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Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, New York, 1954. Either email addresses are anonymous for this group or you need the view member email addresses permission to view the original message. Earlier this month someone posted the following request: I wanted to add my two cents to this. They were wrong. Some of them died in captivity, but most of them were exchanged for Iroquois prisoners and for goods. My ancestors were the Bourcier and Thibeadeau families. Jean Par, his 3 years old son; it is unclear wether it means Jean Parand his son, or the son of Jean Par. A system error has occurred. Learn more about merges. 18 cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Fifty-six of the seventy-seven houses were razed by fire. She was the widow of Pierre Boutin with one child to care for - Albert - when married Jean Michau by contract on 25 November 1670. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. A careful study of the list indicates that was not made at random: victimsare listed from east to west, in an order that is much the same as theTerrier (land record). There was a problem getting your location. Family members linked to this person will appear here. There self-righteousness emboldened them to proceed into the next phase of their quest to annihilate the French for what the Iroquois perceived as French encroachment on their lands. This account has been disabled. Remarkably, Anne and her oldest daughter, Marie Anne, survived the horror of that night. Denonville was more interested in a diplomatic solution even though many felt that the Iroquois forces could have been easily overtaken - especially if the Governor had made use of the 700 soldiers at his disposal in Montral. Once the Iroquois immediate bloodlust was sated, they As the residents jumped for their loaded muskets, they were met with the loud bangs of the tomahawks hacking against their doors. Lachine Massacre. that they were braver than most. cemeteries found in Lachine, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada will be saved to your photo volunteer list. - Francois Chartier, younger
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Of the seventy-seven houses in the area, fifty-six were destroyed. Here is a list of the victims of this attack. Time: 1689 Place: Montreal. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Supposedly, the Iroquois took up to 90 people as prisoners and many believe that these prisoners were the ones who truly suffered atrocious torture at the hands of their captors. Mouflet Suzanne married to Vincent Henri.Dumans Jean married to Agathe Morin; presumed dead.Hire ou Guire, Zacharie, probably. A few children were integrated into the tribes.Marie's husband and two sons, Albert and Pierre, were killed in the attack. Here is the burial record: Months later, on 9 March 1690, after repeated assaults from both sides, Gagnioton (Gagniegoton), one of three ambassadors of the Iroquois, came to Montreal to negotiate peace with Governor Frontenac. Search above to list available cemeteries. He was a former member WebA raiding party of 114 French soldiers and militiamen, accompanied by 96 allied Mohawk and Algonquin warriors, attacked the unguarded community, destroying most of the homes, and killing or capturing most of its inhabitants. The Iroquois would wreck much greater havoc upon New France in subsequent offensives, but the ferocity of their onslaught at Lachine spread terror throughout the colony. You can always change this later in your Account settings. fils Pierre, 15 ans, et d'Albert Boutin, de 18 ans, fils de sons
Other victims, not on Belmont's listAlix Suzanne, born in 1687; captive, freed in 1701; married to FranoisDesnoyers in 1722.? pleine nuit, furent la cible de la cruaute des Iroquois et
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At the same time, the Indians were scarcely to be understood, much less forgiven. Massacre is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as "the indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of people or (less commonly) animals; carnage, butchery, slaughter in Weve updated the security on the site. This browser does not support getting your location. WebLachine is located a few miles southwest of Montreal. Victims listed on the Belmont's list, same as in the RegisterJean FAGUERETNol PLESSISThe wife of CANAPLE Marie CadieuThe wife of Simon DAVAUT Perrine FiliatraultVincent ALIX, his wife and childrenRen Chartier, his son and his daughter. 1687 the French had struck the Seneca and Onondaga villages in
The Iroquois were on a mission to destroy the town as well as the people who lived there. Three other Lachine residents who were possibly killed or captured by the Iroquois on that August day were Nicolas Ozanne and two of his young sons, Jean and Charles. The three of them seemed to have disappeared after this event. Charles was less than three months old at the time. Not one living soul was left in Lachine to tell the tale of the past night. Nicolas wife, Marie LHomme, along with her 6-year-old son, Pierre, appear to have escaped. retaliated in August, 1689 with a massive raid against Lachine
They literally dwelt in the midst of On the night of August 5, 1689, during a heavy rain storm, between 1000-1500 Iroquois silently crossed the river to Lachine. Saints Anges de Lachine Cemetery. Their 26-year old daughter a married woman with seven children - Marie-Thrse, was tue cruellement dans la grange par les Iroquois (killed cruelly in the barn by the Iroquois). Other inhabitants were burned alive in their homes. 0 cemeteries found in Lachine, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada. It enabled (the raiders) to pass the sentries, Carignan said in The Gazette. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Although war had been officially declared between the English and the French in May 1689, many of the violent skirmishes between the French and English-supported Iroquois had been a result of the on-going Beaver Wars. Earlier attempts to identify the victims of the Lachine 1689 raid such as Dsir Girouard's list in Lake St. Louis Old and New Illustrated and Cavelier de LaSalle. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. 2 - Sur l'habitation de feu Jean
A large raiding party of Iroquois warriors, perhaps as many as 1,500, slipped across Lake St. Louis during the night of Aug. 4-5, 1689. Once ashore, the Iroquois dispersed into small groups among the snug, whitewashed houses and struck before dawn. Jean was 47 years old; Marie is a widow at 48 years old with her two boys, Jean-Baptiste (12 years Earlier this month someone posted the following request:> Please, Does anyone have the names of the victims of the Lachinemassacre?Is there an account to the event (in English)? You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. wife of Charles Beloncle; died in captivityBeloncle Charles, died in captivity.Andr Marguerite captive; redeemed by Jean Quenet in 1698; married 1701 toFranois Vinet, in 1704 to J.B. DuboisPerrin Barbe, wife of Ren Huguet; captive from 1689 to 1694Huguet Andr, son, died in captivity before 1697Huguet Anne-Franoise, daughter, captive, still living with the Iroquois inthe 1730's.TESSIER Jacques (a.k.a. Some of the colonists were dragged outside and killed immediately including women and children. This is a carousel with slides. Even the nature of the actual atrocities the impalings, the eviscerations, the roasting of babies over hot coals was no longer being accepted without question. That night, as the French in Lachine watched fires winking across the water, they came to realize that many of the captives were being hideously tortured, their flesh perhaps eaten. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. returned in France after1681; was dead in 1689.Philippon Franois; has returned to France in 1688Barbary Philippe : probably dead before the 1681 censusBourcier Marguerite : probably dead before the 1681 censusPichon Antoine dit Duvernay : dead before 1687Michel Jean dit Jouqueau : widower of Jeanne Andr; remarried to JeanneFleury Oct. 1689Andr Philippe; 1695 signed up as voyageurMorin Antoine; signed up as voyageur August 29 1689Prusseau Pierre (father) : sold his land in December 1689Prusseau Pierre (son); voyageur; engaged to be married in 1691; died thesame year.Homo Louis; mentionned in documents after 1689.Renusson Catherine; married to Gilles Gaudreau from Cap-St.Ignace, where shedied Nov. 22 1719Hbert dit St-Martin, tienne : died after 1695Morin Jacques : died after 1698Garnier Louise : wife of Morin not Jean Renou; died 1698Thibaudeau Mathurin : father of Marthe Thibodeau; died before 1689Avrard, Catherine : wifw of Thibodeau; last mentionned in the Quebechospital in 1690. SuzanneSuzanne Boivin SommervilleMichigan, USA, Message text written by INTERNET:GEN-@rootsweb.com>Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 09:36:37 -0400From: cloutier@videotron.ca (J-Roger Cloutier)To: GEN-@rootsweb.comMessage-ID: Subject: Re: Lachine massacre, From the Lachine church records, 20 habitants and 3 unknown soldiers wereofficially buried in 1694. Please reset your password. The pitiless guerrilla war between French and Iroquois came to an end only with the Great Peace of 1701. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Approximately 24 men, women and children were killed during the attack and their homes and buildings were burned. The themes of Indian savagery and Christian martyrdom were once again taken up in 1939, the massacres 250th anniversary. The Republic of Vietnam released a list of 4,062 victims identified as having been either murdered or abducted. Unfortunately, "disinformation" is not a phenomenon only of the present-dayadministrators and governors. This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. For Archbishop Edouard-Charles Fabre of Montreal and his fellow clerics, dedicating the monument two centuries later in Lachine, the massacre was not simply an example of unbridled Indian savagery. Oops, something didn't work. Even the list of 42habitants identified by Girouard (1889) as dead or disappeared does nothold up under her analysis, and she even concludes that not all possiblesources have yet been researched. Hello my first ancestor to arrive came on the Aigle D,or as a member of the Salieres Carignan regiment.I was told verbally that he remained in Lachine but have not seen his name on any of the Massacre Lists.name was Jean Vincent Chamaillard.are you aware if he would be on any existing lists of prisoners taken by the Mohawks. LACHINE Cemetery - Quebec (Massacre victims) 1 Michel Andre dit St. Michel 2 Petronille Andre dit St. Michel Beloncle 3 Gertrude Andre dit St. Michel Philippon And thanks, Hlne, for the summary list from your research. l'histoire du pays. Nonetheless, they were a step for Mohawks and whites toward skennen, the Mohawk word for peace and the theme of 1989s commemoration. died in captivity.Mouflet Marguerite, daughter; prob. Lachine, This time, more effort was made to see the raid through Indian eyes. There is a problem with your email/password. The Lachine massacre left 80 dead. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. About 1500 Iroquois, under the cover of the hailstorm, crossed Lake St. Louis undetected by sentries and dispersed in small bands among the homesteads of Lachine, a few miles from Ville-Marie (Montreal). Jean Roy, his 2 years old daughter; same as above. Resend Activation Email. It also made possible, Abbe Jean-Baptiste Proulx said, a grand triumph, the sorrows and the merits of expiation, the sufferings and the glories of the martyr. Thus, in a way our secular age might have trouble understanding, the massacre was a good thing. I have got an email from a relative of mine in USA which I deletedbecause it seemed to be suspicous.It contained not the usual text but there was an attachment only.I have asked my friend but he denied to have sent such an email tome. Of the approximate 90 habitants who had been taken prisoner after the initial attack, surviving prisoners reported that 48 of them had been tortured, burned and eaten by the Iroquois shortly after being taken captive. Deleting this Virtual Cemetery cannot be undone. ", -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------, Page 408
Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. At a given signal the massacre began; two hundred persons perished and . To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. The Indians broke out windows and doors attacking settlers or setting fire to homes where they had barricaded themselves. 1,500 Mohawk warriors attacked the small settlement of Lachine, New France and killed more than 90 of the village's 375 French residents, following widespread French attacks on Mohawk villages in present-day New York. Costain, Thomas B. Subercase, sickened and infuriated by the thought of abandoning the prisoners to die at the torture stake, argued vehemently with Vaudreuil, but in vain. From the landing place the Indians spread right and left. Vivre avec ! Try again later. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. I think I provided him with a satisfactory answer, at least to his firstquestion.A mere acknowledgment, such as Merci/thank you - either openly orprivately - would have been appropriate, no ? Vaudreuil refused to permit a sortie to aid them, and all but a handful were killed or taken prisoner. On the evening of November 13th, an early snowfall provided an extra bit of security to the habitants who presumed that the Indians would not likely attack in the thick, blowing snow. Maybe at a 1689 Massacre Charlotte-Catherine Jolivet B. about 1648 in Andrsy, France 1 M. (1) 12 Oct 1671 in Quebec City, New France 2 Husband: Leonard Girardin M. (2) 18 Oct 1688 in Lachine, New France 3 Husband: Simon Trilaut D. before 15 Nov 1699 in New France or France 4 Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). In August, 1689, the inhabitants of Lachine saw a number of Indian canoes darting across the St. Louis Lake. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Nobody knows how many died in the massacre. Resend Activation Email. Agreed, Hlne. 1689 when the Lachine massacre occurred, Charlotte was abducted by Once they had landed, they lit fires, planted stakes in the ground, burned five Frenchmen, roasted six children, and grilled some others on the coals and ate them.". Iroquois Expansion CC BY-SA 3.0 image from Wikipedia. Lachine, qui fait maintenant partie de la Communaut urbaine
This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. It is likely that this family lived a longer distance from the fort than some of the other familes and were, possibly, some of the first victims of the attack. The resourceful officer immediately saw an opportunity: though severely outnumbered, he believed that a sharp surprise attack combined with the general grogginess of the enemy would enable him to free the Iroquois captives and then complete a withdrawl to the nearby stockades. Well, those times were very cruel, so we can judge those people. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Jean Barbary: read " Pierre " instead of Jean; died in captivityMarie Lebrun his wife, died in captivity.Barbary Franoise captive, remained with the Iroquois.Barbary Marguerite captive, remained with the Iroquois.Barbary Pierre captive; freed c. 1700; later married Francoise Par.Barbary Marie (Madeleine) wife of Pierre Jamme; freed c.1700.Marchesseau Marie wife of Michau.Przot Michel presumed dead.Chancy Marie, his wife, pregnant and killed.? No, Explanations were given - it was a blameless misunderstanding, My mother did teach me to say thank-you; and I would of if I hadn't been. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Fifty of the captives were tortured by fire or cannibalized. In 1688, the Iroquois decided to launch a large-scale attack against Montreal, to take revenge for some wrongs, suffered by them at the hands of the French (well, the both sides were to blame for many arbitrary actions during that 100-year war). Salle se dirigea vers l'ouest, pensant tort pouvoir traverser
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