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 skeleton companies 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 man the four companies.

In latter years, the Sorel Company became a company in the Canadian militia system, with the Compagnies Franche de la Marine. 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 theSeven 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 in italic, the identification I have made is given in bold with the age in 1760 between parentheses and relationships indicated. The identification number is from me not from the original roll.

1...Captain ...Jean-Baptiste Hus dit Cournoyer...(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

2...Officer...Thomas-Ignace Hus dit Cournoyer...(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

3...Officer...François Denis Martin dit Saint-Martin...(47)

...son of Jean Martin dit Saint Martin and Marie-Anne Banlier, married to Catherine Hus dit Cournoyer

4...Sergeant...Jean-François Nicolas Laguerce...(39)

...son of Jean-François Lagerce and Marie Lefèbvre dit La Sisseray, married to Marie Joseph Lamy

5...Antoine Joly dit Pierre...(42)

...son of Pierre Joly and Mathurine Aubuchon, married to Jeannette Blet

6...Jean-Baptiste Hus dit Cournoyer...(28)...son of # 1 nephew of # 2 brother of # 7

...son of Jean-Baptiste Hus dit Cournoyer and Geneviève Pelletier dit Antaya

7...Pierre-Paul Hus dit Cournoyer...(23)...son of # 1 nephew of # 2 brother of # 6

...son of Jean-Baptiste Hus dit Cournoyer and Geneviève Pelletier dit Antaya

8...Ignace Hus dit Cournoyer...(17)...son of #2

...son of Thomas-Ignace Hus dit Cournoyer and Agathe Hus dit Millet

9...Jean Bourdais dit Lebourdais...(38)...stepfather of # 10 # 11

...son of Julien Bourdais dit Le Bourdais and Renée Guillois, married to Catherine Lacerte

10... Pierre Tessier... (20)... stepson of # 9 brother of # 11

...son of Pierre Tessier and Catherine Vacher dit Lacerte

11...Joseph Tessier dit Major...(16)...stepson of # 9 brother of # 10, drummer (?)

...son of Pierre Tessier and Catherine Vacher dit Lacerte

12...Charles Hus dit Cournoyer...(20)...nephew of # 1 # 2

...son of Charles Hus dit Cournoyer and Madeleine Duval

13...unidentified

14...Paul Hus dit Paul...(25)...brother of # 16

...son of Paul Hus dit Paul and Marie Rose Deguire

15...Jean-Baptiste "Menon" Hus dit Paul...(21)...brother of # 74

...son of Louis Hus dit Paul and Catherine Pelletier

16...Charles Hus dit Paul...(21)...brother of # 14

...son of Paul Hus dit Paul and Marie Rose Deguire

17...Charles Mandeville...(50)...father of # 18

...son of Jean Mandeville and Catherine Bérard

18...Pierre Antoine Mandeville

...son of Charles Mandeville and Marie Renée Hus dit Cournoyer

19...Jean-Baptiste Martin dit Saint-Martin...(49)...brother of # 3

...son of Jean Martin dit Saint Martin and Marie-Anne Banlier

20...Michel Hazeur...(25)...brother of # 21

...son of Jean-Baptiste Michel Hazeur and Madeleine Bibeau

21...Joseph Hazeur...(20)...brother of # 20

...son of Jean-Baptiste Michel Hazeur and Madeleine Bibeau

22...Claude Hus dit Millet...(57)...father of #23, brother of # 24

...son of Marc-Antoine Hus dit Millet and Françoise Lavallée

23...Charles Hus dit Millet...(22)...son of #22

...son of Claude Hus dit Millet and Françoise Mandeville

24...François Hus dit Millet...(42)...brother of #22

...son of Marc-antoine Hus dit Millet and Françoise Lavallée

25...Pierre Antoine Martin dit Saint-Martin...(25)...brother of #26 and # 27

...son of Antoine Martin dit Saint-Martin and Isabelle Mandeville

26...Pierre Étienne Martin dit Saint-Martin...(24)...brother of #25 and # 27

...son of Antoine Martin dit Saint-Martin and Isabelle Mandeville

27...Jean-Baptiste Martin dit Saint-Martin...(20)...brother of #25 and # 26

...son of Antoine Martin dit Saint-Martin and Isabelle Mandeville

28...Joseph Gouin...(26)..brother of #29

...son of Daniel Gouin and Marie-Madeleine Levalois

29...Daniel Gouin...(24)...brother of #28

...son of Daniel Gouin and Marie-Madeleine Levalois

30...Alexis Mandeville...(47)...father of #31 and # 32

...son of Jean Mandeville and Catherine Ménard

31...Josph Mandeville...(23)...son of # 30

...son of Alexis Mandeville Marie-Françoise Hus dit Millet

32Alexis Mandeville...(18)...son of # 29

...son of Alexis Mandeville Marie-Françoise Hus dit Millet

33...Charles Péloquin dit Félix...(33)

...son of Félix Péloquin and Marie Pelletier

34...Michel Gauthier dit Delisle...(27)

...son of Guillaume Gauthier dit Delisle and Marguerite Masson

35...Pierre "Menon" Germain dit Lavallée...(29)

...natural son of Thérèse Lavallée

36...Joseph Guibault married to Madeleine Bertrand in 1763

37...unidentified

38...Pierre Armand Pelletier dit Châteauneuf...(28)

...son of François Pelletier dit Châteauneuf and Thérèse Pelletier

39...Joseph Bergeron

...married to Angélique Gazaille dit Saint-Germain

40...Jean-Baptiste Giraudeau

...married to Charlotte Gauthier dit Delisle

41...Louis Lefort...(43)

...son of François Lefort and Marguerite Comeau, married to Catherine Bruneau

42...unidentified

43...unidentified... might have married MarieJoseph Péloquin dit Félix

44...Joseph-Marie Ossant...(43)...uncle of #63 and #64

...son of Richard Ossant and Marie Touchet, married to Anne Desrosiers dit Dutremble

45...Pierre Péloquin dit Crédit...(58)...father of #46

...son of François Péloquin dit Crédit and Marie Niquet, married to Geneviève Tournois

46...Pierre Péloquin dit Crédit...(27)...son of # 45

...son of Pierre Péloquin dit Crédit and Geneviève Tournois

47...Pierre Péloquin dit Félix...(36)...uncle of #48, brother of # 49 and # 50

...son of Félix Péloquin and Marie Peltier dit Antaya

48...Félix Péloquin...(15)...nephew of # 47, # 49 and # 50

...son of François Péloquin and Marianne Lavallée

49...Antoine Péloquin dit Félix...(26)...uncle of # 48, brother of #47 and # 50

...son of Félix Péloquin and Marie Peltier dit Antaya

50...Emmanuel Péloquin dit Félix...(29)...uncle of # 48, brother of # 47 and # 49

...son of Félix Péloquin and Marie Peltier dit Antaya

51...Pierre Plante...(30)...brother of # 52

...son of Pierre Plante and Marie Jeanne Letendre

52...Antoine Plante...(22)...brother of # 51

...son of Pierre Plante and Marie Jeanne Letendre

53...Paul Plante...(25)

...son of Paul Plante and Marie Hus dit Cournoyer

54...Louis Hus dit Lemoine...(33)...half-brother of # 56 and # 57

...son of Marc-Antoine Hus dit Capistran dit Lemoine and Marie-Anne Binet

55...Antoine Desrosiers dit Dutremble...(34)

...son of Antoine Desrosiers dit Dutremble and Marie-Anne Saint-Hives

56...Joseph Hus dit Lemoine...(25)...brother of # 57

...son of Marc-Antoine Hus dit Capistran dit Lemoine and Marie-Anne Bisson

57...Jean-Baptiste Hus dit Lemoine...(23)...brother of # 56

...son of Marc-Antoine Hus dit Capistran dit Lemoine and Marie-Anne Bisson

58...unidentified

59...Michel Levasseur

60...Jean Duffeau...unidentified

61...François Duffeau...unidentified

62...unidentified

63...François Ossant dit L'Ange...(20)...nephew of # 44, brother of # 64

...son of Ange Ossant and Antoinette Bonin dit Delisle

64...Pierre Ossant dit L'Ange...(18)...nephew of # 44, brother of # 63

...son of Ange Ossant and Antoinette Bonin dit Delisle

65...unidentified

66...unidentified

67...Louis Baillargeon...(23)

...son of Nicolas Baillargeon and Angélique Niquet

68...could be either Jacques (31) or Jean-Baptiste Vandal (43)

69...could be either Antoine (30) or Jean-Baptiste Vadnais (36)

Betveze

70...unidentified

71...unidentified

72...Charles-François Pelletier dit Châteauneuf...(58)

...son of Michel Pelletier and Françoise Meneu dit Châteauneuf

73...possibly Nicolas Leclair

74...Joseph Hus dit Paul...(22)...brother of # 15

...son of Louis Hus dit Paul and Catherine Pelletier

75...Jean-Baptiste Péloquin dit Félix...(25) ...son of Félix Péloquin and Marie Pelletier dit Antaya

76...could be either Antoine Baillargeon (24) son of Nicolas or Antoine Baillargeon (25) dit Bocage son of Antoine

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