From the "Journal of Francois Baby, Gabriel Taschereau and Jenkin Williams." The English translation is from Quebec During The American Invasion, 1775-1776, Ed. Michael Gabriel
St. François du Sud
Tuesday, July 9, 1776
Parish priest, Mr. [Pierre-Laurent] Bédard.
The militia assembled at 9:00 AM. The reading of the charges. Called forth and discharged:
Pierre Morin, Capt. for the King
Joseph Gervais, Lieut. For the King
Sergeants for the King
Louis Thibault
Jean Fran's Picard
Joseph Dumas
We called forth and publicly shamed the following officers appointed upon the rebels' orders:
Pierre Butau, Capt.
Joseph Dumas, Ensign
Sergeants:
Bapte Forgeau
Louis Thibault
Discharge of the bailiffs. We have appointed and commissioned as officers:
Louis Blay, Capt.
Pierre Boissonnau dit Saintonge, Lieut.
Sergeants:
Ignace St. Pierre
Jacqs Gendron, the son of Jacques
Prisque Laprise
Reviewed 46 men. Public address. [Cheered] "Long live the King" & c.
Pierre Morin had an order from the rebels posted on the church doors.
At Berthier, he received from a certain Clément Gosselin an order from the rebels. They demanded that the habitants of this parish, on pain of being pillaged and burned, join them in marching against the king's detachment at St. Pierre. Upon his arrival he [Morin] gave this order to his sergeant! Joseph Dumas, and he [Dumas] spread the news to only a few households. It is noted that he [Morin] returned here from Berthier with the above-mentioned Gosselin and the named Ayot[te]. These two men gathered a group of parishioners to stand guard for the night.
He followed the rebels to St. Pierre but does not seem to have been involved in the battle.
Joseph Gervais kept refusing to accept an ensign's commission for the King, fearing the resentment of his countrymen.
The above-mentioned sergeants have served the rebels in their respective rank.
The said Noël Laplanche shouted at the door of the church that those who were in favor of Congress should gather at Moise Morin's house. Most of the people went and drafted a petition requesting permission to appoint officers. Moise Morin and Pierre Butau were entrusted to carry it to the rebel's camp. In response, they summoned another assembly of habitants at which Clément Gosselin presided. They nominated the officers whom we have already cited.
The ones we mention below were the most rebellious and the most supportive of the king's enemies; those who ordered a guard for Berthier in the fall; those who, fully armed, stopped the food supplies that Le Sieur Prou bought for Quebec in the fall and redirected it to the rebels' army:
Pierre Forgeau Jacques Morin
Noël Laplanche Pierre Butau
Joseph Dumas
Here are the names of those who have marched against the king's detachment at St. Pierre:
Pierre Forgeau
Noël Laplanche and his son
Jacques Gendron, the son of François
Joseph Boulet
Remainder of those who have marched against the king's detachment at St. Pierre:
Joseph Blay
Jean Morin, the son of Moise
Jacques Robert
François Beaudoin
Isaac Gervais
Pierre Leclaire
Jean Boulet Rondau
François Boulet
Pierre Butau and his son Joseph
Jean Alaire
Julien Pigeon
Lamotte Garant
Joseph Dumas
Jacques Morin Ducharme
Jean Fran's Picard
Antoine Morin, the son of Jean
Louis Morin
Louis Thibault
Michel Laflame
Joseph Gendron
Antoine Lachaîne
His son Antoine Lachaîne
Joseph Laflame
Pierre Morin
Moise Morin, the father
Robert Boulet, the father
Louis Glasson and his son Jean Baptiste
Ustashe Ch. Ouimare
Alexis Blanchet
Augustin Picard
Ignace Terrien
René Laprise
Michel Acelin
Jean Boulet dit Matelot
François Gendron, the son, is the only one from this parish who went to join Mr. Beaujeu.
Almost half of this parish went to the seditious assembly at Pointe Lévy last fall and stood guard at Berthier. During the winter, they went to sell their goods at Pointe Lévy and Ste Foye.
Left for St. Pierre [du Sud] at 3:00 PM.