1683 Jean Rigeasse and Marie Madeleine Jamin were married on November 25 in Contrecoeur Ste-Trinité in Contrecoeur, Québec, Canada. Jean Rigeasse, age about 40 yeares, was the son of Gilles Rigeasse and Marguerite Blanchette of the parish of Masonnais eveche de Limoges. Marie Madeleine, age 15 years, was the daughter of Julien Jamin and Marie Rapoche of the parish and eveche of Quebec. The witnesses were Jean Bonnet dit la Chambre Chirurgien et Jean Duval Laboureur. [1]
1685 Marie Rijasse, daughter of Jean Rijasse and Marie Jamin, was baptized on March 3 in Contrecoeur Ste-Trinité in Contrecoeur, Québec. [2]
1690 Jean Baptiste Regas, son of Jean Regas dit La Prad and Marie Jamin, was baptized on February 12 at Notre Dame in Quebec. He was born the previous day. The sponsors were Julien Jamin and Marie Charlotte. [3]
Research Notes:
The Carignan-Salières Regiment [4]
The pleas of the colonists of New France for assistance in their struggle with the Iroquois were answered in 1665 with the arrival of the first French regular troops in Canada, the Carignan-Salières Regiment. Between June and September 1665, some 1200 soldiers and their officers arrived in Quebec, under the leadership of Lt. General Alexander de Prouville, Sieur de Tracy.
The series of forts established by the Regiment along the Richelieu River, along with the success of its second campaign into the land of the Mohawk Indians, led to a long period of peace for the colony, which permitted it to prosper. However, King Louis XIV's plan included the permanent settlement of many of the soldiers and officers in Canada. Over 450 of these troops remained in the colony, many of whom married the newly arrived filles du roi.
Most persons of French Canadian descent can claim one or more of these brave soldiers as ancestors. In addition to the list of soldiers and officers on the official "roll" of the Regiment, there were many others who participated in the successful campaign against the Iroquois, including many militiamen who resided in the colony but whose names were not recorded for posterity. We honor all these 17th century men who paved the way for growth and prosperity of New France.
Following is the roll of the Carignan-Salières Regiment Officers and Soldiers who are known to have settled in Canada according to Jack Verney, 1991. Additional information is from 1) René Jetté, 1983 marked with an * in bold; and 2) Marie-Louise Beaudoin, CND, 1996, 4th edition, who drew from Régis Roy and Gérard Malchelosse, marked with an # in bold. The number in parenthesis after the soldier's name refers to his company.
References:
The Good Regiment, by Jack Verney, McGill-Queens University Press, 1991, Montreal and Kingston
Dictionnaire généalogique des Familles du Québec, by René Jetté, Les Presses de l'Université de Montréal, 1983, Montréal.
Les Premières et les Filles du roi à Ville-Marie, by Marie-Louise Beaudoin, C.N.D., Maison Saint-Gabriel, 1996, 4th edition, Montréal
Le Régiment de Carignan, by Régis Roy and Gérard Malchelosse, Ducharme, 1925, Montréal
Alphabetical Listing of the Carignan-Salières Regiment Officers and Soldiers Who Settled in Canada: [5]
Régeas, Jean dit LaPrade, (Pradère, Pradez), name variants: Régeasse, Rigealle, Rigeaulle, Rajosse, soldier, Saint-Ours
[1] Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Contrecoeur, St Trinité, 1668-1699, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[2] Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Contrecoeur, St Trinité, 1668-1699, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[3] Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Notre Dame, Québec, 1679-1690, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[4] Filles du Roi Website, "The Carignan-Salières Regiment", [URL].
[5] Filles du Roi Website, "Alphabetical Listing of the Carignan-Salières Regiment Officers and Soldiers Who Settled in Canada", [URL].