Jacques Archambault

For the Lower Canada politician, see Jacques Archambault (politician).
Plaque to Jacques Archambault, Church of Dompierre-sur-Mer.
Plaque on the location of the first well dug on the island of Montréal by Jacques Archambault.

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.

  1. ^ "Jacques Archambault, the first well digger of Ville-Marie". lesarchambaultdamerique.com. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  2. ^ Les Archambault d'Amérique - Qui sommes-nous?