lachine massacre 1689 list of victims

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. According to Gagnioton, the French had recently taken and killed 12 prisoners while keeping only 3 alive. died in captivityTESSIER Philippe, twin, born 1687 : prob. During the night of the 4-5 August 1689, fifteen hundred Iroquois landed at Lachine and placed themselves in small groups near all the houses along the shore. The attack was precipitated by growing Iroquois frustration with the increased French incursions into Houses and barns were searched for victims, and then torched. It is also possible that the Iroquois wanted to avenge the 1,200,000 bushels of corn that had been previously burned by the French during a recent conflict, but since they were unable to reach the food stores in Montral, they were determined to kidnap and kill the Lachine crop producers instead. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Par was in Lachine in 1690; one ofhis sons died in the Montreal hospital, in 1698, could be the one heldcaptive until that date.? 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. Failed to delete memorial. They literally dwelt in the midst of she is presumed to have been taken at the Lachine massacre. However, on 25 November 1689, the priest performed a burial service for several of the unnamed victims who were buried during his absence. King William's War did not end until 1697 but the French and the Iroquois did not achieve peace until 1701 via the treaty called the Great Peace of Montreal. - Francois Chartier, younger "Little" mistakes like this . Canada. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. English: During the night of the 4-5 August 1689, fifteen hundred Iroquois landed at Lachine and placed themselves in small groups near all the houses along the shore. The " wife " of Nol "; this otherwise unidentified women could beMadeleine Barbary, wife of Andr Danis dit Larpenty, killed at the same timeas Noel Charmois; Larpenty, a soldier and his wife could have been stayingwith Charmois, an unmarried neighbor of the Barbary.? Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. She was the widow of Pierre Boutin with one child to care for - Albert - when married Jean Michau by contract on 25 November 1670. I do volunteer look ups from Cds, my, What I do is jot down the name.call it a Black List. Pam has not added any memorials to this virtual cemetery. Reuben Everett is one of two Black victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre whose burial sites are marked at Oaklawn Cemetery. Treyard or Truiard.Chateaudeau Mathias died in captivity.Mouflet Anne, wife of Chatoudeau; in Lachine in 1692; remarried to RenTsihene (an Iroquois) a.k.a. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. nous avons fait lever la terre. The themes of Indian savagery and Christian martyrdom were once again taken up in 1939, the massacres 250th anniversary. Reluctantly, he ordered his men inside the stackades. Of the seventy-seven houses in the area, fifty-six were destroyed. A monument in the cemetery honors those who died in captivity as well as those who died. One of our Avoyelles ancestral families, that of Toussaint Hunault dit Deschamps and Marie Lorgueil, were residents of Lachine at the time of the massacre and experienced the horrifying attack firsthand. Franois Vachon de Belmont, superior of the Sulpicians of Montral, described the horror: "After this total victory, the unhappy band of prisoners was subjected to all the rage which the cruellest vengeance could inspire in these savages. 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). You can always change this later in your Account settings. Lets say than twelve years later, in 1701, the Peace Treaty was signed in Montreal between the Iroquois Nations and the French, and the two great side became partners. Once the Iroquois immediate bloodlust was sated, they began taking captives for torture back at their villages. Cureau Martin; same as above; married in 1713 to Mad. either killed or captured;the list, omitted from the 1840 edition, was first published by DsirGirouard, Supplment au "Lake St. Louis" &c., &c. d'aprs beaucoup dedocuments indits, Montral, Poirier, Bessette et Cie, Imprimeurs-diteurs.1900. The Lachine massacre left 80 dead. Sixty residents were killed, including 11 Black slaves. This time, more effort was made to see the raid through Indian eyes. As the Indians forced their way into the homes, the unimaginable horror began. The Indians broke out windows and doors attacking settlers or setting fire to homes where they had barricaded themselves. About 100 people were taken prisoners and tortured. Try again. Nicolas wife, Marie LHomme, along with her 6-year-old son, Pierre, appear to have escaped. par de la petit riviere de la presentation, sur l'habitation de executees sur place furent emmenees en captive et durent subir le The subordinate officer ascertained the nature of the attack from the man, and then directed him to continue on to Montreal and raise the alarm. They surround every house and every hamlet. Please excuse the mis-typing. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Of the non-Mohawk survivors, 27 were taken captive, including five Africans. Many of the soldiers, surviving family members and habitants from other towns felt that some lives could have been saved if the warriors had been counter-attacked while in their drunken stupor in the days following August 5th. It enabled (the raiders) to pass the sentries, Carignan said in The Gazette. Failed to report flower. This account has been disabled. Killed in another Iroquois raid, June 1691GOURDON Jean dit LaChasse married to Michelle PerrinHUGUET Ren married to Barbe PerrinGUIGNARD Jean dit l'Esprance unmarriedMARTIN Jean dit Latreille soldatLA GIROFLE Joseph soldatLAVIOLETTE Jean soldatBLONDEAU Pierre dit La Jeunesse soldat. .have larger consequences. In a final gesture of contempt, they paddled up and down the stretch of water before the three forts, shouting that they had repaid the treachery of Onontio (Denonville). Most of the barns were destroyed. Some escaped. Lachine massacre. Nine Years' War: The Lachine massacre, part of the Beaver Wars, occurred when 1,500 Mohawk warriors launched a surprise attack against the small (375 inhabitants) settlement of Lachine, New France, at the upper end of Montreal Island on the morning of August 5, 1689. Sadly, the tragic events of 5 August 1689 does not tell the entire story of the horror suffered by the victims of this massacre and many believe that those killed during the initial attack were the lucky ones. Charlotte was captured by the Iroquois on August 4, 1689 in Lachine. Although the number of those massacred at Lachine has been widely disputed, many believe that about 25 residents were initially killed. died in captivity.Mouflet Ang.-Gabrielle daughter; prob. The Iroquois nation of Onondaga, led by Chief Black Kettle (Chaudiere Noire), had been emboldened by the Iroquois conquest a few months earlier. There was an error deleting this problem. Many of the habitants in the sparsely-populated area had migrated to the fort for protection after the August massacre at Lachine but, as the autumn weather began to take hold, the intense fear held by the residents after Lachine began to slowly dissipate and some of the residents returned to their daily lives. Lachine. That should be 60. This is a carousel with slides. However, it is likely that she might have lived in some location between Lachine and Lachenaie and was killed on 5 August or in the days after the 5 August attack.). died in captivityTESSIER Jacques, son, born 1684 : prob. d'Andre Canaple dit Valtagane, dont les os furent touves dans une 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. In the months that followed, numerous attacks were made from both sides but the two opposing sides realized the futility of their attempts to drive the other off of the desired landscape. At a given signal the massacre began; two hundred persons perished and one hundred and twenty were taken into captivity. Search above to list available cemeteries. The morning of the 5th of August, 1689, witnesses the silence of death. settlers. According to one contemporary historian, Robert Rumilly, the old accounts were so extreme that one hardly dares to believe them.. Vaudreuil sent word to Denonville requesting additional troops. 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). 3 - Sur l'habitation de feu Noel 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. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Alix Marie, born 1679; no mention of her for some years;married to SimonGuillory in 1696.Gauthier Pierre captive from 1689 to 1698.Roussel Charlotte wife of Gauthier; died in captivity.Maupetit Pierre, married to Marie-Louise Beaune.Mouflet Jean prob. 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.? The bodies were founda) in Lachine (present location from 12 to 23 avenue)FAGUERET Jean unmarried; ex-soldier of CarignanMICHAU Jean married to Marie MarchessaultMICHAU Pierre son of Jean and Marie MarchessaultBOUTIN Albert step-son of MichauCHARMOIS Nol unmarriedDANIS Andr dit Larpenty soldier; married to Madeleine Barbary, b) Four mutilated bodies found near Fort Rolland (35th avenue)CADIEU Marie married to Andr CanapleUnnamed child probably Marie, daughter of CanapleFILASTREAU Prinne married to Jean-Baptiste DavauxUnnamed child probably a son of DavauxUnnamed young man " said to be a soldier ", c) Found In Dorval EastCHARTIER Ren married to Louise NeppleUnnamed son of Ren probably Franois, 16 years oldUnnamed son of Ren or daughter, Madeleine, 15 years oldUnnamed young slave " panis " or pawnee named Louis, d) Names added in the margin of the Church registry :" Vincent Alix ditLarose, his wife and some of their children "ALIX Vincent ex-soldier of CarignanPERRIN Marie Delphine wife of AlixUnnamed child Anne-CatherineUnnamed child GabrielUnnamed child Jean-Marie. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. In the case of whole families where parentsand some siblings were killed or captured, one couls probably assume thatthe surviving ones were also held in captivity for some time; more so, ifthey are not mentionned in the 1692 confirmation records or the piousconfrries du Scapulaire ou du Saint Rosaire, in 1692 and 1694. 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. By the time the nightmare ended, Anne Hubou dit Deslongchamps had lost her husband, four of her children, her mother, one of her brothers (Charles), her only sister (Genevive), her brother-in-law (Julien Garnier), and five of her nieces/nephews (it is possible, according to two documents dated 1706 and 1711, that one of these five children was adopted by the Oneida Indian nation and was still living with the Oneida nation in 1711 ). 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. About 80 others were taken prisoner. 18 cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. sauvage". 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 deterres les corps de Jean Michel et de plusieurs autres pour les https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81936896/marie-michel_dit_michaud. died in captivity.Bourcier Jean, probably died in captivity.Thibaudeau Marthe, his wife; probably died in captivityBourcier lisabeth probably died in captivity.? 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. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. The year 1689 was long known as "The Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. The three of them seemed to have disappeared after this event. It was in Enfield, where he was finally shot and killed by police. WebMarie-Genevive CADIEUX and Andre CANAPLE dit VALTAGAGNE 27 July 1688, Lachine, Montral, Qubec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) Victim of Lachine Massacre, 5 Aug 1689 'Her body was found decapitated.' Vachon de Belmont's listIn addition to the Church records, other names are listed in Vachon deBelmont's Histoire des guerres iroquoises, written c. 1698, first publishedin 1840 by the Quebec Historical and Literary Society in Quebec; it includeda list of some 60 uncompletely indentified names. Each of these children were 10-years-old or younger. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Marie Marchesseau Michel dit Michaud I found on Findagrave.com. 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)? Apparently, Gagnioton admitted to having taken 8 prisoners from Lachenaie but confessed that he had only eaten 4 of them while keeping the other 4 alive to prove to Frontenac that he was 'less cruel' than the French. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. And thanks, Hlne, for the summary list from your research. Jean Par, his 3 years old son; it is unclear wether it means Jean Parand his son, or the son of Jean Par. Finally, the Iroquois took to their canoes with their prisoners and departed. Deleting this Virtual Cemetery cannot be undone. A relief party of soldiers from Montreal arrived on the scene later that day but their commander, Philippe de Vaudreuil, refused to attack. Mouflet Marie married to Franois Meloche.? It a Black list were taken captive, including five Africans taking captives for torture back their. 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