Jacques Archambault Explained

Jacques Archambault (– 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

• 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 and References

1. Web site: 2021-06-30 . Jacques Archambault, the first well digger of Ville-Marie . 2024-05-28 . lesarchambaultdamerique.com . en-US.
2. http://www.lesarchambaultdamerique.com/francais/histoire/histoire_qui%20sommes%20nous_fr.html Les Archambault d'Amérique - Qui sommes-nous?
3. Web site: Jacques Archambault.