foot |
| Military |
1 Dec 1775 |
| Le brigadier-général américain Richard Montgomery arrive à Québec pour appuyer l'expédition de Benedict Arnold (500 soldats) |
| Military |
31 Dec 1775 |
| L'attaque des Américains contre la ville de Québec échoue et Richard Montgomery est tué |
| Military |
17 Mar 1776 |
| Major-General Sir William Howe evacuated Boston to regroup his forces in Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Military |
29 Apr 1776 |
| Benjamin Franklin arrive à Montréal pour soutenir la campagne américaine au Canada et rencontrer Benedict Arnold (repart le 11 mai) |
| Military |
6 May 1776 |
| Le commodore Anglais Sir Charles Douglas arrive à Québec avec "Isis" (50 canons), la frégate "Surprise" et le sloop "Martin" |
| Military |
6 May 1776 |
| Les Américains sont pourchassés par ces renforts (soldats du 29ème régiment et marins) avec les 1 400 hommes du gouverneur Sir Guy Carleton |
| Military |
9 Jun 1776 |
| The 44th Regiment sailed from Halifax (to New York/New Jersey) aboard "America" and "Baltic Merchant" (1 020 troops) |
| Military |
15 Jun 1776 |
| Montréal est repris des Américains par les troupes du gouverneur Guy Carleton (le général d'occupation David Wooster s'enfuie) |
| Military |
29 Jun 1776 |
| 44th Regiment arrived at Sandy Hook (New Jersey) with the army of Major-General Sir William Howe aboard HMS "Greyhound" (11 956 troops) |
| Military |
29 Jun 1776 |
| The 23rd, 44th, 47th and 64th Regiments formed Major-General James Robertson's 6th Brigade |
| Military |
4 Jul 1776 |
| La déclaration d'indépendance américaine (rédigée par Thomas Jefferson) est adoptée par douze colonies |
| Military |
9 Jul 1776 |
| La déclaration d'indépendance américaine est adoptée par la convention de New York (signée par leur délégation le 15 juillet) |
| Military |
10 Jul 1776 |
| Invités par John Adams à la demande de George Washington, 7 capitaines mi'kmaqs et 3 Malécites arrivent en sloop à Salem (Watertown Conference) |
| Military |
19 Jul 1776 |
| Le traité de Watertown est signé par les Abénaquis (rivière St-Jean, Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Malécites) et Mi'kmaqs avec le Mass. Bay Council |
| Military |
19 Jul 1776 |
| Les sachems (Premières nations) s'engagent de fournir 600 guerriers (pour sécuriser le nord de la frontière américaine contre l'Angleterre) |
| Military |
19 Jul 1776 |
| Premier traité des États-Unis (Mass. Bay Provincial Council au nom du Continental Congress représentant les 13 colonies) avec une nation souveraine |
| Occupation |
8 Aug 1776 |
| Alexander Graydon was promoted to Captain, 44th Regiment of Foot |
| Military |
27 Aug 1776 |
| 44th Regiment under Major-General James Grant took part in General George Washington's defeat at the Battle of Long Island (Brooklyn, N. Y.) |
| Military |
28 Aug 1776 |
| 44th Regt. casualties: Capt. Andrew Browne, 10 rank and file killed - Capt. Primrose Kennedy, Lieut. Thomas Browne, one Sgt. and 17 soldiers wounded |
| Military |
15 Sep 1776 |
| 44th Regiment took part in the capture of New York, then drove the Continental Army from White Plains, Fort Washington, Fort Lee and the Jerseys |
| Military |
13 Oct 1776 |
| L'invasion américaine du Canada se termine lorsque les Britanniques gagnent la bataille de l'Île Valcour sur le lac Champlain |
| Military |
16 Nov 1776 |
| The Revolutionary Army Captain Alexander Graydon, captured at Fort Washington, was his first cousin once removed (both descended from John Graydon) |
| Military |
15 Dec 1776 |
| One company of the 44th Regiment was in New York, seven at Hell's Gate and two were in New Brunswick (N.J.) |
| Military |
26 Apr 1777 |
| 44th Regiment under Major-General William Tryon took part in the Danbury Raid (Connecticut) |
| Military |
27 Apr 1777 |
| 44th Regiment took part in the Battle of Ridgefield (Connecticut) |
| Military |
28 Apr 1777 |
| 44th Regiment took part in a significant engagement at the Hill of Compo (contiguous to the place of embarkation for their return to New York) |
| Military |
28 Apr 1777 |
| 44th Regt. casualties: 3 rank & file killed - Major Henry Hope, 3 sergeants and 12 soldiers wounded - 1 drummer and 4 soldiers missing |
| Military |
25 Aug 1777 |
| 44th Regiment formed part of the 3rd Brigade with the 15th, 17th and 42nd regiments under Major-General Charles Grey (afterwards Earl) |
| Military |
25 Aug 1777 |
| The 3rd Brigade embarked at Sandy Hook (N.J.), sailed to the Chesapeake, and landed on the Elk River's north shore on their way to Philadelphia |
| Military |
11 Sep 1777 |
| 44th Regiment under William Howe and Lord Charles Cornwallis defeated George Washington's Continental Army at the Battle of Brandywine Creek (PA) |
| Military |
11 Sep 1777 |
| The British lost 550 killed and wounded - American casualties: 1 000 killed, wounded and captured |
| Military |
19 Sep 1777 |
| Major-General Charles Grey assembled his 1st battalion of light infantry, the 42nd and 44th regiments to attack Brig.-Gen. Anthony Wayne's encampment |
| Military |
20 Sep 1777 |
| 44th Regiment took part in the Battle of Paoli Tavern (present-day Malvern, Pennsylvania) |
| Military |
20 Sep 1777 |
| The British suffered 4 killed and 7 wounded - American losses: 53 killed, 113 wounded and 71 captured (British later accused of granting no quarter) |
| Military |
26 Sep 1777 |
| 44th Regiment garrisoned Philadelphia (until 4 October 1777) |
| Military |
26 Sep 1777 |
| 44th Regiment took part in the capture and occupation of Philadelphia |
| Military |
4 Oct 1777 |
| 44th Regiment (under Maj.-Gen. William Howe and Maj.-Gen. Charles Cornwallis) took part in the Battle of Germantown (Pennsylvania) |
| Military |
4 Oct 1777 |
| 44th Regiment casualties: Brig.-Gen. James Agnew was killed as were 5 rank & file - Ensign David Stack, 1 sergeant and 31 soldiers were wounded |
| Military |
4 Oct 1777 |
| The British casualties: 71 killed, 448 wounded and 14 missing - American losses: 152 killed, 521 wounded and 438 captured |
| Military |
5 Oct 1777 |
| 44th Regiment of Foot: Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Hope, by order of Sir William Howe at German Town on 8 October 1777 (until 13 April 1789) |
| Military |
5 Dec 1777 |
| 44th Regiment took part in the Battle of Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania (until 8 December 1777) |
| Military |
8 Dec 1777 |
| British losses: 19 killed, 60 wounded, 33 missing and 238 deserted - American casualties: 150 killed and wounded, 52 captured |
| Military |
12 Dec 1777 |
| 44th Regiment spent the winter in quarters at Philadelphia |
| Occupation |
31 Jan 1778 |
| Demobilization of Captain Alexander Graydon |
| Military |
15 Apr 1778 |
| His cousin Captain Alexander Graydon was released (exchanged) at Elizabethtown (PA) by Commissary-General of Prisoners, Elias Boudinot |
| Occupation |
1780 |
| Entered into a bond with Sir Edward Newenham who owed the outstanding sum of £1.143 to his daughter Sarah Elizabeth |
| Occupation |
1780 |
| Retired from military service with the rank of Major and resided at Newcastle House, Rathcoole, County of Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation |
13 Feb 1781 |
| Appealed to the court of the exchequer and obtained a judgment for the payment against Sir Edward Newenham who was incapable of meeting his obligation |
| Occupation |
18 Aug 1781 |
| Described by Sir Edward Newenham as "the most ill-tempered, revengeful, bad minded and stingy wretch that ever breathed" |
| Residence |
22 Jun 1786 |
Mecklenburgh Street, Dublin, Ireland |
| Probate |
1812 |
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland |
| Died |
12 Jul 1812 |
Newcastle, Rathcoole, County of Dublin (Leinster), Ireland |
| Buried |
12 Jul 1812 |
Newcastle, Rathcoole, County of Dublin, province of Leinster, Ireland |
| Military |
14 Oct 1824 |
| The motto "Celer et Audax" (Swift and Bold), given to the 60th Regt. by Gen. Wolfe for its distinguished bravery at the siege of Québec was granted |
| Occupation |
British officer, Lieutenant with the 44th and 60th Regiments of Foot (retired from military service with the rank of Major) |
| Occupation |
Esquire |
| Person ID |
I4242 |
Godbout |
| Last Modified |
18 Apr 2017 |
| Family 2 |
Sarah Elizabeth Newenham, b. Abt 1757, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland , d. 13 Oct 1825, Newcastle, Rathcoole, County of Dublin (Leinster), Ireland (Age ~ 68 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1780 |
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
18 Apr 2017 |
| Family ID |
F6129 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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- [S14] Signed power of attorney witnessed by Dana Lyne and H. M. Cunningham (transcribed by Marie-Jeanne-Amélie LaHaye), Lieutenant Alexander Graydon, (Lieu de rédaction: Ville de Québec, 1765).
Also The National Archives (TNA, Kew, Surrey, UK): Alexander Graydon, Ensign, 60th Regiment of Foot (Royal Americans), 'List of commissions granted by Maj. Gen. Amherst at the camp at Louisbourg from the 9th of June 1758 to the 23 of August 1758, both inclusive. List of officers promoted and those who have been appointed Ensigns since I last made a report to your Lordship. Sincerely, Aug. 25th 1758 (Louisbourg) Jeff Amherst, Maj. Gen.' (WO 25/25, microfilm image N° 121, p. 00124) - 10 March 1764, 'Return of the commissions granted by Major General Jeffery Amherst, Alexander Graydon, Gent., to be Lieutenant in our 44th Reg of Foot commanded by Lieut. Gen. James Abercromby. St. James's.' (WO 25/130 image N° 112, p. 00115). *** Government of Canada, The National Battlefields Commission, Plains of Abraham, French and British army soldiers in Québec (1759-1760) database (ccbn-nbc.gc.ca). *** The Hibernian Magazine, or Compendium of Entertaining Knowledge, Volume 5, Printed by Thomas Walker, No. 79 Dame Street, Dublin, p. 824 (Domestic Intelligence), Deaths: '11 November 1775 in Kevin's-port (Dublin), Mrs. Graydon, lady of Lieut. Alexander Graydon, of the 44th reg. now in Boston.' *** The Kemble Papers, Volume 16, Collections of the New-York Historical Society, 1883, pp. 258, 261, 360, 383, 515: 'Head Quarters, Boston, 23rd Nov., 1775. The Commander in Chief (Sir William Howe) has been pleased to make the following Promotions till His Majesty's pleasure is known: 44th Regiment, 25th August 1775. Lieut. Alexander Graydon to be Captain-Lieutenant.' *** The London Gazette, numb. 11707, p. 1, War-Office, Tuesday 8 October 1776: 44th Regiment of Foot, Captain-Lieutenant Alexander Graydon to be Captain.
- [S196] NEHGR: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, (New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts), Volume 48 (1894), pp. 36-41, 309, 426 & Vol. 49 (1895), p. 52.
British officers serving in America, 1754-1774. Contributed by Worthington Chauncey Ford, Esq., Metropolitan Club, Washington, D.C.: Alexander Graydon is listed on pp. 37 & 309 - Ensign with the 60th Regiment of Foot on 23 August 1758, Lieut. with the 60th on 14 September 1760 and Lieut. with the 44th of Foot on 10 March 1764.
- [S41] Acte de vente d'une terre au lieutenant Alexander Graydon notarié à Québec, Notaire Simon Sanguinet, district de Québec, (22 juillet 1765).
Greffe du notaire Simon Sanguinet (père) à Québec (1748-1771). Greffe du notaire Simon Sanguinet (fils) à Montréal (1764-1786).
- [S579] Pedigree of The Graydon Family, compiled from wills and grants in the Irish Record Office, Notes by Alexander Graydon, Esq., J. P., Newcastle House, County Dublin, Ireland, (Dublin, Ireland, 1890, and provided courtesy of Mr. John Graydon from Toronto).
- [S753] Généalogie des familles acadiennes avec documents, Placide Gaudet, (Document de la session N° 18, Ottawa, 1906), 297-303.
Journal du brigadier général Monckton depuis son départ d'Halifax jusqu'à son retour de la rivière Saint-Jean : La contrée que nous avons traversée aujourd'hui est unie et couverte de bois ; nous avons rencontré quelques maisons qui ont appartenu autrefois aux Robichaux ; jusqu'à cet endroit nous avons trouvé le pays montagneux et rocheux (2 novembre 1758).
- [S755] Historical Record of the Forty-Fourth, or the East Essex Regiment, Thomas Carter, Adjutant-General's Office, (Gale & Polden, Brompton Works, Chatham, Second Edition, 1887), 9-29 & 190.
Also: A regimental chronicle and list of officers of the 60th, or the King's Royal Rifle Corps, formerly the 62nd, or the Royal American Regiment of Foot. Nesbit Willoughby Wallace, Captain, 60th Royal Rifles. Harrison and Sons, 59, Pall Mall, St. Martin's Lane, London, 1879, pp. 1-12, 21-28, 31-40, 43-62, 65-72, Alexander Graydon is listed by name and rank on pp. 78, 80-81 & 83. Journal of the Siege of Quebec, 18 September 1759, to 25th May, 1760, General Jas. Murray, Public Record Office, America and the West Indies, Vol. 99, Published under the Auspices of the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, Printed by Middleton & Dawson, at the 'Gazette' General Printing Establishment, 1871, pp. 3-4, 6, 38, 43 & 45. Collection de manuscrits contenant lettres, mémoires, et autres documents historiques relatifs à la Nouvelle-France recueillis aux Archives de la province de Québec ou copiés à l'étranger ; mis en ordre et édités sous les auspices de la Législature de Québec, Faucher de Saint-Maurice, Imprimerie A. Côté et Cie., Québec, 1885, Vol. IV, pp. 245-307. The handbook of British regiments, Christopher Chant, Routledge, London and New York, 1988, pp. 131-132. Encyclopedia of the French & Indian War in North America, 1754-1763, Donald I. Stoetzel, Heritage Books, Westminster, MD, 2008, pp. 149 & 439-440. Notes and Queries: 'Journal of the particular Transactions during the Siege of Quebec.' J. Noble. Second Series, Volume Eight, Bell & Daldy, 186. Fleet Street, London, July-December 1859, pp. 163-164, 346-348 & 370-371. Quebec 1759: The Battle that won Canada, Stuart Reid, Gerry Embleton, Osprey Publishing, 2003, pp. 43-44. Paths of Glory: The Life and Death of General James Wolfe, Stephen Brumwell, Continuum International Publishing Group, 2006, pp. 217-290.
- [S644] Dictionnaire général du Canada, Louis Le Jeune, (Université d'Ottawa, Canada; Imprimé en France, Firmin-Didot et Cie., Mesnil, Eure, 1931), Tome 1, pp. 218-221, 679 & Tome 2, pp. 288-289, 292-296, 819-821.
Dictionnaire général de biographie, histoire, littérature, agriculture, commerce, industrie et des arts, sciences, moeurs, coutumes, institutions politiques et religieuses du Canada.
- [S581] Sir Edward Newenham MP, 1734-1814, Defender of the Protestant Constitution, James Kelly, (Four Courts Press, Dublin, Ireland, 2004), 161, 188 & 193.
Également: Journal du Siège de Québec du 10 mai au 18 septembre 1759, auteur inconnu qui était employé du magasin du roi, annoté par Aegidius Fauteux, Bibliothèque de Saint-Sulpice, Rapport de l'archiviste de la Province de Québec pour 1920-1921, Pierre-Georges Roy, Ls-A. Proux Imprimeur de Sa Majesté le Roi, 28 décembre 1921, Québec, pp. 137-201 (notes, pp. 202-241). 10 May 1759, arrivée de Monsieur Bougainville. 13 May, arrive la frégate 'Chézine' (430 tx, 22 canons, achetée par Joseph Cadet le 11 décembre 1758) du capitaine Nicolas-Pierre Duclos-Guyot, de Saint-Malo (prise par H.M.S. Rippon le 20 décembre 1759). 17 May, arrivée des frégates 'Machault' (550 tx, 30 canons, achetée par Joseph Cadet le 13 novembre 1758) du capitaine Jacques Kanon, 'Maréchal de Seneclère' (Senneterre, achetée par Joseph Cadet le 30 août 1758) du capitaine Joseph Goret de Grandrivière (300 tx, 24 canons, perdue au Sault à la Chaudière la nuit du 22 au 23 septembre 1759) et 'la Manon' (Aimable-Manon, 400 tx, 24 canons, achetée par Joseph Cadet le 18 septembre 1758, capitaine le sieur Martin Mimbielle, de Bayonne, navire qui périt le 31 août 1759 entre Deschambault et les Grondines); les navires 'l'Angélique' (450 tx, 20 canons, acheté par Joseph Cadet le 3 février 1759) du capitaine le sieur Jean Gramon (sacrifié dans l'affaire des brûlots le 28 juin 1759), 'le Bienfaisant' (350 tx, 22 canons) du capitaine le sieur François-Louis Poulain, de Courval, 'St. Augustin' (de Bilbao) du capitaine de Balles (Reboul, chevalier de Foligné), 'l'Élisabeth' (180 tx, 10 canons) du capitaine le sieur François Bricheau (Brecheau), de Sainte-Foye (un des 5 navires qui échouèrent près du Sault de la Chaudière des 10 que le capitaine Canon tenta de ramener en France), 'la Toison d'or' (300 tx, 12 canons, acheté par Joseph Cadet le 18 septembre 1758) du capitaine le sieur Joseph Marchand (accidentellement incendié le 8 juin 1759), 'la Vénus' (200 tx, 8 canons, acheté par Joseph Cadet le 18 septembre 1758) du capitaine le sieur Jean Carbonel (Carbonnelle, de Bordeaux et habitant à Québec), 'les Quatre Frères' (500 tx, 20 canons, acheté par Joseph Cadet le 20 janvier 1759) du capitaine François Géraud (ou Girard, affaire des brûlots le 28 juin 1759) et 'l'Américain' (400 tx, 18 canons) du capitaine le sieur François de Louches, de Saint-Denis d'Oléron (affaire des brûlots le 28 juin 1759). 18 May, arrivée du 'Swinton' (200 tx, 8 canons) corvette de Brest du capitaine le sieur Michel Guillau, de Nantes. 19 May, arrivée de la frégate du Roy 'l'Atalante' (496 tx, 32 canons qui périt le 17 mai 1760 au large de la Pointe-aux-Trembles) du capitaine Jean de Vauquelin et la flûte du Roy 'Pomonne' (ou Pomone, 484 tx, 30 canons) du capitaine le sieur Pierre Sauvage (échoua sur la côte le 16 mai 1760). 22 May, arrivée de la flûte 'Pie' (320 tx, 18 canons, échouée et brûlée à Cap-Rouge le 16 mai 1760) sous la conduite de Vauquelin Duvilliers. 23 May, arrivée des navires 'l'Amitié' (140 tx, 6 canons, acheté par Joseph Cadet le 9 novembre 1758) du capitaine le sieur Michel-François Voyer, de Petite- Rivière à Québec (brûlé le 17 mai 1760), 'Soleil Royal' (300 tx, 22 canons, acheté par Joseph Cadet le 21 novembre 1758) du capitaine le sieur Joseph Duffy-Charest, de Québec, 'Duc de Fronsac' (450 tx, 24 canons) du capitaine le sieur Jacques Villeur, de Meschers-sur-Gironde (les deux perdus au Sault à la Chaudière la nuit du 22 au 23 septembre 1759), 'Colibri' (140 tx, armé en corsaire) du capitaine le sieur Jean Hyriart (Hiriard) et la flûte 'Marie' commandée par M. Cornillau, lieutenant de frégate (Bonnes-Amies, achetée par Joseph Cadet le 9 août 1758, 120 tx, 4 canons, du capitaine le sieur Paul Clémenceau, de Sainte-Eulalie, prise le 30 mai 1759 entre Saint-Barnabé et le Bic). 5 juin 1759: On fait partir d'icy tous les bâtiments de la Rade pour aller aux environs des 3 Rivières (d'après Jean-Claude Panet, Journal du siège de Québec en 1759, Eusèbe Sénécal, Imprimeur-Éditeur, Montréal, 1866, pp. 3-4, 13, 15-18 & 20-21, les navires furent conduits à Ste-Anne de Batiscan), plusieurs sont déjà partis pour s'y rendre, et les autres doivent partir incessamment; il n'y a que les frégattes du Roy 'l'Atalante' et la 'Pomonne' qui restent. 29 juin 1759: Le capitaine Joseph-Gaspard Chaussegros de Léry avait été détaché pour faire évacuer les habitants de la côte du sud et il avait accompli sa tâche. Le 29 juin précisément, M. de Vaudreuil lui écrivait: 'Demain matin, j'enverrai des bateaux à la Pointe Lévi pour vous faire traverser avec tout votre monde.' (Daniel: La famille de Léry, p. 70.) Le lendemain, au lieu des bateaux de M de Vaudreuil, M. de Léry voyait arriver les soldats de Monckton. Et il fut si inopinément surpris qu'il oublia sur la table de sa tente et son épée, et son chapeau et ses papiers. 22 juillet 1759: Dans la descente que les ennemis firent hyer à la Pointe-aux-Trembles (colonel Guy Carleton) ils nous y ont pris plus de 200 femmes et enfants; les Sieurs Frichet (Fréchette), la Caze et Lainyé y ont été pris aussi; ces Messieurs étoient alés voir leurs maîtresses qui étoient là . A 2 heures après midy il y a eu cession d'armes; les Anglois nous ont remis nos femmes à terre à Sillery, mais ils gardent les 3 hommes. 9 août 1759: Nous venons d'aprendre que les anglois avoient tenté une descente à la Pointe aux Trembles dans le cours de la journée d'hyer; ils y avoient 28 berges et deux batteaux portant de l'artillerie chargée de troupes; M. de Bougainville y étoit avec 3 à 400 hommes; il les a laissé aprocher de terre a demy portée du fusil après quoi il a fait faire feu sur eux; les ennemis sans débarquer ont tenu une demi heure et ensuite se sont retirés en remorquant deux grandes berges où il ne paroissoit presque plus personne; on estime leur perte à près de 300 hommes hors de combat; nous y avons eu 5 hommes de blessés dont un cavalier qui a eu un coup mortel. M. de Bougainville a vu son cheval blessé entre ses jambes, ce qui l'a fait tomber à terre; les ennemis l'ayant aperçu l'ont cru mort et ont aussytôt crié houra, mais il s'est relevé et a fait crier: vive le Roy. (Le général Murray commandait le détachement anglais à l'affaire de la Pointe-aux-Trembles. Il tenta la descente à deux reprises et fut repoussé chaque fois. Les Anglais n'avouent que 26 morts et 46 blessés, sans compter 10 marins du Kérallain tués et blessés.). 10 août 1759: Nous venons d'aprendre que les anglois ont débarqué à Ste Croix et à St. Nicolas, qu'il s'y étoit trouvé quelques habitants qui les avoient fusillés l'espace de demy heure après quoi ils avoient été obligés de gagner le bois; aussitôt les ennemis ont monté le cotteau, s'y sont rangés en bataille et ont battu la caisse; on pense qu'ils ont perdu quelqu'un dans cette affaire. 14 août 1759: Nous venons d'apprendre que les ennemis ont incendié la paroisse de St. Antoine, ainsi qu'une partie de St. Nicolas; ils ont cependant épargné les églises. 20 août 1759: Nous aprenons que les ennemis avoient fait une descente hyer à Déchambeault, que M. de Bougainville avec 200 grenadiers et la cavalerie (2 compagnies de grenadiers, un piquet de troupes réglées, 100 cavaliers et 60 miliciens) s'y étoient rendu en peu de temps, et qu'aussitôt les ennemis s'étoient rembarqués, et avant son arrivée, ils avoient incendié trois maisons dont celle du Sieur Perault en est une qui servoit de magasin pour les effets des troupes de terre; nous y avons fait 2 prisonniers.
- [S655] A Canadian Manor and its Seigneurs. The story of a hundred years 1761-1861, George M. Wrong, M.A., (The Bryant Press Limited, Toronto, 1908), 28-37 & Appendix A (The journal of Malcolm Fraser), pp. 249-271.
Also: Chronological Annals of the War; from its beginning to the present time, John Dobson, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1763, Part I, pp. 1-3, 9-10, 24-25, 57-58, 64-65, 68, 92-94 (Montmorency losses of 182 killed, 650 wounded, and 17 missing; in all, 849; some reports list 210 killed with only 230 wounded), 96-97, 100, 103, 106, 125-128 (Lloyd's lists) & 137. Report of the Commission to locate the site of the frontier forts of Pennsylvania, Volume Two, Clarence M. Busch, State printer of Pennsylvania, 1896, The frontier forts of western Pennsylvania, Fort Ligonier, Part I, pp. 194-236.
- [S760] The history of Canada under French régime, 1535-1763, Henry Hopper Miles, LL.D., D.C.L., (Dawson Brothers, Montréal, 1872), 355-477, 491-494, 498 & 502-508.
Immediately after the check which Wolfe received at Montmorency, he detached General Murray, with a corps of twelve hundred men, to proceed up the St Lawrence. A portion of the fleet under Admiral Holmes conveyed the troops. Murray and Holmes were directed to capture or destroy several French frigates, which were known to have retired towards Three Rivers, and to endeavor to open communications with General Amherst, of whose movements and progress no information had as yet been received. General Murray was likewise ordered to avail himself of any favorable opportunities that might occur of bringing on conflicts with the French troops. Bougainville repulsed two attempts at landing which were made by Murray's force at Pointe-aux-Trembles (8 August 1759 and burned the south shore village of Saint-Antoine on 9 August). Subsequently the latter succeeded in effecting disembarkation at Deschambault (18-19 August), where a magazine of provisions, and spare clothing, and baggage, belonging to the French army, were burned, and some prisoners taken. Some papers fell into Murray's hands at this place, which furnished the information that General Amherst had taken possession of Crown Point and was preparing to follow Bourlamaque to Isle-aux-Noix. From the prisoners it was learned that Niagara had surrendered to General Johnson. On receiving this intelligence General Wolfe ordered Murray to rejoin the army. The French general himself (Montcalm), although he assumed a confident air, was perplexed and disquieted on the subject of Murray's expedition to the Upper St Lawrence. He felt that his position was becoming daily more critical, for if his supplies of provisions and ammunition should be cut off by his adversaries, he would be compelled to quit his entrenchments, and incur the risks of fighting for their recovery on disadvantageous ground. He caused two of the sentinels who were posted on the river bank above Quebec to be executed for negligence, but found it difficult to satisfy or re-assure the Governor respecting the sufficiency of his measures for the security of the river bank. The Governor was solicitous about the small coves near Sillery, and the pathways leading up to the crest of the precipitous bank, and especially about the 'Anse-des-Mères'. Montcalm wrote to him twice in response to suggestions. It was generally known in the camp what the real nature of Montcalm's and the Governor's mutual sentiments; for the general made no secret of his contempt for Vaudreuil's inaptitude for military matters.
- [S606] Histoire du Canada, huitième édition, revue et augmentée par Hector Garneau, François-Xavier Garneau, (Éditions de l'Arbre, Montréal, 1944), Tome V, Livre 8, pp. 72-80; Livre 9, pp. 89, 103-109, 140-147, 158-170, 180-188.
Également Tome V, Livre 9, pp. 189-207, 225-226; Livre 10, pp. 236-250 & 251-252: 'Wolfe détacha Murray, avec 1 200 hommes sur trois cents berges, pour aller détruire la petite flotte française (ancrée depuis son arrivée à Batiscan), qu'on avait éloignée jusqu'aux Trois-Rivières, et ouvrir une communication avec Amherst par le lac Champlain. Mais Murray s'avança peu dans le pays. Repoussé deux fois à la Pointe aux Trembles (Neuville) par Bougainville, qui avec onze cents hommes, avait suivi ses mouvements, [il avait perdu la seconde fois trois cents hommes tués ou blessés. Les Français combattants étaient au nombre de trois cents.] Murray débarqua ensuite sur la rive sud, à Sainte-Croix, qu'il incendia. Après quoi, il se rejetait à la rive nord, sur Deschambault, où il pillait les bagages des officiers français. Bougainville les obligea encore à se retirer (19 août). [Peu après le 22 et le 29, il réussit à prévenir de nouvelles descentes des Anglais. Il avait, d'ailleurs, dix-huit lieues de terrain à couvrir pour surveiller les mouvements de la flotte ennemie.'] - 253-286 & Tome VI, Livre 10 (suite), chap. 2, pp. 5-60. Archives nationales d'outre-mer (ANOM), COL C11A 104/fol.313-314 - Lettre de Vaudreuil de Cavagnial au ministre, 21 septembre 1759, lieu de rédaction: Saint-Augustin - dans la nuit du 12 au 13 septembre, Wolfe 'ayant fait le débarquement de son armée à l'anse des Mères s'empara des hauteurs derrière Québec'; Montcalm, sans attendre que Bougainville et lui-même le rejoignent avec leurs forces, décida d'attaquer sur-le-champ et subit la défaite 'dans le même moment': les soldats français prirent la fuite, les Anglais sur les talons (l'ennemi ne fut arrêté dans sa poursuite que par le tir meurtrier des miliciens canadiens).
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