Tidbits from the history of our ancestors. #12

Veterans of the War of 1812 - 1815

last revised:June 12 1998

In 1875, a gratuity of twenty dollars was given to the militia veterans still alive and domiciled on the south shore of the Saint-Laurent near Montréal. The list of these 63 veterans was published in the "Bulletin des recherches historiques" (BRH) in 1953. No explanation or source of the information were given in the BRH. Oddly, there are only two anglophones on the list while the population of the area was about 50% anglophone in those days.
Why? The anglophones ran away in 1812? They were not in the militia but in the army? They all died before 1875? The BRH took them off the list?
An explanation would be welcomed.

After the little graph (in French) you will find the list with names. ages in 1875, domicile, batallion and age in 1812 based on the age in 1875.

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Veterans of the War of 1812-1815

Gratuities of twenty dollars, given to the militia veterans

of 1812-1815, who were living on

the south shore of Montréal in 1875.

Name Age Domicile Batallion Age in 1812
Aubry, François 80 Caughnawaga Voltigeurs 17
Barrette, Louis 79 S.-R.-de-Napierville Voltigeurs 16
Bauberin, Gabriel 81 S.-Ed.-de-Napierville Beauharnois 18
Beaudoin, Étienne 83 Napierville Voltigeurs 20
Boissonneau, Saint-Onge, François 90 S.-M.-de-Napierville Voltigeurs 27
Bouchard, Louis 82 S.-R.-de-Napierville Chasseurs 19
Bourdeau, Ignace 85 S.-I.-de-Laprairie Chasseurs 22
Brassard, Pierre 82 S.-I.-de-Laprairie Longue-Pointe 19
Brault, Louis 82 S.-R.-de-Napierville 2ème Bataillon 19
Brisson, Joseph 89 S.-R.-de-Napierville Beauharnois 26
Brosseau, Louis 80 S.-I.-de-Laprairie Voltigeurs 17
Champagne, Louis 81 Caughnawaga Voltigeurs 18
Chaperon, Jean-Baptiste 81 S.-Ed.-de-Napierville Chasseurs 18
Chaperon, Joseph 80 Sherrington 2ème Bataillon 17
Chenail, Antoine 84 S.-Ed.-de-Napierville Chasseurs 21
Daigneau, Antoine 77 S.-J.-le-Mineur Beauharnois 14
Déline-Valette, Antoine 82 S.-Ed.-de-Napierville Voltigeurs 19
Deneault, Jean-Baptiste 82 S.-I.-de-Laprairie Chasseurs 19
Desnoyers, André 81 S.-P.-de-Laprairie 4ème Bataillon 18
Dupuis, Constant 82 S.-R.-de-Napierville 4ème Bataillon 19
Duranceau, Pierre-C. 81 Laprairie Col. McIntosh 18
Gagnier, Pierre 84 S.-P.-de-Laprairie Chasseurs 21
Garand, Joseph 81 S.-R.-de-Napierville Chasseurs 18
Gauthier-St-Germain, Antoine 86 S.-M.-de-Napierville Colonel boyer 23
Gervais, Augustin 85 S.-I.-de-Laprairie 2ième Bataillon 22
Gervais, François 86 S.-I.-de-Laprairie Voltigeurs 23
Giroux, Pierre 79 Sherrington Chasseurs 16
Granger, Claude 83 Napierville Voltigeurs 20
Hébert, Michel 80 Napierville Voltigeurs 17
Hubert, Paul 87 S.-M.-de-Napierville Voltigeurs 24
Kingley, Paul 85 S.-I.-de-Laprairie Longue-Pointe 22
Lanctot, Alexis 82 S.-Ed.-de-Napierville Chasseurs 19
Lefebvre, Jacques 84 S.-R.-de-Napierville 4ème Bataillon 21
Lefebvre-Rigoche, Geoffroie 78 S.-R.-de-Napierville Voltigeurs 15
Lemieux, Michel 80 Napierville 1er Bat.-E.M. 17
Létourneau, Pierre 90 Saint-Constant Capt. Lanctot 27
Longtin, Jean-Baptiste 80 S.-P.-de-Laprairie Chasseurs 17
Mailloux, Hilaire 82 Napierville Capt. Girardin 19
Ménard-Bellerose, Pierre 86 S.-M.-de-Napierville Col. Robert 23
Montmigny, Jean 85 Napierville 1er Bataillon 22
Morin, Laurent 79 Napierville 4ème Bataillon 16
Niding, Jean-Baptiste 83 Laprairie Voltigeurs 20
Oligny-Hauvergnac, Isaac 77 S.-R.-de-Napierville 1er Bataillon 14
Paré, Louis 82 Napierville Voltigeurs 19
Patenaude, Charles 84 S.-R.-de-Napierville Chasseurs 21
Patenaude, Pierre 77 Sherrington Capt. McInnis 14
Pelletier, Clément 75 S.-M.-de-Napierville Deschambault 12
Perras, Pierre 79 S.-I.-de-Laprairie Col.Thérien 16
Perras, Simon 85 S.-I.-de-Laprairie Col.Thérien 22
Pinsoneau, Paul 81 Sherrington Beauharnois 18
Poissant-Lasalline, Jacques 82 Sherrington 1er Bataillon 19
Poupart, Alexis 81 Laprairie Boucherville 18
Poupart, Jacques 83 Laprairie 4ème Bataillon 20
Poupart, Jean-Baptiste 82 S.-R.-de-Napierville 4ème Bataillon 19
Raquepas (Rackenpack), Paul 80 Laprairie Voltigeurs 17
Raymond-Toulouse, Jean-Baptiste 78 S.-M.-de-Napierville 4ème Bataillon 15
Ricard, Étienne 90 S.-M.-de-Napierville Voltigeurs 27
Richard, François 92 S.-Ed.-de-Napierville Voltigeurs 29
Robert, François 80 Sherrington 1er Bataillon 17
Rougeau-Berger, Jean-Baptiste 78 S.-Ed.-de-Napierville Voltigeurs 15
Rousseau, Jean-Baptiste 79 Laprairie Voltigeurs 16
Sorel, Jacques 79 La Tortue Capt. Péladeau 16
Saint-Denis, François 78 S.-R.-de-Napierville 1er Bataillon 15
Moyenne 82     19

 

 
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