The roll of the Company of Sorel (Compagnie de Sorel) is
available from microfilm reel C-15684 at the Archives Nationales du Canada.It is
part of the Ramesay Family papers, volume 5 p. 2282-2283 (MG 18 H 54).
This roll was taken in 1760 during the Seven Years War between France and
England.
The Compagnie de Sorel was originally a company of the "Régiment de
Carignan-Salières", a regular regiment of the French Army. This regiment had
been sent to Canada in 1665 to pacify the Iroquois who were constantly
terrorizing the colony. After a successful campaign, the regiment was sent back
to France in 1668, with many soldiers and officers settling permanently in
Canada as civilians.Four companies reduced in size were kept on duty in Canada,
that of Captain Pierre de Saurel being one of them. Most of the soldiers stayed
as civilian settlers, and a small group of new soldiers, perhaps a total of
fifty, were sent from France in 1669 to add to the four companies.
In latter years, the Sorel Company became a company in the Canadian militia
system. In the 1740's it is believed to have been based at various forts around
lac Saint-Sacrement (Lake George N.Y.) and lac Champlain. It saw services under
the Royal flag from about 1658 to 1760.
During the Seven Years War it was used in regular warfare and guerilla style
warfare, the latter being more natural to this group of fur traders and
voyagers. Nearly all of the soldiers were from the Seigneurie de Sorel at the
confluence of "Rivière Richelieu" and the "Fleuve Saint-Laurent", and from the
adjoining settlement of "Chenal du Moine". As you will see from the roll, this
company was a family affair, with the descendants of Paul Hus accounting for a
large number of the roll. The original 1760 listing is given on the left side of
the table and the identification I have made, with age in 1760 and kinship are
given to the right of it.
Roll of 1760
Identification by Michel Robert
from microfilm C-15684
Rank, Name, Surname, "dit" Name
Ref. #
Age
Relationship
Note
Bapte Cournoyer..Cape
Captain Jean-Baptiste Hus dit Cournoyer
1
54
father of # 6 # 7, brother of # 2, uncle of # 12
son of Pierre Hus dit Cournoyer and Jeanne Vanet, married to Geneviève
Pelletier dit Antaya. GRAND SON OF PAUL HUS, first ancestor in Canada
Ignace Cournoyer..Officier
Officer, Thomas-Ignace Hus dit Cournoyer
2
43
brother of # 1, uncle of # 6 # 7 # 12
son of Pierre Hus dit Cournoyer and Jeanne Vanet, married to Agathe
Hus dit Paulhus dit Millet
Feois St Martin..Officier
Officer, François Denis Martin dit Saint-Martin
3
47
son of Jean Martin dit Saint Martin and Marie-Anne Banlier, married to
Catherine Hus dit Cournoyer
La Guerce..Sergent
Sergeant, Jean-François Nicolas Laguerce
4
39
son of Jean-François Lagerce and Marie Lefèbvre dit La Sisseray,
married to Marie Joseph Lamy
Antoine Pierre..Sergent
Sergeant, Antoine Joly dit Pierre
5
42
son of Pierre Joly and Mathurine Aubuchon, married to Jeannette Blet
Bapte Cournoyer fils
Jean-Baptiste Hus dit Cournoyer
6
28
son of # 1 nephew of # 2 brother of # 7
Pre Cournoyer
Pierre-Paul Hus dit Cournoyer
7
23
son of # 1 nephew of # 2 brother of # 6
son of Jean-Baptiste Hus dit Cournoyer and Geneviève Pelletier dit
Antaya
Ignace Cournoyer
Ignace Hus dit Cournoyer
8
17
son of #2
son of Thomas-Ignace Hus dit Cournoyer and Agathe Hus dit Millet
Bourdais
Jean Bourdais dit Lebourdais
9
38
stepfather of # 10 # 11
son of Julien Bourdais dit Le Bourdais and Renée Guillois, married to
Catherine Lacerte
Pre Tessier
Pierre Tessier
10
20
stepson of # 9 brother of # 11
son of Pierre Tessier and Catherine Vacher dit Lacerte
Joseph Tessier
.Joseph Tessier dit Major
11
16
stepson of # 9 brother of # 10, drummer (?)
son of Pierre Tessier and Catherine Vacher dit Lacerte
Charle Cournoyer fils
Charles Hus dit Cournoyer.
12
20
nephew of # 1 # 2
son of Charles Hus dit Cournoyer and Madeleine Duval
Dunoyes
13
unidentified
Paul Paul
Paul Hus dit Paul
14
25
brother of # 16
son of Paul Hus dit Paul and Marie Rose Deguire
Menon Paul
Jean-Baptiste "Menon" Hus dit Paul
15
21
brother of # 74
son of Louis Hus dit Paul and Catherine Pelletier
Charle Paul
Charles Hus dit Paul
16
21
brother of # 14
son of Paul Hus dit Paul and Marie Rose Deguire
Charle Monteville
Charles Mandeville
17
50
ather of # 18
son of Jean Mandeville and Catherine Bérard
Antoine Monteville
Pierre Antoine Mandeville
18
son of Charles Mandeville and Marie Renée Hus dit Cournoyer
Bapte St. Martin
Jean-Baptiste Martin dit Saint-Martin
19
49
brother of # 3
son of Jean Martin dit Saint Martin and Marie-Anne Banlier
Michel Azur
Michel Hazeur
20
25
brother of # 21
son of Jean-Baptiste Michel Hazeur and Madeleine Bibeau
Joseph Azur
Joseph Hazeur
21
20
brother of # 20
son of Jean-Baptiste Michel Hazeur and Madeleine Bibeau
Claude Millet
Claude Hus dit Millet
22
57
father of #23, brother of # 24
son of Marc-Antoine Hus dit Millet and Françoise Lavallée
Charle Millet
Charles Hus dit Millet
23
22
son of #22
son of Claude Hus dit Millet and Françoise Mandeville
Feois Millet
François Hus dit Millet
24
42
brother of #22
son of Marc-antoine Hus dit Millet and Françoise Lavallée
Antoine St. Martin
Pierre Antoine Martin dit Saint-Martin
25
25
brother of #26 and # 27
son of Antoine Martin dit Saint-Martin and Isabelle Mandeville
Etienne St. Martin
Pierre Étienne Martin dit Saint-Martin
26
24
brother of #25 and # 27
Bapte St. Martin
Jean-Baptiste Martin dit Saint-Martin
27
20
brother of #25 and # 26
son of Antoine Martin dit Saint-Martin and Isabelle Mandeville
Joseph Gouin
Joseph Gouin
28
26
brother of #29
son of Daniel Gouin and Marie-Madeleine Levalois
Daniel Gouin
Daniel Gouin
29
24
brother of #28
son of Daniel Gouin and Marie-Madeleine Levalois
Alexis Monteville
Alexis Mandeville
30
47
father of #31 and # 32
Joseph Monteville
Joseph Mandeville
31
23
son of # 30
Alexis Monteville fils
Alexis Mandeville
32
18
son of # 29
son of Alexis Mandeville Marie-Françoise Hus dit Millet
Charle Félix
Charles Péloquin dit Félix
33
33
son of Félix Péloquin and Marie Pelletier
Michel Delisle
Michel Gauthier dit Delisle
34
27
son of Guillaume Gauthier dit Delisle and Marguerite Masson
Menon Lavalée
Pierre "Menon" Germain dit Lavallée
35
29
natural son of Thérèse Lavallée
Joseph Gilbault
Joseph Guibault
36
married to Madeleine Bertrand in 1763
Antoine Gilbault
unidentified
37
Pre Chateauneuf
Pierre Armand Pelletier dit Châteauneuf
38
28
son of François Pelletier dit Châteauneuf and Thérèse Pelletier
Joseph Bergeron
Joseph Bergeron
39
married to Angélique Gazaille dit Saint-Germain
Bapte Giraudeau
Jean-Baptiste Giraudeau
40
married to Charlotte Gauthier dit Delisle
Louis Lefort
Louis Lefort
41
43
son of François Lefort and Marguerite Comeau, married to Catherine
Bruneau
Bapte Pelletier
Jean-Baptiste Pelletier
42
unidentified
Le Clair
unidentified
43
might have married MarieJoseph Péloquin dit Félix
Joseph Ozan
Joseph-Marie Ossant
44
43
uncle of #63 and #64
son of Richard Ossant and Marie Touchet, married to Anne Desrosiers
dit Dutremble
Pierre Crédit
Pierre Péloquin dit Crédit
45
58
father of #46
son of François Péloquin dit Crédit and Marie Niquet, married to
Geneviève Tournois
Pierre Crédit fils
Pierre Péloquin dit Crédit
46
27
son of # 45
son of Pierre Péloquin dit Crédit and Geneviève Tournois
Pre Félix
Pierre Péloquin dit Félix
47
36
uncle of #48, brother of # 49 and # 50
son of Félix Péloquin and Marie Peltier dit Antaya
Félix Péloquin
Félix Péloquin
48
15
nephew of # 47, # 49 and # 50
son of François Péloquin and Marianne Lavallée
Antoine Felix
Antoine Péloquin dit Félix
49
26
uncle of # 48, brother of #47 and # 50
son of Félix Péloquin and Marie Peltier dit Antaya
Emanuel Felix
Emmanuel Péloquin dit Félix
50
29
uncle of # 48, brother of # 47 and # 49
son of Félix Péloquin and Marie Peltier dit Antaya
Pre Plante
Pierre Plante
51
30
brother of # 52
son of Pierre Plante and Marie Jeanne Letendre
Antoine Plante
Antoine Plante
52
22
brother of # 51
son of Pierre Plante and Marie Jeanne Letendre
Paul Plante
Paul Plante
53
25
son of Paul Plante and Marie Hus dit Cournoyer
Louis Lemoine
Louis Hus dit Lemoine
54
33
half-brother of # 56 and # 57
son of Marc-Antoine Hus dit Capistran dit Lemoine and Marie-Anne Binet
Antoine DuTremble
.Antoine Desrosiers dit Dutremble
55
34
son of Antoine Desrosiers dit Dutremble and Marie-Anne Saint-Hives
Joseph Lemoine
Joseph Hus dit Lemoine
56
25
brother of # 57
son of Marc-Antoine Hus dit Capistran dit Lemoine and Marie-Anne
Bisson
Bapte Lemoine
Jean-Baptiste Hus dit Lemoine
57
23
brother of # 56
son of Marc-Antoine Hus dit Capistran dit Lemoine and Marie-Anne
Bisson
Lugeot
unidentified
58
Levasseur (name crossed out)
Michel Levasseur
59
Jean Duffeau
.Jean Duffeau
60
unidentified
Feois Duffeau
François Duffeau
61
unidentified
Provencal
unidentified
62
Feois Lange
François Ossant dit L'Ange
63
20
nephew of # 44, brother of # 64
son of Ange Ossant and Antoinette Bonin dit Delisle
Pre Lange
Pierre Ossant dit L'Ange
64
18
nephew of # 44, brother of # 63
son of Ange Ossant and Antoinette Bonin dit Delisle
Bloche
unidentified
65
Blet
unidentified
66
Louis Baillargeon
Louis Baillargeon
67
son of Nicolas Baillargeon and Angélique Niquet
Vandal
68
could be either Jacques (31) or Jean-Baptiste Vandal (43)
Vadne
69
could be either Antoine (30) or Jean-Baptiste Vadnais (36)
Volontaires:
Betveze
unidentified
70
Parisien
unidentified
71
Feois Chateauneuf (crossed out)
Charles-François Pelletier dit Châteauneuf
72
58
son of Michel Pelletier and Françoise Meneu dit Châteauneuf
Le Clair fils
possibly Nicolas Leclair
73
Joseph Paul
Joseph Hus dit Paul
74
22
brother of # 15
son of Louis Hus dit Paul and Catherine Pelletier
Bapte Félix
Jean-Baptiste Péloquin dit Félix
75
25
son of Félix Péloquin and Marie Pelletier dit Antaya
Antoine Baillargeon
76
could be either Antoine Baillargeon (24) son of Nicolas or Antoine
Baillargeon (25) dit Bocage son of Antoine