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.