by Henry Edward Gabler III
Jean Dalpé, eponymous founder of the Pariseau family, was killed in action by the Iroquois on 2 July 1690 near Bout-de-l'lle Jean Dalpé, eponymous founder of the Pariseau family, was killed in action by the Iroquois on 2 July 1690 near Bout-de-l'lle de Montreal. He arrived at Quebec on 17 or 18 August 1665, as a 17 year old soldier in LaFrediere Company, Carignan-Salieres Regiment. His Ship, L'Aigle d'Or departed LaRochelle on 13 May 1665. When the regiment returned to France in 1668, Jean was one of over 400 soldiers who remained in New France.
The name Pariseau comes from "Parisot" a village and lake in the province of Tarn et Garone in southern France. Jean's parents, Jean Delpeches and Marguerite Delmat were born in Rodez in the 1620s. The name Pariseau is probably a nom d'guerre, a common practice in the french army of the time.
On 19
November
1674, Jean Dalpé married Renee Lorion in Montreal. Renee emigrated from France in about 1658 as a babe in arms
with
her parents, Mathurin Lorion born 1604 and his second wife Jeanne Bessette
or
Bizet born 1621 as well as her older sister. A younger brother was born in
Canada on 25 January 1660.The Lorions are listed in the 1666 census of
Montreal. Renee's first name is sometimes given as Marie. She was baptized
on
17 February 1658 in LaRochelle. Jeanne Bessette's parents, Andre Bessette
and
Francoise Merlot were born in the late sixteenth century (c. 1580) in St.
Georges de Bois in the ancient province of Aunis not far from LaRochelle.
They
are the earliest known ancestors of the family.
On
Sunday, 2
July 1690 a party of about 25 French militia were overcome by a larger
force of
Iroquois warriors in a battle on the Jean Grou River. The warriors were probably from the Mohawk tribe. This battle occurred early in King
William's
War (1689-1697), the initial round of the French and Indian Wars. Eight
Frenchmen, including Jean Dalpé dit Pariseau, were killed. On 8 July 1690,
the
bodies were found and buried where they lay. A monument marks the spot. In
1694, the remains were interned at Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montreal. Jean was
buried there on All Soul's Day 1694.
For three
generations after Jean Dalpé, the family was known as "dit
Pariseau."
"Dit" can be translated as "called" or "know
as."Francois Dalpé dit
Pariseau pere
(b. 8 February 1677) is the son of Jean Dalpé and Renee Lorin. Next comes Francois Dalpé dit Pariseau fils
(b. 30
December 1701) and finally Antoine Dalpé dit Pariseau (born c. 1730). Antoine's
son however was Francois Pariseau (b. 1770). Francois' son Louis D. Pariseau
came to the United States in the 1850s. Louis D. Pariseau died in 1899 and
is
buried in the old RC cemetary in Plattsburgh. He is the father of Denise Jeanne Pariseau born 4 April 1855. Denise married Oliver Charron. Their
daughter, Celena "Lena" Sharron, born 2 April 1883 married, Henry
Edward Gabler (1877-1969) in June 1901. He was a Sergeant in the 15th U.S.
Infantry station at Plattsburgh Barracks.