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Scene from Rivière Ouelle Québec,
the Village from which L'abbé de Francheville
and 39 other "Habitants" turned back Phipps and his
army in 1690.
The little army of Canadians were:
François and Joseph Deschamps, sons of M. de la Bouteillerie
Robert Lévesque
Pierre Hudon
Charles Miville
Jean Miville
Galleran Boucher and his two sons, Pierre and Philippe
Michel Bouchard and his three sons, Etienne, François and Pierre
Pierre Dancosse
Joseph Renault and his son Joseph
Guillaume Lissot and his son Claude
René Ouellet and five sons, Abraham, Mathurin, Grégoire, René and Joseph
Jean Pelletier
Jean Lebel and his son Jean-Baptiste
Pierre Emond
Mathurin Dubé
Jean Mignot dit Labrie
Noel Pelletier
Jean Gauvin and his son Jean
Pierre de St-Pierre
Nicolas Durrant and his son Nicolas
François Autin
Sébastien Boivin
Jean de Lavoye

According to L'abbé Casgrain, in his book, Une Paroisse Canadienne au 17 siècle, c.1880
there were three others who were not included in the list, as they had died.
They were:
Damien Bérubé
Jacques Thiboutot
Jacques Miville

A fourth not mentioned is:
M.de la Bouteillerie,
who Casgrain thinks was called to Québec to help Frontenac during the siege.