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Regiment of Bearn, Company of Monredon

The following is taken from the orginal regimental books for the regiment of Bearn. Every so often they created a new list of soldiers in the regiment, carrying over existing soldiers into the new book, and adding new enlistees as they came on board. These books are a very large part of my reference material in relation to the individual soldiers.

Entries for each soldier may contain the following information:

Surname/Dit name, given name
Parents (I denote with s/o)
Rank
Where from (I denote this with o)
Age
Height (in French measurement)
Physical Description
Date of Enlistment (I denote with Enl)
Date of Re-enlistment. (I denote with Re-enl) Note that most enlistments were for a 6 year period.
Occupation


My job, in part, is to go through these lists and find who actually came to New France to fight in the war. While I list all of the soldiers in the Company of Monredon here, not all of these soldiers were still active when they came across. Some of the information, however, may be interesting.

The order appears as it does in the original regimental book:


Second Battalion, Company of Monredon, Regiment of Bearn
Jacob/Languedoc, Joseph  (Sergent)- o: Beziers, Languedoc - 49. 
5-2-6 - Hair: black, Eyes: grey Mouth: pretty - Enl 10 Jun 1725 
re-enl 9 Jul 1731

Robert/Sanssoucy, Francois (Caporal) - s/o Louis and Barbe Permoune 
o: Trouville, Trois Eveches, jurisdiction of Metz - 25 - 5-3 
Hair: Brown, Eyebrows: Grey, Eyes: Grey, long face, marked with 
pockmarks, a scar near the eye, and another below the left side of 
the chin. Enl 15 Jul 1741

Rigal/Lavigne, Guillaume (Anspessade) - s/o +Jean and Marie Rigale
o: Mureis, Languedoc, jurisdiction of Alaix - 32 - 5-1 - Hair: Brown, 
Flat face and red, short nose and pointed. Enl 9 Jul 1744, 
re-enl 15 Apr 1749

Blanchet/Grenoble, Antoine (Fusilier) s/o Pierre and Marie Guidon. 
Formerly from the Milicia. O: Fausbourg, St Joseph de Grenoble, Dauphine. 
34. 5-2-6. Hair: Chestnut. Face, plain with a large forehead.
Eyes: Grey.  A scar on the right side of the mouth.  He had a large 
finger on the left hand that had been broken.  Enl 1 Jun 1745, 
re-enl 20 Jan 1749 (This soldier married in Canada)

Viard/Viard, ??? s/o Antoine, Jeanne Tourlie.  Formerly from the Milicia. 
o: Neman, Dauphine, jurisdiction of Romane. 26. 5-2. Hair: Chestnut, 
Eyebrows: Brown.  Face, round and "Bazanne".  Eyes: Grey and inset.  
Pointy nose.  Enl 1 Jun 1745

Trouchet/Vadeboncoeur,  Jean Pierre s/o Jean and Chaterine Vival.  
o: Rebie, Dauphine, jursidiction of Sisteron.  28. 5-3. Hair Chestnut-Brown.
Face, small and plain.  2 scars on the forehead, the first near the right 
eye, and the other near the left.  Eyes: Grey. Enl 5 Jan 1746

Scalon/Lariviere, Joseph s/o Pierre and Margotton. Formerly from the 
Milicia. O: St Laurence, Dauphine, Grenoble.  25. 5-1. Hair: Brown, a 
scar on the right eyebrow. Plain face marked with smallpox scars. 
Eyes: Grey and inset. Nose, short and turned-up.  Enl 5 Jan 1746

Fontanaud/St Francois, Francois s/o Francois and Leonarde Bernarby. 
o: Cherves, Angoumois, Angouleme. Age: 22. 5-2. Hair: Chestnut.  
Face, Plain with freckles. A small scar on the forehead. Eyes: Grey.  
Enl 26 Mar 1746

Duprat/Lafrance, Mathieu s/o Jean and Marie Lamis. O: Sangou, 
Bazadois, Bazan.  26. 5-3. Hair: Brown. Smallpox scars. Eyes: Grey. 
Thick lips. Enl: 15 Jul 1746

Sari/Crespin, Francois s/o Gabriel & ? o: Gueguemont, Bazedois.  22.  
5-3.  Hair: Brown. Some small Smallpox scars. Most of the right hand 
had been cut off (!!!). Enl 15 Jul 1746.

Goreiran/Greiran, Jean Baptiste s/o +Pierre and Genevieve Toupin. 
o: Tour, Gay, Provence, Aix. 40. 5-5. Hair: Brown. Face long, and red. 
A burn-scar near the right eye. Enl: 15 Jul 1746. Re-enl 3 Jun 1749.

Loran/St Antoine, Antoine s/o +Joseph and Jeanne Meynery. o: Castrelles, 
Languedoc, Montpellier. 21. 5-1. Hair: Chestnut brown. A scar on the 
left cheek, and another in the middle of the chin. Enl 9 Sept 1746.

Mongenau/Castelnau, Guillaume s/o Dominique and Marie Berret. 
o: St Antonin, Rouergue. 20. 5-1. Hair: Chestnut. Face, long. Some 
smallpox scars. A small scar above the right eye. Enl: 12 Feb 1747

Destros (Destroches)/Beziers, ??? s/o +Jean and Marguerite Fabre. 
o: Beziers, Languedoc. 18. 5-1. Hair: Chestnut. Long face, grey eyes. 
A burn-scar on the left cheek.  Enl 12 Feb 1747. (This soldier married 
in Canada)

Dupont/Labourgade, Elde s/o Antoine and Marie Didianne. 
o: Nismes, Languedoc. 20. 5-1. Hair: Chestnut. Slightly marked with 
smallpox scars.  Eyes: Grey. Enl 12 Feb 1746

Ardouin/Lajeunesse, Henry s/o Pierre and Jeanne Vuivoude. o: Nismes, 
Languedoc. 20. 5-1-6. Hair: Blonde. He had a pretty, oval face. A 
scar on the forehead. Eyes: Blue. Nose - well made. Enl 12 Feb 1747.

Delon/Dupres, Jean s/o +Antoine and Jeanne Guiron. o: Salansson, 
parish of Pagnac, Gevandan, jurisdiction of Mende. 38. 5-6. Hair, 
brown. A plain face. Eyes: grey. Mouth: scarred, turning it in on the 
right side. Enl: 14 Nov 1747. (This soldier died in 1757 in Canada)

Auzan/Desarnnes, Simon s/o Henry and Isabeau Tiboune. o: Nismes, parish 
of St Genie, Languedoc. 18. 5-1. Hair: Blonde. Long and thin face 
with a scar on the forehead. Eyes: Grey. Nose well made. Enl 14 Mar 1748.

Geausse/Provencal, Jean s/o +Jean and Marguerite Geaufritte. o: Beziers, 
Provence, Digne.  19. 5-1-6. Hair: Brown. A flat face, marked with some 
smallpox scars. A scar on the forehead. Eyes: Grey and inset.
Large lips.  Enl 19 Mar 1748

Chizeau/l'Esperance, Claude s/o +Jacques and Claudine Masson. o: Petit 
Noir, Comte, Dole.  29. 5-4. Hair Brown. Face: long and marked with some 
smallpox scars.  His cheeks were a bit fat. Enl: 18 Jan 1749

Duamel (Duhamel)/Lafeuillade, Jean Antoine  o: Saur (?). Enl 15 Sept 1749 
(This soldier died in 1757 in Canada)

Feramona/Petitjean, Jean  Enl 30 Oct 1749

Laurenyl/Laviolette, Pierre  Enl 08 Apr 1750

Brun/Brun, Manuel o: Bardettay (?) Enl May 1750

Bertin/Meslay, Jean Jacques o: Bardettay. Enl May 1750

Goumar/Jolicoeur, Jean  Enl May 1750

Aimard/Clermont, Barthelemy Enl May 1750

Deriy/Deriy, Francois Enl 19 Jul 1750

Samson/Samson, Remy s/o Jean and Anne Aune. Occupation: Servant.  
o: Evrigny, Basse Normandy, jurisdiction of Argentan.  18. 5-2-7. 
Enl 14 Jan 1751.

Morel/Printems, Louis s/o +Guillaume and +Nanette ???) o: St Gilles, 
Normandy, jurisdiction of Donfrom sur Argentan.  18. 5-1-6.  
Enl 21 Mar 1751

Mayon/Belair, Jerome - originally enlisted in the company of Bargeton 
with the dit name "Lajeunesse" in May 1750. S/o Jean and ???.  
o: St Projet, Angoumois, jurisdiction of La Roche Foneault. 
Transferred to Monredon on 1 Sep 1751

Lorancet/St Germain, Joseph Germain - originally enlisted in the 
company of Louet on 25 nov 1750. S/o Pierre (who was also a soldier 
in the regiment) and Marie Desmares. o: Argentan, Normandy.  16. 
5 pieds tall.  Transferred to the company of Monredon on 31 Oct 1751.

Dupont/Dupont, Thomas o: Bargetty. Enl 2 May 1752

Baume/Sanschagrin, Nicolas o: Touraille.  18. 5-1-6. Enl 21 Jul 1752

Marmotte/Champagne, Nicolas s/o +Claude and +Nicole Garandel. 
o: Montoy, Champagne. 19. 5-2-6. Occupation: Carpenter. Enl 5 Jan 1753

Rochemy/Galand, Jean Charles - s/o Jean Charles and Marie Catherine 
Raymond. o: Butorne, Artois, jurisdiction of Bassaume. 18. 5-1. 
Occupation: Shoe maker.  Enl 28 Mar 1753.

Desbordes/Ladouceur, Pierre - s/o +Francois and Marie Burtin. 
o: l'Emaville sur Modan, Lorraine, jursidction of Vezeusse.  
22 to 23 years old. 5-2-6. Occupation: "Peigneur la Chauvre" 
Enl 20 Apr 1753.

Mainefer/Maillerfer, Claude - s/o +Claude and Marguerite Laguay. 
o: Viterne, Lorraine, jurisdiction fo Nancy.  21. 5-3. Occupation: 
Tailor.  Enl 3 Aug 1753.

Pierrot/Sanscartier, Nicolas - s/o Joseph and Marguerite Cezar. 
o: Grumssy, Lorraine, jurisdiction of Vie.
19 years old, 5-3. Enl 27 Jan 1754

Ferquel/Larose, Gerard - s/o Jean and Firmine Marie.  o: Chambry, 
Lorraine, jurisdiction of Vie. 18. 5-2. Enl 27 Jan 1754.

Lorencet/St Pierre, Pierre - s/o Pierre and Marie Maresti. 
o: Avegentan, Normandy.  Age: 12.  Son of a soldier in the regiment. 
Enl: 12 May 1754.

Pigeon/St Andre, Andre Joseph - s/o +Andre Joseph and +Therese 
Elisabeth.  o: Aire, Artois, parish of Notre Dame on the rue du Doyen.  
16. 5-1. Enl 7 Sept 1754.

Gibert/Gibert, Thomas Joseph - s/o Joseph and +Marie Anne Houalet. 
o: Quincy, Brie, jurisdiction of Manx. 17 years old.  5-2-9. 
Enl 11 Nov 1754.

This list is not comprehensive, as soldiers from other companies would have transferred to that of Monredon in 1755, before the regiment came to New France in order to bring the ranks up to a full compliment. Also, the company would have received recruits throughout the span of the war.