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• Name: Marie Archambaud
• Reference Number: 2447
• _UID: 8051D0DCF94A462298CA36DB8909CA332AEA

Notes:

Birth:
22 years old on the 1666 census of Montreal

Buried:
noted age 49 years

Marie married Gilles Lauzon on 27 Nov 1656 in Montreal (Basilique Notre Dame), Quebec, Canada. Gilles (son of Pierre Lauzon and Anne Boivin) was born about 1631 in Saint Julien, Caen, France; was buried on 21 Sep 1687 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Michelle Lauzon was christened on 29 Sep 1657 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; died on 8 Feb 1682/83 in Pointe aux Trembles, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 9 Feb 1682/83 in Pointe aux Trembles, Quebec, Canada.
2. Marguerite Lauzon was christened on 24 May 1659 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 14 Nov 1699 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
3. Francoise Lauzon was christened on 22 Apr 1662 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; died on 21 Feb 1743/44 in St. Francois de Sales, Ile Jesus, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 23 Feb 1743/44 in St. Francois de Sales, Ile Jesus, Quebec, Canada.
4. Marie Lauzon was christened on 3 Nov 1663 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; died in Mar 1695 in Ile Ste. Therese, Quebec, Canada.
5. Catherine Lauzon was christened on 23 May 1666 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and died.
6. Seraphin Lauzon was christened on 9 Dec 1668 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 20 May 1737 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
7. Louise Lauzon was christened on 21 Mar 1670/71 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; died on 7 May 1713 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
8. Michel Lauzon was christened on 19 Feb 1672/73 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 8 Nov 1749 in Ste. Genevieve, Pierrefonds, Quebec, Canada.
9. Paul Lauzon was christened on 23 Oct 1675 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and died.
10. Marie Madeleine Lauzon was christened on 15 Nov 1677 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; died before 1714.
11. Anne Lauzon was christened on 18 Dec 1679 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and died.
12. Jeanne Lauzon was born on 31 Oct 1681 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 31 Oct 1681 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 8 Nov 1687 in Pointe aux Trembles, Quebec, Canada.
13. Gilles Lauzon was christened on 29 Feb 1683/84 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and died.

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• _UID: A91D2DFCD3AE430481BE1406263DBFB4E6F6
• Occupation: 1637; laborer and wine maker
• Residence: Bef 1646, Saint Pierre, Dompierre sur Mer, France
• First mentioned in Canada: 1646, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
• Occupation: 22 Jul 1647, Repentigny, Quebec, Canada; farmer
• Legal Matter: 2 Oct 1647, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
• Legal Matter: 19 Aug 1649
• Land: 15 Sep 1651, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
• Land: 18 Nov 1652, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Legal Matter: 15 Feb 1653/54, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Property: 23 Nov 1654, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
• Legal Matter: 1655, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; winter
• Land: 13 Feb 1656/57
• Occupation: 11 Oct 1658, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Employment: 8 Jun 1659, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Employment: 16 May 1660, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Land: 15 Dec 1663, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Census: 1667, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Land: 3 Dec 1675, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Legal Matter: 26 Nov 1676, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Legal Matter: 16 Oct 1679, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Census: 1681, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Notes:

Occupation:
He as a first a laborer and also probably a wine maker, since he sold three barrels of white wine to Jerome Bonnevie on 15 Aug 1637.

First mentioned in Canada:
The family arrived at Quebec, with Pierre Legardeur de Regpentigny, director of the Compagnie des Habitants; perhaps on 5 Aug 1645 but more probably on 23 Sept 1646.

Legal Matter:
Pierre Legardeur de Repentigny entrusted Jacques with the development of his farm. The 5 year lease provided Jacques with 1 dwelling, 2 oxen, 2 cows, 1 heifer, pigs, all appraised at a value of 732 livres. Jacques already owed Legardeur 898 livres, 10 sols, upon the return of the ships from France. In addition, "in 2 years" Jacques must pay 500 livres "for half of the land which he will leave him the first year". The tenant could cut or sell all the firewood that he wanted by paying 10 sols a cord. This complicated contract was signed by notary Lecoustre.

Legal Matter:
After the death of Pierre Legardeur in 1648, Jacques and Jean Juchereau, Sieur de Maure, set up thier statement of accounts. Jacques owed his creditor 384 livres, 7 sols.

Land:
Governer Louis d'Ailleboust ceded to Jacques 4 arpents of frontal land "on the river of the great river Saint Laurent in the place called le Cap rouge". This was at Fort Saint Louis in Quebec. His neighbors were Nicolas Pinel and Pierre Gallet. This act was confirmed by Jean de Lauzon, new governor, on 17 nov 1652.

Land:
Monsieur de Maisonneuve, governor, gave Jacques 30 arpents of land joining the city, between son-in-law Urbain Tessier and Lambert Closse, more than an arpent in the city to the north of Rue Saint-Joseph.

Legal Matter:
Jacques committed himself to live at Ville-Marie according to Father Archange Godbout. He would have obtained a bonus of 400 livres.

Property:
Jacques bought from Etienne Dumets a house which Etienne had built on Jacques concession. The price was 71 liivres.

Legal Matter:
Jacques and several residents of Ville-Marie made a deal with master surgeon Etienne Bouchard. Bouchard was hired on 30 March "to dress and give medications for all sorts of things, illnesses both natural and accidental, except for the plague", to the signers and their family for the yearly amount of 100 sols or 5 livres.

Land:
Jacques gave a proxy to Father Jean de Quen, S.J., permitting him to transfer his property in the region of Quebec. The land passed to Gilles d'Anjou before 1662 according to Marcel Trudel.

Occupation:
He was a well digger. Jacques made a transaction with Paul de Chomedey. He dug a well, 5 feet in diameter, inside the for of Ville-Marie, at the Place d'Armes. He guaranteed at least 2 feet of stable water in the bottom of this well. He was promised 300 livres.

Employment:
Father Gabriel de Queylus contracted Jacques to dig a well "in the garden of the hospital of the said place". Jacques guaranteed "two feet of stable water at least...in the presence of a current of water". The clerc provided 8 feet of wood, twenty planks, the stone, the lime, the sand, etc. But Jacques took care of the ropes and received 300 livres and 10 pots of eau-de-vie in exchange for spring water. Jean Aubuchon and Jacques Millot signed as witnesses.

Employment:
Jacques Leber asked Archambault to dig a well for the use of the community. The depth would be 15 to 18 feet. The payment would be 300 livres and 10 pots of eau-de-vie.

Land:
Jacques leased his farm for 3 years to Pierre Dardenne. Jean Gervaise was a witness.

Census:

Jacques Archambaut, habitant, 62 years
Marie Denot, 60 years

Land:
Father Gilles Perot (Sulpicien Fathers) gave Jacques 100 livres for a portion of his land. This piece was 5 perches and 3 feet in length by 12 feet in width, all abutting Rue Saint-Jacques, near Urbain Tessier.

Legal Matter:
Jacques was still owed a portion of money for digging a well on 10 May 1660 for citizens Leber, Le Moyen and Testard. Jacques Testard paid his share of the debt which was 100 livres and 3 1/3 pots of eau-de-vie.

Legal Matter:
Jacques made Pierre Marchand and Francoise Pugnet his proxies so that they would pay the 152 livres owed from 280 livres borrowed from his nephew in La Rochelle, the son of Denys Archambault, his brother.

Census:

Jacques Archambault, 77 years
Marie Desnos, 62 years

Buried:
noted age 84 years

Jacques married Francoise Toureau about 1629 in Dompierre sur Mer, La Rochelle, France. Francoise was born about 1599; was buried on 9 Dec 1663 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Francoise Tourault
• Residence: Lardeliere, France
• _UID: 194F8BEBBD7E485CA95DF70E740B33FE7844
• Residence: Bef 1646, Dompierre sur Mer, La Rochelle, France
• Immigration: 1646
• First mentioned in Canada: 1647
• Legal Matter: 26 Apr 1688

Notes:

Residence:
She was orginally from Lardeliere, France.

Immigration:
She came with her husband and children.

Legal Matter:
The settlement of Francoise's estate include half of the family property. The 5 surviving children each received 3 square arpents of land.

Buried:
noted age 64 years

Notes:

Married:
* information from "Our French-Canadian Ancestors" VOL XIX, Chapter 3
Both are natives of Dompierre sur Mer, a village in the canton and arrondissement of La Rochelle, in the Charente Maritime, previously the French provice of Aunis.

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• _UID: B3A2A13373534C729599F72B0000FE8782FD

Antoine married Renee Ouvrard. Renee and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 2366838C2B84448B835B85BAD572D84D9FA7