The Family of
Urbain Tessier dit Lavigne
& Wife
Marie Archambault
of Montreal, Canada
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Urbain Tessier dit Lavigne was born in 1624 Chateau, Anjou, France, son, and only known child, of Artus Tessier & Jeanne Meine. He died at Montreal, Canada on March 21, 1689. (Burial of Urban Tessier, Notre-Dame de Montreal)
His occupation was pit sawyer, carpenter, and farmer.
He married on September 28, 1648, Quebec, Canada, to Marie
Archambault, Bapt. Feb. 24, 1636, at Dumpierre-sur-Mer, in
Aunis, France, daughter of Jacques Archambault & wife Francoise Toureau,
Marie being only twelve years and 7 months old at the time of her
marriage. She died on Aug 6, 1719, at the age of 83 years, at
Pointe-aux-Trembles, near Montreal, and is buried there, having
borne her husband 17 children, 13 of whom reached adulthood.
Ref: Tanguay
Children: Tessier
1. Charles (twin) Bapt. July 19, 1649 Died July 24, 1649 Montreal
2. Anomgme (twin) Born & Died .July 19, 1649 Montreal
3. Paul Bapt Feb. 5, 1651 Died: April 26, 1730 Longue Point
(M) Chauteau-Richer Oct. 13, 1681 Madeleine Cloutier
4. Madeleine Bapt July 19, 1652 Montreal Died Prior to 1666
5. Laurent Bapt. June 3, 1655 Died Sept 27, 1687
(M) Oct. 20, 1681 Quebec, Ann Genevieve Lemere
She (M) #2 1690 Jean Pierre Jolliet (M) #3 1694 Antoine de Rupally
6. Louise Bapt Mar. 26, 1657 Montreal
(M) Nov 23, 1671 Montreal, Pierre Payet dit St. Amour
7. Agnes Bapt Mar. 23, 1657 Montreal
(M) Nov 26, 1675 Guillaume Richard
(M) #2 Nov 21, 1692 Claude DuConge dit La Fleur
8. Urbain Bapt June 7, 1661 (confirmed May 12, 1669)
Died Mar. 24, 1685 Montreal
9. Jean dit St. Jean Bapt June 14, 1663 Montreal Died Dec 7,
1735 Montreal
(M) #2 April 21, 1688 Louise Caron
(M) #3 Aug 22, 1703 Marie Catherine de Poitiers
10. Claude Bapt. Dec. 12, 1663 Montreal Died: betw. 1681-1690
11. Jacques Bapt May 24, 1668 Montreal Died June 23, 1669 Montreal
12. Catherine Petronile Bapt. Mar. 3, 1670 Montreal Died:
May 19, 1751 Point au Trembles
(M) Pierre Janat/Jannot LaChapelle Jan 31, 1684 Montreal
Some of this family can be found in the early Illinois records.
13. Jean
Baptiste Bapt. Jan 26, 1672 Montreal Died: May 20, 1736 Longuevil
(M) at Montreal Nov. 4, 1698 Elisabeth Regnault (Regnaud) dit Desmoulins
14. Pierre Bapt Feb. 21, 1674 Montreal
15. Jacques Bapt. Mar 3, 1675 Montreal Died: May 9, 1738
(M) at Montreal May 10, 1699 Marie Adehemar
16. Ignace Bapt. Mar. 11, 1677
(M) May 5, 1703 Repentigny to Marguerite Lussier
17. Nicholas Bapt. June 17, 1678 Montreal Died Jan. 4, 1757
Montreal
(M) at Montreal Jan. 27, 1716 Genevieve Auger dit Baron
1666 census of Montreal
Urbain Tessier dit Lavigne, 42 years old, inhabitant
Marie Archambault, 30 yrs, his wife
Paul 15 years
Laurent 11
Louise 9
Agnes 7
Urbain 4
Jean 3
Claude 7 weeks
Etiene Gentes 18 yrs, hired domestic
Jacques Hurtuat 25 hired domestic
1667 Census of Montreal
listed between Jacques
Archambault & Francois Bailly
Urbain Terssier 40 yrs
Marie Archambault, his wife, 33
Paul-Laurent 15
Laurent 11
Agnes 8
Urbain 6
Jean 4
Claude 17 months
Louise 9
Etienne Launay 21 domestic
Lamondor 22
4 cows, 36 arpents land under cultivation
1681 Census: Habitants De La Ville De Montreal
Urbain Tessier 55
Marie Archambault sa femme 46
Paul 30
Laurent 25
Urbain 20
Jean 18
Claude 16
Baptiste 10
Jacques 6
Ignace 4
Nicolas 2
Petronile 1 1/2
3 fusile; 11 betes a cornes; 36 arpents en valeur
Guillaume Richard merechal 40
Agnes Tessier, sa femme 23
enfants: Agnes 4, Pierre 3, Buillaume 2
1 fusil; 5 bete a cornes; 12 arpents en valeur
Pierre Payet 40 ,Louise Tessier sa femme 24,
enfants Philippe 9, Guillaume 7, Madeleine 5, Genevieve 3, Marguerite 1
1 fusil, 5 betes a cornes, 12 arpents en valeur
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Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties-Olivier
Urbain Tessier, born 1624, died at Montreal on March 21, 1689, son of Artus
Tessier and of Jeanne Meine, of chateau-des-Aniou, Diocese of Angers, married at
Quebec on 28 September, 1648 to Marie Archambault, daughter of Jacques and of
Francois Toureau.
Ref: Tanguay Vol 1, P 561 & the following information has
been taken from:
French Canadian & Acadian Genealogical Review, chief Editor Roland
J. Auger
MARRIAGE ACT OF URBAIN TESSIER
On September 28, 1648, the bans having been first published, to wit: the first
of two on the 21st of this month, on St. Matthew's day, at the High Mass and at
Vespers, and the 3rd, the 27th of the same month and year, at the High Mass, and
no legitimate impediment having been found, Pere Barthelemy Vimont, in his
capacity of pastor in the parish of Quebec, interrogated Urbain Tessier, son of
Artus Tessier and of Jeanne Mein, his father and mother, of the parish of
Chasteau in Anjou, and Marie Archambault, daughter of Jacques Archambault and of
Francoise Taureau, of the parish of Quebec, her father and mother, and having
received their mutual consent by word of mouth, they being present, solemnly
married them in said church in the presence of witnesses: Jean Bourdon, Robert
Giffard, Nicolas Goupil.
Urbain Tessier received a Land Grant in Montreal January 10,
1648., by M.de Maisonneuve .
He was also one of the first five colonists to have a child baptized in
Montreal. He also received a later grant.
The following inscription is found sculptured into a building block of the facade of The Royal Trust Company, Rue St-Jacques in Montreal, Canada:
THIS BUILDING
IS ERECTED
ON PART OF THE ORIGINAL CONCESSION TO
URBAIN TESSIER DIT LAVIGNE
BEING THE 8th GRANT
MADE TO AN INDIVIDUAL IN THE
ISLAND OF MONTREAL
Urbain Tessier was taken prisoner by the Iroquios March 24, 1661, along with others, and for some time the family did not know if he was alive or dead. Some of these prisoners were tortured and killed; Urbain Tessier lost a finger. He was finally liberated, through negotiations, along with the other last eight prisoners, by Pere Simon Lemoine on August 31, 1661.
At this time Urbain Tessier owned 30 arpents land in the city and 30 arpents at Cote Saint-Francois (Longue-Pointe) He later purchased additional land, and as his sons became of age, made several deeds to them.
On June 25, 1678 Urbain Tessier and his brothers-in-law, Laurent Archambault, Jean Gervaise, and Gilles Lauzon, granted to their father and father-in-law, Jacques Archambault, a life pension of 100 livres "septuagenarian and quite unable to work to earn his living and clothing, for the natural friendship they bear him, as they have always done."
Urbain Tessier's name is found many times in the civil court records, often as a defendant, as well as plaintiff.
Urbain Tessier dit Lavigne died at Montreal and was buried March 21, 1698 at Notre-Dame de Montreal
BURIAL OF URBAIN TESSIER
On March 21, 1689, there was buried in the Cemetery, Urbain Tessier, after
having received all the sacrements, aged about 70 years (Signed) E. Guyotte,
pastor (Notre-Dame de Montreal, March 21, 1689)
On April 23, 1689, the coheirs of Urbain Tessier made a declaration in favor of their mother, authorizing her during her entire lifetime to enjoy any real or personal property which may devolve on them from said estate.
On July 28, 1690, Inventory of the property of Urbain Tessier and division was made among Marie Archambault and her children, Named
On May 22, 1692 another division of the estate was made concerning some property in town.
On January 23, 1702 Marie Archambault relinquished her interest in the estate of her deceased husband, Urbain Tessier, in favor of her children. She outlived her husband by thirty years, dying on August 6, 1719 at Pointe-aux-Trembles, near Montreal.
BURIAL OF MARIE ARCHAMBAULT
The sixth day of the month of August of the year one thousand seven hundred
nineteen, I, the undersigned, priest of Villemarie in the absence of Mr. de
Lescoat, buried in the cemetery of the parish of l'Enfant Jesus the body of
Marie Archambault, wife of the late Urbain Tessier, aged about eighty-six years,
deceased after having received the last sacraments, witnesses Jacques Tessier,
living at Villemarie, Pierre Jannot, undersigned; the said Tessier declared he
was unable to sign his name. (Signed) Pierre Jannot, Bouffandeau, priest