Biography
Pioneer Gilles Lauzon passed away on September 21st, 1687, at Montréal (Ville-Marie).
Gilles, a tinsmith, had arrived in New France as part of La Grande Recrue of 1653. In 1656 he married the very young Marie-Anne Archambault. The couple had thirteen children before Marie-Anne's untimely death in 1685.
Around 1678 their household was struck by a fire which left the family in dire financial straits. It's reported that former governor Charles d'Ailleboust forgave most of the debt owed to him 'in consideration of the poverty' caused by event.
At the time of Gilles's death, their youngest child Gilles was just three years old. The young Gilles and other siblings were left in the care of elder sister Catherine and her husband Jean Sicard.
Marie-Anne and Gilles have many notable descendants including actors Mark Wahlberg, Ryan Gosling and Jim Carrey. Another descendant, Charles (Don Carlos) Beaubien, made a name for himself as a fur-trader and land-owner in the American Southwest
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1656 Marriage / PartnerGilles LAUZON and Marie ARCHAMBAULT 27 November 1656, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1657 Birth of ChildAnne-Michelle LAUZON was born 29 September 1657, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1659 Birth of ChildMarguerite LAUZON was born 24 May 1659, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1662 Birth of ChildFrançoise LAUZON was born 22 April 1662, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1666 Birth of ChildCatherine LAUZON was born 23 May 1666, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1668 Birth of ChildSeraphin LAUZON was born 9 December 1668, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1670 Marriage of ChildAnne-Michelle LAUZON married 13 October 1670, Montréal, Canada, New France to Jean CORON (CARON)
1671 Birth of ChildLouise LAUZON was born 21 March 1671, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1672 Marriage of ChildMarguerite LAUZON married 23 November 1672, Montréal, Canada, New France to Étienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE
1673 Birth of ChildMichel LAUZON was born 19 February 1673, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1675 Birth of ChildPaul LAUZON was born 23 October 1675, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1675 Marriage of ChildFrançoise LAUZON married 20 November 1675, Montréal, Canada, New France to François BOULARD dit CAMBRAI
1677 Birth of ChildMadeleine LAUZON was born 15 November 1677, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1679 Birth of ChildAnne LAUZON was born 18 December 1679, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1681 Marriage of ChildCatherine LAUZON married 10 February 1681, Montréal, Canada, New France to Jean-Baptiste-Simon SICARD
1681 Birth of ChildJeanne LAUZON was born 31 October 1681, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1683 Death of ChildAnne-Michelle LAUZON died 28 February 1683, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
1684 Birth of ChildGilles LAUZON was born 29 February 1684, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1685 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie ARCHAMBAULT died 8 August 1685, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1686 Marriage of ChildLouise LAUZON married 20 November 1686, Montréal, Canada, New France to Jean-Baptiste QUENNEVILLE
Death — 168721 September 1687
Montréal, Canada, New France
Gilles
LAUZON
Marie ARCHAMBAULT
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