Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. The situation of the colonists of New France during the critical era of M. Denonvilles administration was certainly anything but enviable. Hommes, femmes, enfants et bestiaux, en The Indians broke out windows and doors attacking settlers or setting fire to homes where they had barricaded themselves. de Montral, est situe sur une concession accorde brother of Rene Chartier. Sixty residents were killed, including 11 Black slaves. To use this feature, use a newer browser. During the night while the habitants slept, about 150 tribesmen from the Onondaga nation crept into the settlement in much the same way they had at Lachine. Based on testimony of a soldier who saw the flames of the burning buildings from afar, it became apparent that their attackers arrived by the upstream of the "rivire des Mille les" and only those close to the fort had any chance of survival. Cenotaph - A monument at Lachine Cemetery honors the Massacre victims - she is probably not buried there, Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. It is in French, but it really needs to be translated into English to reacha wider audience. All who remained on place were dead. This sad bloody event is now known as the Lachine But a large and heartfelt thank you! 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. 5 - Nous avons envoye six hommes fouilles avec des pioches proches un egrosse roche nous avons Mouflet Marie married to Franois Meloche.? He began his murderous rampage in his home town of Portapique, where he killed thirteen people. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. 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. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Two of their sons, Mathieu and Charles were not married. It was a cowardly night attack and the Iroquois transporter et les inhumer dans le cimetiere des Saintes-Anges de 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 ? Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Vivre avec ! Just two summers later, hopes for peace were cruelly mocked during the notorious weeks of violent Mohawk-white confrontation at the Mercier Bridge, linking Montreal and Kahnawake, and at Oka. At a given signal the massacre began; two hundred persons perished and one hundred and twenty were taken into captivity. But it would not come easily. The rest were sold into slavery, most in Barbados. Please try again later. Your mail address ow@theofficenet.com has been removed from the GEN-@rootsweb.com mailinglist.It generated an excessive amount of bounced mails. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. 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)? Pierre PRUSSEAU (1666) 1/1 (1691) [1666] taken at the Lachine massacre. Verify and try again. 18 cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Profiting of the weather, hundreds of Iroquois crossed over to Lachine and landed near the present entry point of Lachine Canal. Suzanne had become a widow after Mathieu died in 1678. . Sometime later, the mother was also burned to death. Once the Iroquois immediate bloodlust was sated, they The initial assault was a wholesale slaughter; men, women and children were indiscriminately tomahawked. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. 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.? C'est par Jean and Marie had another son - Pierre and a daughter Marie.They settled in Lachine near Montreal. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. 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. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Of the non-Mohawk survivors, 27 were taken captive, including five Africans. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. In 1989, Lachine and the Mohawk community of Kahnawake, facing it across Lake St. Louis, commemorated the massacre jointly. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Cureau Catherine; married in 1704 to Jos. About 80 others were taken prisoner. et d'Andre Danis dit L'Arpenty, tues et brules. It was sudden and ferocious. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. A relief party of soldiers from Montreal arrived on the scene later that day but their commander, Philippe de Vaudreuil, refused to attack. 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. Most were innocent, but a few roaming wolves among them, defying the laws of both the church and the king, persisted in selling liquor to the Indians. Unfortunately, peace was not reached at this point in history. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Some of the colonists were dragged outside and killed immediately including women and children. Try again later. This is a carousel with slides. Could it be Marie Crispin, wife of Fournier ?" Marie Anne would grow up to marry Ren Bouchard dit Lavalle - an ancestor of many Avoyelleans. HUGUET, Anne Franoise . warriors, by order of the English, secretly landed on the island (I am unsure about a sixth child.) Prisoners were tortured she is presumed to have been taken at the Lachine massacre. Salle se dirigea vers l'ouest, pensant tort pouvoir traverser moins une centaine de personnes furent massacrees et le feu a des os, a cause de debordement des eaux qu'il fait a present. Subscribe for articles and news about Quebec: On the night of August 5, 1689, terrible war cries awakened the inhabitants of the village of Lachine, located at the west point of the Montreal Island. EVENTS. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. This browser does not support getting your location. meant warfare was not confined just to the Great Lakes, and in About 60 residents were spared, including 20 Mohawk. slaughtered many men, women and children. cemeteries found in Lachine, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Finally, the Iroquois took to their canoes with their prisoners and departed. Jean Roy, his 2 years old daughter; same as above. Mouflet Suzanne married to Vincent Henri.Dumans Jean married to Agathe Morin; presumed dead.Hire ou Guire, Zacharie, probably. Early on the morning of 5 August 1689, the fifteen hundred Iroquois warriors on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River launched their canoes. 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. He then proceeded through the towns of Wentworth, Debert, Shubenacadie, and Enfield, killing more victims on the way. Dans la nuit du 4 Designations of National Historic Significance, 1255 Saint-Joseph Boulevard, Lachine, Quebec, Historic Sites and Monuments Act(R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4), This designation has been identified for review, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, 1689to1689 Remarkably, Anne and her oldest daughter, Marie Anne, survived the horror of that night. About 60 residents were spared, including 20 Mohawk. Babies were cut from the wombs of pregnant women. In 1688, there had been 548 arpents under cultivation and 177 animals but, by 1692, that had dropped to 163 cultivated arpents and 77 animals. Failed to report flower. However, on 25 November 1689, the priest performed a burial service for several of the unnamed victims who were buried during his absence. Marie was left widowed with two boys to care for, Jean- Pierre Ozanne (aka: Doza) later became the father of Antoine Doza who migrated to Louisiana and is the progenitor of the Dauzat family. 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. This series has three easy 5 minute installments. Three miles east of Lachine, a squad of two hundred French troops encamped by the road linking the village to Montreal was roused by the sound of cannon fire from one of the forts, signaling an Indian attack. This 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. The first encampment was established near Frontenac (present-day Kingston), the other was located farther down, on St. Francis Lake. The groups commanding officer, Daniel dAuger de Subercase, had gone to Montreal the previous evening to attend a reception for Governor Denonville and had not yet returned. This story was first published on Aug. 6, 2006, in the Montreal Gazette. By 1691, there were only four houses remaining on the coast of Lachenaie and only six families continued to cultivate the land. 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. There is a problem with your email/password. In article <5.1.0.14.2.200206@pop3.norton.antivirus>, You do not have permission to delete messages in this group, >or Vachon de Belmont, who said 600 were killed or taken.<. Franoise, who along with her first husband Jean Roy I were the parents of the Jean Roy II who married Marie Anne Bouchard, was married to Alexis Buet at the time of the 1689 massacre. It enabled (the raiders) to pass the sentries, Carignan said in The Gazette. Lachines mayor was more convincing when he reminded his listeners of the faith-breaking action of the settlers who had taken prisoner certain of the Iroquois during a peace parley., Thus, the ferocious storm that night was no accident. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Lachine Massacre. The Iroquois nation of Onondaga, led by Chief Black Kettle (Chaudiere Noire), had been emboldened by the Iroquois conquest a few months earlier. To use this feature, use a newer browser. 23. 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. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. McClelland and Stewart Limited, Toronto, 1964. Approximately 42 others were later released or escaped and returned home in some cases, years later - to tell grisly tales. Deleting this Virtual Cemetery cannot be undone. nous avons fait lever la terre. 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. Then they headed for the St. Lawrences south shore, where they made camp: that night, they celebrated by burning several prisoners at the stake. Once ashore, the Iroquois dispersed into small groups among the snug, whitewashed houses and struck before dawn. Many houses were set on fire with the inhabitants inside as the attackers waited outside for the residents to flee the flames. As they settled into a drunken stupor from drinking the alcohol confiscated from the victims, they continued to ransack, pillage and murder. Costain, Thomas B. Those prisoners who eventually were spared, to be adopted by Indian families, were surely the lucky ones. ProvinceQuebec.com, All rights reserved 0.122. 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. From the landing place the Indians spread right and left. A system error has occurred. (Significant), Lachine Massacre Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. In some instances, these residents fled their burning homes only to be captured and tortured. par de la petit riviere de la presentation, sur l'habitation de By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Notethat the original list only gives the name of the father. Terrified men, women and children were hacked to death and mutilated. Canada. You can always change this later in your Account settings. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Unfortunately, "disinformation" is not a phenomenon only of the present-dayadministrators and governors. As a result of the Lachine massacre, the settlement was almost entirely destroyedits people gone and fifty-six of the seventy-seven houses destroyed. Ironically, the attack intended as payback for Denonvilles failed assault on the Senecas in 1687 was similarly unsuccessful in terms of inflicting significant and lasting damage. According to one contemporary historian, Robert Rumilly, the old accounts were so extreme that one hardly dares to believe them.. died in captivityTESSIER Jacques, son, born 1684 : prob. 1689 when the Lachine massacre occurred, Charlotte was abducted by Another son, Jean, had married the prior year. 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. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Montreal Region, Although the habitants attempted to defend themselves and defy the inevitable, their attempts were futile due to the large number of Iroquois. Thanks for your help! By now, his men had been joined by soldiers from the forts and some settlers whose homesteads had been spared, and Subercase promptly led the combined force to Lachine. Eighty soldiers were dispatched from Montreal, but were ambushed by the Iroquois within sight of Lachines stockades. "En 1689, environ 14 ou 1500 retaliated in August, 1689 with a massive raid against Lachine We have set your language to He specified in the burial record that the victims were killed by the Iroquois on this location/spot prior to his arrival. Approximately 24 men, women and children were killed during the attack and their homes and buildings were burned. Other inhabitants were burned alive in their homes. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Still, more than one hundred people were taken prisoners (shall we say hostages of a terrorist attack, using present-day terms?). Bourcier Anne married in 1699 to Raphael Descent.? The Lachine massacre occurred on Aug. 5, 1689, when 1,500 Mohawk warriors attacked and killed settlers in Lachine, New France, at the upper end of Montreal Island. 11. Try again later. died incaptivity.TESSIER Nol, son, born 1681; prob. Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, New York, 1954. This time, more effort was made to see the raid through Indian eyes. 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. About 100 people were taken prisoners and tortured. ", -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------, Page 408 Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Fifty-six of 76 homes were burned that night. WebHistorical Person Search Search Search Results Results Pierre (Victim of Lachine Massacre) Michel (1580 - 1689) Try FREE for 14 days Try FREE for 14 days How do we create a persons profile? Worldhistory.us - For those who want to understand the History, not just to read it. Martin " unidentified. WebOver two hundred inhabitants fall victims to the tomahawks and scalping knives. Charlotte ROUSSEL was born ABT 1646 in Notre-Dame-de-la-Ronde, Normandie, France, and died BEF 1699 in Died while a captive of the Iroquois. Please reset your password. Under the cover of darkness and a violent thunderstorm, they paddled directly across the river and reached the shore at Lachine undetected by sentries at the three forts. 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. partie des os de deux soldats, tues le 6 aoust 1689, dans le And thanks, Hlne, for the summary list from your research. Thank you so much for the extensive information provided about the victims of the Lachine Massacre. WebThe Lachine Massacre of 1689 In the early hours of 5 August 1689 as a violent rainstorm hovered above, 1,500 members of the Iroquois confederacy silently crept into the small Any French settlers who might have been standing watch had retreated inside to escape the rain and hail. v; t; e; Administrative divisions of Quebec Thanks for your help! There are other reports, however, that place the death toll as high as 250. 22. 4 - Sur l'habitation d'Andre Bourcier Jean.Renault Antoine, corporal; he and his family were never retraced.Gignard M-Madeleine, his wife, widow of Pierre BonneauRenault Marie Madeleine.daughterBonneau Pierre, child of Pierre BonneauBonneau Marie-Barbe, child of Pierre Bonneau.Nicolas Ozanne, married to Marie L'Homme; not traced after 1689.Ozanne Jean, son of Nicolas Ozanne, presumed dead.Ozanne Charles, same; presumed dead. 445 followers View more on Instagram Comment Share Save 46 likes Add a Fifty of the captives were tortured by fire or cannibalized. Cureau Martin; same as above; married in 1713 to Mad. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. Try again later. Resend Activation Email. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Learn more about managing a memorial . The couple had produced nine children of which five were still living. 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 actual number of settlers killed in the onslaught was twenty-four. Unnamed SOLDIER killed on Aug. 6thUnnamed SOLDIER killed on Aug. 6th. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Marie was taken captive and died in an unknown location.The bodies of Jean Michau and his son Pierre were discovered five years later under the burned out cabin. 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. About eight to ten days after that, Jeanne Pilet was holding her daughter in her arms when one of the Iroquois snatched the child by the feet and cracked her head. 1678 - death of wife Marguerite 1678 - marriage to Louise, who died about 1681 1682 - Rene becomes Miller at River of the Presentation (later called D orval) 1689 - Rene along with children Francois and Madeleine as well as other s are slaughtered by the Iroquois Indians 1701 - Rene's remains are buried inside the church of the SS Anges of L Many with an Avoyelles lineage may recognize the name of Anne Hubou dit Deslongchamps. daughter of Gertrude; married to Andr Scayanis in174; not mentionned of her anywhere else.Andr Ptronille. Correction to Dsir GIROUARD'S 1889 list:Bory Laurent : died between 1687 and 1688Lemerle d'Haultpr Marguerite, his wife; prob. In January, 1690, a group of French colonists and their Indian allies exacted bloody revenge on English and Iroquois foes in Schenectady, killing about 60 settlers and razing their homes to the ground. Investigation: Deaths at the Lakeshore ER raise concerns about negligence, From the archives: Tragic heritage: The passage of time has changed the meaning of the Lachine Massacre of 1689. Bourcier Barbe married in 1703 to Jean Poineau.? Lachenaie was the site of several more Iroquois attacks which resulted in the abandonment of their homes by many habitants. Sorry! that they were braver than most. Initially, 200 soldiers were mobilized along with 100 armed civilians and some soldiers from nearby forts. the wife of Perusseau ": Marie Leroy.Jean Fournier, wounded by a gun shot and carried to the Montreal hospital;died after 1695." At a given signal the massacre began; two hundred persons perished and . St. Louis under the cover a hailstorm, and struck Lachine. There was a problem getting your location. d'Andre Canaple dit Valtagane, dont les os furent touves dans une Jean was 47 years old; Marie is a widow at 48 years old with her two boys, Jean-Baptiste (12 years 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). WebHistorical Person Search Search Search Results Results Pierre (Victim of Lachine Massacre) Michel (1580 - 1689) Try FREE for 14 days Try FREE for 14 days How do we create a persons profile? died in captivity? Marie (Marchesseau) Michau dit Michel was born in the year 1639 in Poitou, France to Etienne and Sebastienne (Lamoureux) Marchesseau. Nobody knows how many died in the massacre. GREAT NEWS! le sort habituel reserve aux prisonniers de guerre.On pense qu'au deterres les corps de Jean Michel et de plusieurs autres pour les Hubert The night of the 4th of August, 1689, was rainy. WebPierre le Ber (1669 - 1 October 1707), a son of Jacques le Ber and brother of Jeanne le Ber, was a painter from Montral. It's a wonderful articleand an excellent example of documented research. Whites were slaughtered without mercy and their buildings put to the torch. 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. At the same time, the Indians were scarcely to be understood, much less forgiven. Please excuse the mis-typing. You can always change this later in your Account settings. Oops, something didn't work. 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. Rapin, nous avons trouve dans un creux cinq tetes dont une de 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. Cauchois.? This account has been disabled. Year should not be greater than current year. based on information from your browser. Here is a list of the victims of this attack. Agreed, Hlne. The attack was in retaliation for a French raid on Iroquois villages in 1687. Leonard Bouchard. Most of the homes and barns were destroyed. settlers. tetes d'enfants et leurs os, et la tete de Marie Cadieux, femme No longer was anyone talking about 500 victims but perhaps just two dozen. They were either killed, or, having been adopted into Iroquois families, chose to remain. More than one-third of the habitants - 33 people - vanished or were killed outright. The attack was vicious and swift. 1687 the French had struck the Seneca and Onondaga villages in Anne, born in 1658, was the wife of Ren Sauvageau dit Maisonnevue. Reluctantly, he ordered his men inside the stackades. 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. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. 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. However, one hostage by the name of Hilaire Girardin dit Sansoucy survived iroquois captivity and was eventually freed. Fifty-six of the seventy-seven houses were razed by fire. They were wrong. 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. Resend Activation Email. Source: Jett, p. 475. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? 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. 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