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). 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 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.

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).