Individual Details
Guillaume RICHARD-LAFLEUR
(Abt 1638 - Jul 1690)
RICHARD dit LAFLEUR
Jetté and Tanguay
Killed by the Iroquois -- Coulée Grou Massacre. Note late burial.
Carignan Regiment -- La Varenne Company
Leg #V212
Biographical info in DCB and Drouin, vol.3
DCB: "A strong family tradition states that Richard was the descendent of John Richards, a Welshman, who, as a member of the king's bodyguard, assisted the French king, Charles IX, to escape through the back gardens of the palace during the frightful massacre of St. Bartholomew, 14 August 1572."
Soldier -- Sargeant of the garrison of Montreal in 1674, Marshall in 1681, and Lieutenant of the militia of Pointe-aux-Trembles in 1688 and 1690
Direct ancestor
French birth
Jetté and Tanguay
Killed by the Iroquois -- Coulée Grou Massacre. Note late burial.
Carignan Regiment -- La Varenne Company
Leg #V212
Biographical info in DCB and Drouin, vol.3
DCB: "A strong family tradition states that Richard was the descendent of John Richards, a Welshman, who, as a member of the king's bodyguard, assisted the French king, Charles IX, to escape through the back gardens of the palace during the frightful massacre of St. Bartholomew, 14 August 1572."
Soldier -- Sargeant of the garrison of Montreal in 1674, Marshall in 1681, and Lieutenant of the militia of Pointe-aux-Trembles in 1688 and 1690
Direct ancestor
French birth
Events
| Birth | Abt 1638 | St-Leger, Saintes, Saintonge, France | |||
| Marriage | 26 Nov 1675 | Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada - Agnès TESSIER | |||
| Death | Jul 1690 | ||||
| Burial | 2 Nov 1694 | Pointe-aux-Trembles, Île-de-Montréal, Québec, Canada | |||
| Reference No | BR4-12 |
Families
| Spouse | Agnès TESSIER (1659 - ) |
| Child | Pierre RICHARD (1678 - ) |
| Father | Jean RICHARD ( - 1675) |
| Mother | Anne MEUSNIER ( - ) |