http://habitant.org/carignan.htm
Carignan-Salières Regiment Lineage Chart
John P. DuLong
Most French Canadians have several ancestors who served in the Carignan-Salières Regiment. This regiment was used between 1665 and 1668 to combat the Iroquois threat to the struggling colony of New France. Over 400 soldiers and officers decided to remain in New France when the regiment was recalled to France. We French Canadians are fairly good at tracing our descent from these gentlemen, but many of us do not realize that the regiment also has a lineage. I was surprised to learn how many other French regiments were associated in one way or another with the Carignan-Salières. This page has a link to a chart illustrating the origination of the regiment and how it evolved. I am fairly confident of most of the chart except for the post French Revolution developments. Also, I was unable to find anything after 1816 regarding the regiment's descendants. I suspect that there is still a unit of the French army that can be traced back to the Carignan-Salières. Please send any corrections or additions to me so that I can modify the chart accordingly.
I constructed this chart because of envy. I was bored with writing my book one day and was dabbling with my wife Patricia's Anglo-Irish military ancestors and relatives, the Palmers. They served with several English and Scottish regiments. I was envious of the information my wife has concerning these men and their regiments, the traditions behind the regiments, and their evolution. Suddenly, it dawned on me that I too have ties to a regiment that has an interesting history and that played an important role in the development of North America. My wife and I are proud that we both descend from more than a dozen of the Carignan-Salières soldiers. I am sure many of you share this pride.
Warning , the following chart is wide and you might have to scroll left and right as well as up and down to view it. This chart is best viewed with your display set to 800 by 600 pixels, at least 256 colors, and using Netscape 4.x or better . I tried several different techniques for making it smaller, but was without success. The chart was originally done in Visio version 4.0b, moved into a Windows Metafile format (*.wmf), and then made into a gif file. If anyone can offer me advice on how to make this chart more manageable, then please let me know. I give you permission to copy this chart for your personal use only. You can use the save image feature in Netscape to copy the chart to your system. I suspect other browser offer a similar feature. If you try to print it, then I suggest you switch from portrait to landscape on your printer and then tape the output together. B. Keith Ashley has informed me that if you have the capability of reducing the chart to 70 percent, I assume in a graphics or possibly a word processing package, then you can print it vertically and it comes out fine and very readable on one page.
Please do not distribute this chart to others. If you represent a genealogical society, and you would like to publish this chart in your journal, then please contact me for permission.
Just click on the following drawing to go to the chart:
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For a list of the known soldiers in this regiment, you can visit Michel Robert's web site . You might also like to know about the Society of the Daughters of the King and Carignan Soldiers . It publishes a newsletter entitled Sent by the King .
The drawing of a Carignan-Salières soldier in Winter campaign dress at the top of this page was done by Mr. Joe Lee, renowned colonial reenactor and artist from Michigan. Thank you Joe.
http://www.fillesduroi.org/Regiment/regiment.html
The Carignan-Salières Regiment
The pleas of the colonists of New France for assistance in their struggle with the Iroquois were answered in 1665 with the arrival of the first French regular troops in Canada, the Carignan-Salières Regiment. Between June and September 1665, some 1200 soldiers and their officers arrived in Quebec, under the leadership of Lt. General Alexander de Prouville, Sieur de Tracy. The series of forts established by the Regiment along the Richelieu River, along with the success of its second campaign into the land of the Mohawk Indians, led to a long period of peace for the colony, which permitted it to prosper. However, King Louis XIV's plan included the permanent settlement of many of the soldiers and officers in Canada. Over 450 of these troops remained in the colony, many of whom married the newly arrived filles du roi. Most persons of French Canadian descent can claim one or more of these brave soldiers as ancestors. In addition to the list of soldiers and officers on the official "roll" of the Regiment, there were many others who participated in the successful campaign against the Iroquois, including many militiamen who resided in the colony but whose names were not recorded for posterity. We honor all these 17th century men who paved the way for growth and prosperity of New France. Click here for a listing of the Click here for a listing of the
http://dmoz.fr/Regional/North_America/Canada/Quebec/Society_and_Culture/History
