Person Sheet


Name Guillaume RICHARD dit LA FLEUR
Occupation Soldier, "habitant", "ancien marguillier" [senior churchwarden]109
Birth Date 164151,130
Birth Place Saintes, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Birth Memo St-Léger Parish
Death Date Jul 2, 1690109
Death Place Pointe-aux-Trembles Parish, PQ Canada
Death Memo Killed by the Iroquois.
Burial Date Nov 2, 1694109
Burial Place Pointe-aux-Trembles Parish, PQ Canada
Burial Memo Re-interment; see Research Notes. Fathers Seguenot and Millet.
Religion Roman Catholic
Father Jean RICHARD (?-<1675)
Mother Anne MEUNIER
Spouses
1 Agnes TESSIER dite LAVIGNE
Birth Date bef Mar 23, 1659112
Birth Place Montréal Parish, PQ Canada
Baptism Date Mar 23, 1659109
Baptism Place Montréal Parish, PQ Canada
Baptism Memo The priest did not sign. Also present were Jean Gervaise and Barbe Deboullongne (wife of ? Dailleboust).
Death Date bef Jan 24, 1733109
Death Place PQ Canada
Death Memo from date of burial
Burial Date Jan 24, 1733109
Burial Place Pointe-aux-Trembles Parish, PQ Canada
Burial Memo Father Courtois. Also present were François Mercan dit Lapierre, Jean Baptiste Langlois, and Urbain Brien.
Religion Roman Catholic109
Father Urbain TESSIER dit LAVIGNE (ca1625-1689)
Mother Marie ARCHAMBAULT (1636-<1719)
Marriage Date Nov 26, 1675112,109
Marriage Place Montréal Parish, PQ Canada
Marriage Memo Father Gilles Perot. Also present were Philippe Carion dit Dufresnoy (lieutenant), Paul Morelle (ensign), Laurent Archambaut, Jean Gervaise, Gilles Loson, Louise Tessier, Marie Madeleine Cavelier, and Cunegonde Gervaise.
Children Agnes (<1676-<1757)
Pierre (1678-<1744)
Guillaume (1680-?)
Jean Baptiste (1682-?)
Marguerite
Claude (1684-?)
Marie Anne (<1686-<1710)
Madeleine Marie Agnes (1688-1726)
Urbain (<1690-1760)
Notes for Guillaume RICHARD dit LA FLEUR
Guillaume joined the Régiment Carignan-Callières on its formation in 1664. On May 31, 1665, he left with the regiment for New France in the company of Captain Gauthier de la Varennes. They were sent in an attempt to save the distressed New France from repeated attacks by the British and their Iroquois allies. The population had dwindled to about 2,500, of whom about 500 were in Québec. They arrived in Québec Aug 19, 1665 after a long and tempestuous voyage. Guillaume served largely in the Montréal area. When the regiment returned to France in 1667, he chose to remain behind.131

He was shortly thereafter appointed sergeant of the Montreal militia, and accompanied Count Frontenac up the St. Lawrence River in July 1673 to establish an outpost at Cataraqui, later known as Fort Frontenac. When Frontenac and his party left about two weeks later, Guillaume, with 15 men, was left in charge of the outpost until La Salle returned in 1675 to take command.105 He then returned to Montréal and was married to Agnes Tessier; his residence at marriage was Montréal Parish. They returned to Fort Frontenac.51 He was still there, according to a census of the Fort, in 1677, and apparently remained until 1679.105

He was then appointed sergeant of the garrison at Montréal. By 1689 he was Lieutenant of the Vanguard Company at Montréal. He later served as captain of militia in the parish of Pointe-aux-Trembles de Montréal, where he had been living since 1679.105 [But note that on the 1681 census he is listed as living in Montréal Parish with his wife Agnes and three children: Agnes, Pierre and Guillaume. At his son Jean-Baptiste's baptism on 1682, their residence is given as Pointe-aux-Trembles Parish.]109

Guillaume and a party of twenty-five men were slaughtered by a band of Iroquois warriors on July 2, 1690 near Bout-de-l'Ile de Montréal. Their bodies were discovered six days later, and they were buried at the site. They were later re-interred at Pointe-aux-Trembles.105

Guillaume had 12 children.105

Guillaume was unable to sign at his marriage.109

The family is shown in the 1681 census of Montréal as follows:
Guillaume RICHARD, 40, "marechal" [marshal], Agnes TESSIER, 23, Agnes, 4, Pierre, 3, Guillaume, 2.109
Research Notes
NAME: His last name is also given as RICHAR.109

BIRTH: Guillaume's parentage is confirmed with his birthdate given as ca 1640 in France.112 His parentage is confirmed with his birthdate given as ca 1641 at St-Leger, ev. Saintes, Saintonge (ar. Saintes, Charente-Maritime).109 He is shown as 40 in the 1681 census.109

DEATH: The date and cause of death are confirmed, with his place of death given as Bout-de-l'Ile.105

BURIAL: He was originally buried at the site of his death, and later re-interred at Pointe-aux-Trembles as shown.109 105 The year and place of Guillaume's burial are confirmed.105 The date and place are confirmed.112

OCCUPATION: Soldier,105 habitant.109 At marriage he is described as "sergent de la garnison" [sergeant of the garrison].109 At his son Pierre's baptism, he is described as "ancien caporal" [?senior corporal].109 In the 1681 census he is described as "marechal" [marshal].109 At his son Jean-Baptiste's baptism, he is described as "ancien marguillier" [?senior churchwarden].109 At his death he is described as "lieutenant".109
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