Looking at the above photo should also make us aware that many of our ancestors were held prisoners in the Fort. It sure must have been quite an ordeal for them and their love ones.
The following list of prisoners at Fort Edward was extracted from La Societe Historique Acadienne,cahier 24th page 160-164. I believe they got it from the Nova Scotia Public Archives.(P.A N.S Family Papers
Isaac Deschamps)
MANUSCRIPTS OF CHIEF JUSTICE DESCHAMPS 1750-1800
List of French Prisoners at Fort Edward with the number in each family
October 5 1761.
JEAN BASQUE 6
JEAN COMEAU 3
JEAN MELANSON 3
FRANCOIS COMEAU 3
JOSEPH COMEAU 1
RENE SAULNIER 4
CLAUDE DURANT 2
CHARLES LEBLANC 2
BONAVENTURE LEBLANC 2
MICHEL PELLERIN 1
JOSEPH LEBLANC Senior 6
PIERRE BLANCHARD 3
CHARLES SAULNIER 6
JACQUES BEAUMONT 7
JOSEPH LEBLANC Junior 2
HONORE DUANT 5
LOUIS MOUTON 4
JOSEPH TERRIAU 4
PAUL DOUCET 1
BRUNEAU ROBICHAUD 4
JEAN DUGAS 1
JEAN MOUTON 3
PAUL BREAU 1
SALVATOR MOUTON 5
PAUL DUGAS 5
JOSEPH BOURGEOIS 4
total 88
carried over 88
ETIENNE THEBAU 1
FRANCOIS POIRIER 1
PIERRE MARTIN 1
ALEXIS DUBOIS 1
ANSELME LALANDE 1
SILVAIN LALANDE 1
JOSEPH BELLIVEAU 1
MICHEL BLANCHARD 1
BENJAMIN BOURGEOIS 9
JEAN SAVOIR 1
PIERRE BELLIVEAU 5
ALEX PELLERIN Senior 4
ALEX PELLERIN Junior 1
CHARLES TERRIAU 2
PIERRE ROBICHAUD 1
JACQUES ROBICHEAU 1
PIERRE DOUAIRON 8
RENE THERIAU 10
total 248 over 25 equals 223
AMANT MELANSON 1
AMANT PREJEAN 6
JOSEPH HEBERT 1
total 231
231 plus 34 equals 235
add the following arrived June 14 1762
PIERRE ROBICHEAU 4
JACQUES DEVEAU 7
ETIENNE HEBERT 3
JOSEPH (JOS.H) BOURG 1
OLIVIER ROBICHEAU 1
PIERRE ROBICHEAU 1
total 248 plus 34 equals 282
On July 12 1762 after the men were sent to Halifax there remained the following men who could not go to Halifax because they were sick
ALEX PELLERIN Senior 4
ALEX PELLERIN Junior 1
JOSEPH THERRIAU 6
CLAUDE SAULNIER 6
PIERRE (P're) SURET 5
total 22, bring forward 22
CHARLES SAULNIER 6
JEAN SAVOIR 1
JOSEPH LEBLANC 6
GERMAIN PELLERIN 3
JOSEPH ROBICHEAU 1
JEAN BOURG 1
FRANCOIS LEVERONT 1
and the wives and families of
PIERRE MELANSON 3
PAUL DUGAS 4
PAUL SURET 3
PIERRE BRUN 2
CLAUDE GAUDET 2
CHARLES GAUDET 2
AMANT PREJEAN 5
BONAN LEBLANC 1
CHARLES LEBLANC 1
JOSEPH GIRROIR 2
RENE SAULNIER 4
PIERRE BLANCHARD 1
SALVATOR MOUTON 4
LOUIS MOUTON 3
JEAN MOUTON 2
BRUNEAU ROBICHEAU 3
PIERRE BELLIVEAU 4
JOSEPH LEBLANC 2
CHARLES DUANT 3
HONORE DUANT 4
CLAUDE DUANT 1
JOSEPH BOURGEOIS 3
JOSEPH RICHARD 5
RENE LEBLANC 1
ATHANAZE BREAU 1
SIMO GAUTREAU 1
total 111 brought over 111
RENE TERRIAU 9
JOSEPH TERRIAU 3
MARCEL LEBLANC 1
PIERRE LANDRY 2
JOSEPH PITRE 3
MICHEL SIRE 3
PIERRE GAUDET 3
ALEX DAVID 6
JEAN GALLANT 1
BAPTISTE BOURGEOIS 2
PAUL BLANCHARD 3
JEAN JACQUES BOURGEOIS 1
CHARLES PELLERIN 3
JEAN HEBERT 1
JOSEPH BROUSSARD Senior 5
HONORE BLANCHARD 4
CHARLES DUGAS 2
JOSEPH BROUSSARD Junior 2
GUILLAUME BLANCHARD 2
JOSEPH BOURGEOIS 5
RENE ROBICHEAU 5
RENE LANDRY 2
ANSELME BROUSSARD 1
ALEXIS TERRIAU 5
ETIENNE TERRIAU 5
JACQUES TERRIAU 3
JEAN MARE 2
CHARLES ROBICHEAU 6
BELONI HEBERT 7
FRANCOIS COMEAU 2
JEAN COMEAU 2
JEAN BOURQUE 6
PIERRE ROBICHEAU 3
carried over 221, brought over 221
JACQUES DEVEAU 6
ETIENNE HEBERT 2
CHARLES LEBLANC 7
JOSEPH GAUDET 3
GUILLAUME JOHNSON 5
JOSEPH COMEAU 5
JOSEPH SURET 1
DOMINIQUE POIRIER 4
PIERRE SURET Junior 2
AMAND SURET 1
PIERRE DOUAIRON 5
MICHEL BOURGEOIS 1
JACQUES TARDIFF 2
JOSEPH LEGER 6
JEAN HACHE 6
JOSEPH BOURG 2
PAUL LEGER 3
GUILLAUME GIRO 5
SIMON LABAUVE 3
BENJAMIN BOURGEOIS 8
total 298
On October 11 1762 French Families at Fort Edward
GERMAIN PELERIN 3
CHARLES GAUDET 3
JOSEPH HEBERT 1
ANSELME BELFONTAINE 1
PIERRE BELIVEAU 1
PIERRE GAUDET 4
JOSEPH SURET 2
AMANT SURET 2
total 17
AMANT PREJEAN 6
PIERRE SURET Junior 3
DOMINIQUE POITIER 5
PIERRE DAROY 1
JEAN HEBERT 2
JEROME GAUDET 1
PAUL DUGAS 5
PIERRE MELANSON 4
AMANT MELANSON 1
CHARLES MELANSON 1
PIERRE BRUN 3
RENE LANDRY 4
IGNACE LANDRY 1
JEAN LANDRY 1
JEAN BAPTISTE BRUN 1
PIERRE BELIVEAU 5
ALEX PELERIN 4
ALEX PELERIN Junior 1
JOSEPH LEBLANC 3
MICHEL PELERIN 1
BONAN LEBLANC 2
JOSEPH GIROUARD 3
CHARLIE LEBLANC 2
ATHANAZE BREAU 4
SIMON GAUTREAU 3
JEAN MELANSON 4
JOSEPH DOUAIRON 1
PIERRE DOUAIRON 6
FRANCOIS DOUAIRON 1
JEAN GALANT 3
JOSEPH LEBLANC 6
PAUL SURET 4
JOSEPH BROUSSARD Senior wife 5
JOSEPH GIRROIR 1
JOSEPH BROUSSARD Junior 3
LOUIS LEVERON 1
CHARLES DUGAS 3
total 122, brought forward 122
PIERRE SURET 5
FRANCOIS BOURG 1
OLIVIER SURET 1
PAUL SURET 1
JOSEPH LEGER 6
FRANCOIS LEVERON 1
Bn BOURGEOIS 9
JOSEPH RICHARD 6
CHARLES SAULNIER 6
JEAN SAVOIR 1
CLAUDE LABAUVE 1
CLAUDE GAUDET 3
FRANCOIS LABAUVE 1
FRANCOIS CORPORONT 1
total 165
Add from Cumberland d. October 14
JEAN LEGER 3
JOSEPH FORET 3
MICHEL DUPUY 4
MARIE HEBERT 4
OLIVIER LANDRY 1
CHARLES LANDRY 1
CHARLES FORET 6
RENE RICHARD 4
MICHEL TRAHAN 6
JOSEPH BOURG 1
BAPTISTE HEBERT 8
BON. IE BOURGEOIS 2
CHARLES PREJEAN 3
PRUDENT ROBICHEAU 5
total 217
46 families, 28 single men equals 74 two women Hebert and Beausoleil minus 74 equals 72 men, 7 old or lame and unable to work minus 72 equals 65 men.
List of French Prisoners victualled at Fort Edward
Victualled means to supply with food or provisions.I shall add the names plus number in family plus number who were supplied provisions.
August 9, 1762
PIERRE MELANSON 5 IN FAMILY 3 VICTUALLED
PAUL DUGAS 5 IN FAMILY 3 1/3 VICTUALLED
PAUL SURET 4 IN FAMILY 3 VICTUALLED
PIERRE BRUN 3 IN FAMILY 2 1/3 VICTUALLED
CLAUDE GAUDET 3 IN FAMILY 2 1/3 VICTUALLED
CHARLES GAUDET 3 IN FAMILY 2 1/3 VICTUALLED
JOSEPH HEBERT 1 IN FAMILY 1 VICTUALLED
AMAND PREJEAN 6 IN FAMILY 4 1/3 VICTUALLED
BONAN LEBLANC 1 IN FAMILY 2/3 VICTUALLED
CHARLIT LEBLANC 1 IN FAMILY 2/3 VICTUALLED
JOSEPH GIROIR 2 IN FAMILY 1 1/3 VICTUALLED
RENE SAULNIER 4 IN FAMILY 2 2/3 VICTUALLED
PIERRE BLANCHARD 1 IN FAMILY 2/3 VICTUALLED
SALVATOR MOUTON 4 IN FAMILY 2 2/3 VICTUALLED
LOUIS MOUTON 3 IN FAMILY 2 VICTUALLED
JEAN MOUTON 2 IN FAMILY 1 1/3 VICTUALLED
BRUNEAU ROBICHAUD 3 IN FAMILY 2 VICTUALLED
ALEX.PELERIN 4 IN FAMILY 3 VICTUALLED
PIERRE BELIVEAU 4 IN FAMILY 2 2/3 VICTUALLED
JOSEPH LEBLANC 2 IN FAMILY 1 1/3 VICTUALLED
CHARLES DUANT 3 IN FAMILY 2 VICTUALLED
HONORE DUANT 4 IN FAMILY 2 2/3 VICTUALLED
CLADUE DUANT 1 IN FAMILY 2/3 VICTUALLED
JOSEPH BOURGEOIS 3 IN FAMILY 2 VICTUALLED
JOSEPH RICHARD 4 IN FAMILY 2 2/3 VICTUALLED
RENE LEBLANC 5 IN FAMILY 3 1/3 VICTUALLED
ATHANASE BREAU 1 IN FAMILY 2/3 VICTUALLED
SIMON GAUTREAU 1 IN FAMILY 2/3 VICTUALLED
RENE THERIAU 9 IN FAMILY 6 VICTUALLED
JOSEPH TERRIAU 3 IN FAMILY 2 VICTUALLED
MARCEL LEBLANC 1 IN FAMILY 2/3 VICTUALLED
carried forward 67 1/3
PIERRE LANDRY 2 IN FAMILY 1 1/3 VICTUALLED
JOSEPH PITRE 3 IN FAMILY 2 VICTUALLED
MICHEL SIRE 3 IN FAMILY 2 VICTUALLED
PIERRE GAUDET 3 IN FAMILY 2 VICTUALLED
ALEXANDRE DAVID 6 IN FAMILY 4 VICTUALLED
JEAN GALANT 1 IN FAMILY 2/3 VICTUALLED
BAPTISTE BOURGEOIS 2 IN FAMILY 1 1/3 VICTUALLED
PAUL BLANCHARD 3 IN FAMILY 2 VICTUALLED
JEAN JACQUES BOURGEOIS 1 IN FAMILY 2/3 VICTUALLED
CHARLES PELERIN 3 IN FAMILY 2 VICTUALLED
JEAN HEBERT 1 IN FAMILY 2/3 VICTUALLED
JOSEPH BROUSSARD Senior 5 IN FAMILY 3 1/3 VICTUALLED
HONORE BLANCHARD 4 IN FAMILY 2 2/3 VICTUALLED
CHARLES DUGAS 2 IN FAMILY 1 1/3 VICTUALLED
JOSEPH BROUSSARD Junior 2 IN FAMILY 1 1 /3 VICTUALLED
GUILLAUME BLANCHARD 2 IN FAMILY 1 1/3 VICTUALLED
JOSEPH BOURGEOIS 5 IN FAMILY 3 1/3 VICTUALLED
RENE ROBICHEAU 5 IN FAMILY 3 1/3 VICTUALLED
RENE LANDRY 2 IN FAMILY 31/3 VICTUALLED ???
ANSELME BROUSSARD 1 IN FAMILY 2/3 VICTUALLED
ALEXIS TERRIAU 5 IN FAMILY 3 1/3 VICTUALLED
ETIENNE TERRIAU 5 IN FAMILY 3 1/3 VICTUALLED
JACQUES TERRIAU 3 IN FAMILY 2 VICTUALLED
JOSEPH TERRIAU 6 IN FAMILY 4 1/3 VICTUALLED
WIDOW JEAN MARC 2 IN FAMILY 1 1/3 VICTUALLED
CHARLES ROBICHEAU 6 IN FAMILY 4 VICTUALLED
BELONI HEBERT 7 IN FAMILY 4 2/3 VICTUALLED
FRANCOIS COMEAU 2 IN FAMILY 1 1/3 VICTUALLED
JEAN BOURQUE 6 IN FAMILY 4 VICTUALLED
carried over 134 1/3
PIERRE ROBICHEAU 3 IN FAMILY 2 VICTUALLED
JACQUES DEVEAU 6 IN FAMILY 4 VICTUALLED
ETIENNE HEBERT 2 IN FAMILY 1 1/3 VICTUALLED
CHARLES LEBLANC 7 IN FAMILY 4 2/3 VICTUALLED
JOSEPH GAUDET 3 IN FAMILY 2 VICTUALLED
GUILLAUME JOHNSON 5 IN FAMILY 3 1/3 VICTUALLED
JOSEPH COMEAU 5 IN FAMILY 3 1/3 VICTUALLED
CLAUDE SAULNIER 6 IN FAMILY 4 1/3 VICTUALLED
OLIVIER BOUDROT 3 IN FAMILY 2 VICTUALLED
PIERRE SURET 5 IN FAMILY 3 2/3 VICTUALLED
JOSEPH SURET 1 IN FAMILY 2/3 VICTUALLED
DOMINIQUE POITIER 4 IN FAMILY 2 2/3 VICTUALLED
PIERRE SURET Junior 2 IN FAMILY 1 1/3 VICTUALLED
AMAND SURET 1 IN FAMILY 2/3 VICTUALLED
PIERRE DOUAIRON 5 IN FAMILY 3 1/3 VICTUALLED
MICHEL BOURGEOIS 1 IN FAMILY 2/3 VICTUALLED
JACQUES TARDIFF 2 IN FAMILY 1 1/3 VICTUALLED
JOSEPH LEGER 6 IN FAMILY 4 VICTUALLED
JEAN HACHE 6 IN FAMILY 4 VICTUALLED
JOSEPH BOURG 2 IN FAMILY 1 1/3 VICTUALLED
PAUL LEGER 3 IN FAMILY 2 VICTUALLED
GUILLAUME GIRO 5 IN FAMILY 3 1/3 VICTUALLED
SIMON LABAUVE 3 IN FAMILY 2 VICTUALLED
CHARLES SAULNIER 6 IN FAMILY 4 1/3 VICTUALLED
JEAN SAVOIR 1 IN FAMILY 1 VICTUALLED
BENJAMIN BOURGEOIS 8 IN FAMILY 5 1/3 VICTUALLED
JOSEPH LEBLANC 6 IN FAMILY 4 1/3 VICTUALLED
GERMAIN PELERIN 3 IN FAMILY 2 1/3 VICTUALLED
JOSEPH ROBICHEAU 1 IN FAMILY 1 VICTUALLED
JEAN BOURG 1 IN FAMILY 1 VICTUALLED
FRANCOIS LEVERONT 1 IN FAMILY 1 VICTUALLED
JEAN MELANSON 4 IN FAMILY 3 VICTUALLED
total
MEN 21
WOMEN 90
CHILDREN 202
AUGUST 16 1762, ADD TO THE FOREGOING LIST
To work
PAUL BELFONTAINE 1
PIERRE BELIVEAU 1
ANSELME BELFONTAINE 1
CHARLES BELFONTAINE 1
Came to fetch their families
GUILLAUME GIRO 1
SIMON LABAUVE 1
To work
PIERRE GAUDET 1
total 7