The names of Dollard's companions are to be found in the parish
register for June 3, 1660, as follows: 1. Adam Dollard (Sieur des
Ormeaux), commander, aged 25 years; 2. Jacques Brassier, aged 25
years; 3. Jean Tavernier dit la Lochetière, armourer, aged 25 years;
4. Nicholas Tillemont, sawyer, aged 25 years; 5. Laurent Hébert dit La
Rivière, aged 27 years; 6. Alonié des Lestres, lime burner, aged 31
years; 7. Nicolas Josselin, aged 25 years; 8. Robert Jurié, aged 24
years; 9. Jacques Boisseau dit Cognac, aged 23 years; 10. Louis Martin,
aged 21 years; 11. Christophe Augier dit des Jardins, aged 26 years;
12. Etienne Robin dit des Forges, aged 27 years; 13. Jean Valets, aged
27 years; 14. René Doussin (Sieur de Ste. Cécile), soldier of the
garrison, aged 30 years; 15. Jean Lecomte, aged 26 years; 16. Simon
Grenet; 17. François Crusson dit Pilote, aged 24 years.
[Illustration: The holograph will of Jean Tavernier, _armurier_
(gunsmith), another companion of Dollard, made on the 17th of April,
1660, two days before the departure of the ill-fated expedition. It
is also the first holograph will in the archives of Montreal and the
only holograph found of any of Dollard's companions. (Cf. "Canadian
Antiquarian and Numismatic Journal," 1913, No. 1, "Les Compagnons de
Dollard.")]
[Illustration: The will made by Bassit for Jean Valets, companion of
Dollard. This is the only notarial will found of the members of the
expedition. The translation of the deed is to found in the "Canadian
Antiquarian and Numismatic Journal" of 1913, No. 1, accompanying the
article "Les Compagnons de Dollard," by E. Z. Massicotte.]
The date of the heroic adventure of the Long Sault is put by Dollier de
Casson to May 26th or 27th, following the notice by M. Souart in the
parish register for June 3rd, which says, on the testimony of the Huron
Louis, that the exploit took place eight days before. But M. de Belmont
places it on May 21st. This is more likely to be correct, since we have
the records of the inventory of the goods of Jacques Boisseau, made on
May 25th, and of Jean Valets, on May 26th.
Similar sales were made of the goods of the other heroes. It is to be
noticed that nearly all left racquettes, or snowshoes, behind them, it
then being spring.
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