Regiment, Carignan-Salières

Some of June's ancestors were members of this Regiment.

Jean Jarlais dit Saint-Amand 1 (1643 - 1722) Il est aussi connu sous le nom de Jean Jacquet. Il est aussi connu sous le nom de Jean Saint-Amand, Jean Jacques Desjarlais, Jean Jacques de Gerlais, Jean Jacques De Gerlaise, Jean Jacquet dit Saint-Amand, Jean De Gerlaise dit Saint-Amand, Jean Segelle dit Saint-Amand et Jean Degerlais dit Saint-Amand. Il est le fils de Ferdinand de Gerlaise, seigneur des Hannetaux et Dorothée Cona. Il nait vers 1643 à Saint-Paul, Liège, Belgique 4. Il immigre le 18 juin 1665. Il est soldat de la compagnie de LaFouille au régiment de Carignan. Il épouse Jeanne Trudel, fille de Jean Trudel et Marguerite Thomas le 12 septembre 1667 à L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec. Le contrat de mariage de Jeanne Trudel et Jean Jarlais dit Saint-Amand est signé le 12 septembre 1667 par devant Claude Aubert. Il est nommé au recensement en 1681 habitant à Louiseville, Maskinongé, Québec, âgé de 37 ou 38 ans. Il décède le 19 décembre 1722. Il est inhumé le 20 décembre 1722 à Saint-Antoine, Louiseville.

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The Weekend at Canadian Virtual Military Museum
Focus: The Carignan-Salières Regiment, the first regiment to defend New France, 1665-1668

IMAGE -Noir de Chambly (The first regiment of Carignan-Salieres to defend New France) By artist Charles Vinh . The regiment's service in New France began when a third of them were ordered to build new forts along the Richelieu River, the principal route of the Iroquois marauders.(patrimoine-culturelgouvqc)

The Carignan-Salières Regiment arrived in New France in 1665- 1200 strong

In view of the fact that there were only 3,200 people of French ancestry in Canada, of whom about 500 lived in or near the town of Quebec, it is easy to guess the emotions raised in that little colony by the announcement that such a large force was arriving. There was enough commotion just trying to find lodgings for all 1,200 soldiers and 80 officers! It was not long before the troops were deployed. By the end of August, eight companies had been sent to build strongholds all along the Richelieu. These became the forts of Sorel, Chambly, Saint-Jean, Sainte-Thérèse and Sainte-Anne. The four companies from the West Indies were attached to the Carignan-Salières Regiment but not incorporated into it, retaining their identification with their respective regiments.

In just a few weeks, the small French colony, which had been huddling defensively for a quarter of a century, changed its outlook from that of besieged to that of aggressor. A new tactic of attacking the Iroquois in their own villages emerged.

Although the majority of the regiment returned to France in 1668, about 450 remained behind to settle in Canada. These men were highly encouraged to marry, being offered land as incentive. As a result, most of them did marry newly arriving women to the colony known as Filles du Roi. The largest import of women to New France occurred during the 1660s and early 1670s, largely in response to the need to provide wives for the regiment.