Jean PELLETIER born in 1631 and deceased on february 25 1698 at Rivière-Ouelle is one of the heroes of this battle in 1690. See: "Une Paroisse Canadienne (Rivière-Ouelle) au XVIIè siècle" by Abby Casgrain. See also the following text
(copyrighted by Gabriel Drouin, february 1954)

L'échec de Phipps à Québec, en 1690, et les fières paroles de Frontenac en cette occasion,
C'est par la bouche de mes canons que je répondrai à votre maître

(It is by the mouth of my guns that I will answer your master)

That is what is familiar to all French-Canadians. This historical episode hit the imagination of many younsters on school benches, and we never forgot it. But there is a premilinary to this event that one must point out in the present volume because one of your ancestors was one of its heroes.

Bostonians were trying to invade Canada by the golf. The parish priest of Rivière-Ouelle having found out that a considerable flotilla of American boats was coming up the St-Lawrence in the desire to take over the colony, gathered all his parishioners and exhorted them to prevent with all their strength the landing that the Bostonians might try at Rivière-Ouelle. Mr De la Bouteillerie, Seigneury of Rivière-Ouelle, was then in Québec; The residents then asked their parish priest himself to direct them in combat if the occasion came about. Mr De Francheville accepted without objection. Soon the flotilla laid anchor in front of the point. Many launches were seen leaving the boats and rowing towards shore.

It is then that the residents of the parish, under the direction of their parish priest, came to place themselves in ambush at the edge of the forest under cover from the view from the shore. There, they waited silently the arrival of the launches that were approaching rapidly. Since it was high tide, the launches loaded with soldiers could come very close to them within range of their guns.

The order to land was given and took place without suspicion that they were watched by Canadian gunmen. In such a moment of confusion, that is normal in a landing, and while the soldiers were taking their arms, a yell FIRE was suddenly heard at the forest edge from abby De Francheville. At the same time many detonations took place and a hailstorm of bullets reached the miserable Bostonians. The panic was general ! Those not hit by bullets ran for their launches and their boats without hearing the voices of the officers trying to bring them back into combat.
This defeat was the prelude to the disaster that was waiting for Phipps in front of Québec
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