Pierre  RICHAUME dit PETRUS

Biography
Pierre Richaume and his father Simon were among the first group brought to Ville-Marie by Maisonneuve to help with construction of the fort. The elder Richaume had signed a contract on May 2, 1644; for a period of three years, where he would be employed as a carpenter and wagoneer, for an annual salary of 100 livres. (Simon may also have been Pierre's older brother, since no age is given) After his contract was up, he stayed on in Montreal, but was killed on February 9, 1655, when a tree he had been clearing, fell on him and he was crushed to death.

By then Pierre was nineteen, and his occupation listed as cultivator of vineyards, though he no doubt also acted as a labourer in the construction around Ville Marie. By the time he was 22, he must have decided, or at least had it decided for him, that it was time to settle down and raise a family, so a contract was negotiated for a French bride, and Marthe on her way to meet her intended.

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1658 Marriage / Partner
Pierre RICHAUME dit PETRUS and Marthe-Marie ARNUS (ARNUE) (ARNAULT) 16 September 1658, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1659 Birth of Child
Barbe RICHAUME was born 22 June 1659, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1659 Birth of Child
Gabriel RICHAUME was born 22 June 1659, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1661 Birth of Child
Jacques RICHAUME dit PETRUS was born 19 February 1661 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1662 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine RICHAUME was born 23 November 1662, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1665 Birth of Child
Marie-Marthe RICHAUME was born 4 March 1665 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1666
Pierre Richomme 30 Habitant

Marthe Arnue 30 Epouse

Barbe Richomme 7 Fille

Jacques Richomme 5 Fils

Marie Magne Richomme 3 Fille

Marie Marthe Richomme 1 Fille

Pierre Perusse 30 Domestique, engage

1666 Montreal Census

1666 Birth of Child
Elisabeth RICHAUME was born 31 August 1666 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1668 Birth of Child
Jeanne RICHAUME was born 3 December 1668 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1671 Birth of Child
Marie RICHAUME was born 31 March 1671, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1672 Birth of Child
Madeleine RICHAUME was born 28 March 1672, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1675 Marriage of Child
Barbe RICHAUME married 12 October 1675, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (MEUSNIER)

1677 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine RICHAUME married 1 July 1677, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Jean BRUNET dit LASABLONNIÈRE

1681 Canadian Census Signeurie de Repentigny
Pierre Richaume, 46
Marthe Arnue, sa femme, 46
enfants:
Jacques, 20
Elizabeth, 15
Jeanne, 12
Madeleine, 9

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

1682 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth RICHAUME married 23 July 1682, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Robert DESMARAIS

1688 Death
5 August 1688
Repentigny, Canada, New France