Plaque to Jacques Archambault Eglise de Dompierre sur Mer

Jacques Archambault ( – February 15, 1688) was a French

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. He was born in

Dompierre-sur-Mer Dompierre-sur-Mer (, literally ''Dompierre on Sea'', before 1962: ''Dompierre'')Françoise Tourault which from 1630 to 1644, had 2 sons and 5 daughters (which one died to infancy). All Archambaults (and descendants) now living in North America are his descendants, as no other Archambault ever emigrated from France. A plate in the back of the

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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

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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).

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1600s births 1688 deaths Colonists of Fort Ville-Marie French people in New France {{NewFrance-stub