Guillaume Richard & Agnes Tessier

Children of Guillaume Richard and Agnes Tessier

Guillaume Richard

Guillaume Richard died from an encounter with the Iroquois near a ravine
on Jean Grou's land above Ile de Montreal.
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1. Guillaume1 Richard dit Lafleurwas the son of Jean Richard and Anne Meusnier,
was born in Saint Leger, Saintes, France, 1641. Guillaume died July 2,
1690 in a battle with the Indians at the Jean Grou River, near
Bout-de-I'lle de Montreal, Quebec, Canada, at age 49.(1) His body was
interred November 2, 1694
in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montreal, Qubec, Canada.(2)
He married Agns Tessier November 26, 1675 in Notre Dame, Montreal,
Qubec, Canada.(3) Agns was born March 23, 1658/9 in Montreal, Qubec,
Canada. Agns(4) was the daughter of Urbain Tessier Sieur dit Lavigne and
Marie Archambault. Agns died January 1732/3 at age 73. Her body was
interred January 24, 1732/3 in in L'Enfant-Jesus, Pointe-aux-Trembles,
Qubec, Canada.
Guillaume was a French-Canadian soldier in Canada.

From the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography" - Volume I, University of
Toronto Press.
RICHARD dit Lafleur, GUILLAUME (styled Sieur de La Fleur), soldier of the
Carignan-Salieres regiment, captain of the Canadian militia, and at one
time churchwarden; b. 1641was the son of Jean Richard, grain merchant, and his
wife, Anne Meusnier, of Saint-Leger, bishopric of Saintes, France; d.
1690. A strong family tradition states that Richard was the descendant of
John Richards, a Welshman, who, as a member of the king's bodyguard,
assisted the French king, Charles IX, to escape the frightful massacre of
St. Bartholomew, 14 Aug. 1572.
Richard entered the French army as a young man, joining the
Carignan-Salieres regiment at its formation in 1664. On the last day of
May the following year he embarked for New France with his regiment, as a
soldier in the company of Roger de Bobbeau de La Varenne, arriving at
Quebec 19 August, after a long and tempestuous voyage. Two years later,
when his regiment returned to France, Richard chose to remain in Canada.
Shortly thereafter he was appointed sergeant in the Canadian forces, in
which ranks he accompanied governor Frontenac to Cataracoui where Fort
Frontenac was founded in 1673. He remained at the new post as its first
commandant when the French returned to Quebec. Richard continued in that
capacity until the return of Cavelier de La Salle in 1675, and was still
at the fort in September 1677, according to a census of its garrison.
Shortly thereafter he was appointed sergeant of the garrison at Montreal.
By 1684 he was lieutenant of the vanguard company of that post and later
was captain of the militia in the parish of Pointe-aux-Trembles de
Montreal, where he had maintained his residence since 1679.
Guillaume Richard dit Lafleur met a soldier's death on 2 July 1690, near
Bout-de-I'lle de Montreal, when his small party of 25 was overwhelmed by
a band of Iroquois warriors. Six days later the bodies of the fallen were
buried hurriedly where they fell. In 1694 their remains were exhumed and
reinterred in the cemetery of Pointe-aux-Trembles.
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Notes for Guillaume RICHARD dit LA FLEUR
Guillaume joined the Rgiment Carignan-Callires 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 Qubec. They arrived in Qubec Aug 19, 1665 after
a long and tempestuous voyage. Guillaume served largely in the Montral
area. When the regiment returned to France in 1667, he chose to remain
behind.96

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.89 He then returned to Montral and was married on July 1,
1675 to Agnes Tessier. They returned to Fort Frontenac.94 He was still
there, according to a census of the Fort, in 1677, and apparently
remained until 1679.89

He was then appointed sergeant of the garrison at Montral. By 1689 he
was Lieutenant of the Vanguard Company at Montral. He later served as
captain of militia in the parish of Point-aux-Trembles de Montral, where
he had been living since 1679.89

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 Montral. Their
bodies were discovered six days later, and they were buried at the site.
They were later re-interred at Point-aux-Trembles.89

Guillaume had 12 children.89

The above information can also be found in H.C. Burleigh, Forgotten
Leaves of Local History, Brown & Martin Limited, Kingston 1973, pp. 28-29.

Research Notes
BIRTH: Guillaume's birthdate is also given as ca 1640 in France.93

BURIAL: The year and place of Guillaume's burial are confirmed.89




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From the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography" - Volume I, University of
Toronto Press.
RICHARD dit Lafleur, GUILLAUME (styled Sieur de La Fleur, soldier of
the Carignan-Salieres regiment, captain of the Canadian militia, and
at one time churchwarden; b. 1641was the son of Jean Richard, grain
merchant, and his wife, Anne Meusnier, of Saint-Leger, bishopric of
Saintes, France; d. 1690.
A strong family tradition states that Richard was the descendant of
John Richards, a Welshman, who, as a member of the king's bodyguard,
assisted the French king, Charles IX, to escape the frightful massacre
of St. Bartholomew, 14 Aug. 1572.
Richard entered the French army as a young man, joining the
Carignan-Salieres regiment at its formation in 1664. On the last day
of May the following year he embarked for New France with his
regiment, as a soldier in the company of Roger de Bobbeau de La
Varenne, arriving at Quebec 19 August, after a long and tempestuous
voyage. Two years later, when his regiment returned to France,
Richard chose to remain in Canada. Shortly thereafter he was
appointed sergeant in the Canadian forces, in which ranks he
accompanied governor Frontenac to Cataracoui where Fort Frontenac was
founded in 1673. He remained at the new post as its first commandant
when the French returned to Quebec. Richard continued in that
capacity until the return of Cavelier de La Salle in 1675, and was
still at the fort in September 1677, according to a census of its
garrison. Shortly thereafter he was appointed sergeant of the
garrison at Montreal. By 1684 he was lieutenant of the vanguard
company of that post and later was captain of the militia in the
parish of Pointe-aux-Trembles de Montreal, where he had maintained his
residence since 1679. Guillaume Richard dit Lafleur met a soldier's
death on 2 July 1690, near Bout-de-I'lle de Montreal, when his small
party of 25 was overwhelmed by a band of Iroquois warriors. Six days
later the bodies of the fallen were buried hurriedly where they fell.
In 1694 their remains were exhumed and reinterred in the cemetery of
Pointe-aux-Trembles.
Richard's son, Jean-Baptiste, an interpreter, married Marie-Anne, the
daughter of Pierre You de La Decouverte - an associate of La Salle in
his discoveries on the Mississippi River - and of Elisabeth, a Miami
squaw. Jean-Baptiste's daughter, Suzanne, became the wife of Gilbert
Parant, merchant and interpreter at Detroit. Jean-Baptiste's son,
Jean (b. 1721), according to tradition, was wounded and captured by
western Indians, from whom he escaped three years later, finally
reaching civilization on the lower reaches of the Mohawk River. He,
in turn, served as interpreter in the Loyalist forces during the
Revolutionary War and after peace was established he settled on the
Bay of Quinte, where he died in 1807.
[BO:By: H.C. Burleigh:BO]

Agnes Tessier

Claude Richard

Guillaume Richard