Jacques Archambault (c. 1604 – February 15, 1688) was a French colonist in Montreal. He was born in Dompierre-sur-Mer, where he was baptized.
Archambault married (around 1629) Françoise Tourault which from 1630 to 1644, had 2 sons and 5 daughters (which one died to infancy).[1] All Archambaults (and descendants) now living in North America are his descendants, as no other Archambault ever emigrated from France.[2]
A plate in the back of the Pointe-à-Callière Museum of Montreal commemorates his digging the first water well, near what is now known as Place-d'Armes, on October 11, 1658, upon request by Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve.
List of children
edit- Madeleine Archambault ou Aubry (1621–?);
- Denis Archambault (1630–1651);
- Anne Archambault (1631–1699);
- Jacquette-Françoise Archambault (1632–1700);
- N.N. Archambault (1634–?);
- Marie Archambault (1636–1719);
- Marie-Anne Archambault (1638–1685);
- Louise Archambault (1640–1640);
- and Laurent Archambault (1642–1730).[3]
Notes
edit- ^ "Jacques Archambault, the first well digger of Ville-Marie". lesarchambaultdamerique.com. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ^ Les Archambault d'Amérique - Qui sommes-nous?
- ^ "Jacques Archambault".
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