Denis ARCHAMBAULT

Born

12 September 1630 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Died

26 July 1651 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Cause of Death: killed by a cannon that exploded and shattered

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Parents of Denis ARCHAMBAULT

Father

Jacques ARCHAMBAULT

Mother

Françoise-Chauveau THOURAULT

Grandparents of Denis ARCHAMBAULT

Paternal grandparents

Antoine ARCHAMBAULT Renée OUVRARD

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Denis was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1651.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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1630 Baptism

'Denis Archambault, the eldest was baptized at Dompierre, on 12 September 1630. According to the historian Faillon, he was one of the brave men, who on 6 May 1651, risked their lives to help Catherine Mercier, wife of Jean Baudart. The latter was killed; the poor wife was kidnapped by the Iroquois and tortured at an unknown place...'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XIX, Page 30