bpt. 30 June 1643 La Ferté Bernard, Mamers, Le Mans, Maine
m.1. 31 July 1672 Ste. Famille, Catherine Benard (d.s.p.)
2. 10 Apr. 1674 Ste. Anne de Beaupré, MARGUERITE MEUNIER (bpt. 7 Aug. 1659 Quebec, bur. 18 June 1733 St. Francois)
bur. 4 Jan. 1708 St. Francois, IO

Église Notre-Dame des Marais

By the mid 1600's, the French in La Nouvelle France had developed very strong commercial ties with the Algonquin and Huron Indians in the fur trade. When the Iroquois waged war on the Algonquins and Hurons, as they had for many years, the French went to the aid of their commercial partners. By doing so, the French earned the hatred of the Iroquois. Prodded on by the English, who also wanted the French out of North America, the Iroquois began raiding French villages and slaughtering the people.

In France, there was a regiment of seasoned soldiers know as the Carignan Regiment. This was an army for hire, made up of hand-picked volunteers. The standards were very high and these men had to be big and strong physically with a strong fighting spirit. Rather than demobilize the regiment newly back from an engagement against the Turks, France placed the Regiment under the command of Henri de Chapelas, Sieur de Salieres and there for they were renamed the Carignan-Salieres Regiment.

In 1665 they arrived in New France and over the next two years, The Regiment manned garrisons and launched attacks on the Iroquois. By the end of this period, their task was accomplished and peace was restored. About 400 officers stayed with the promise of tracts of land that they could farm and start a new life. Pierre was a soldier in the Carignan-Salieres Regiment.

Ste. Anne de Beaupré

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Parish Registers for the above parishes