Born ‎± ABT. 1632 Boulogne, Picardie, (Vendee), France, died ‎ Aug 4, 1686 Quebec, Pq, Canada‎, approximately 54 years
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!COMMENT-BIRTH-CENSUS: Answered age 34 at both recordings of 66 and 67,and
answered 44 at recording of 1681, and living in Quebec. Source; ReneJette,
"Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles du Quebec", University ofMontreal,
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Burial August 05, 1686
Quebec, PQ, Canada

Born ‎± ABT. 1618 Pas de Calais, Boulogne, Picardy, Fr, died ‎ Jul 6, 1673 Quebec, Pq, Canada‎, approximately 55 years
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!COMMENT: Various sources for this information; Rene Jette, "Dictionnaire
Genealogique des Familles du Quebec", 1983, University of Montreal; "Les
Lambert D'Amerique", conference of 4 October, 1992, speach written by Luc
Lambert; "History de la Seigneurie de Lauzon" by Joeph-Edmond Roy, 1897,Page
255. Vol. 1; "Dictionnaire bibliographique du Canada", by J. Monet,Volume 1,
1966 Published in Quebec; "Historique de la Ferme Lambert de St-Nicolas",
and excerpt from Terre Illustre, newsletter of L'Association des Lambert
d'Amerique Inc, October 1992, Volume 1, numero 2; Also from a speechgiven by
Adrien LAmbert, Ex-Deputy of Bellechasse, to the Canadian Parlement at the
350th Anniversary of the arrival of the first two Lamberts to arrive inNew
France in 1634; and Midland, Ontario Chamber of Commerce, 208 King St.,P.O.
Box 158, Midland, Ontario, Canada, L4R 4K8.
He was from the area of Picardy, (now in Vendee), along the EnglishChannel.
Married in France to Marie Laurence. Confirmed as being in Quebec onOctober 8,
1659, at 40 years of age. He was a mechant in the city of Quebec.
Working for the Jesuites about 1645 and abt 1647 Eustache Lambert
had a "dit" name of Champagne. He came over with his brother Pierre, whowas
killed by the Iroquois on October 20, 1663 and buried at Chateau-Richer.
Eustache came to New France as a "donne" or lay assistant to the Companyof
Jesus (Jesuits) and was a faithful companion of Father Gabriel LalemantS.J.,
today known as Saint Gabriel Lalemant, one of the Canadian holy martyrs.
Eustache was born in 1618 in Boulogne in the province of Picardy inFrance,
in a place known as Pas de Calais. From 1645 to 1647 he was in thecompany of
the Jesuit Fathers on their distant and perilous mission to the West.
On thier mission to spread the Good News o Jesus to the different peoples
that inhabited the country at that time, the missionaries were supposed to
establish posts or missions as places where the people could convenetogether.
This is what they did in this distant corner of New France, and gave the
mission the name of Sainte-Marie. However, in 1649, facing the menace ofthe
Iroquois who had already caused the martydom of some missionaries, theyhad to
abandon the settlement of Sainte-Marie and set fire to it to avoid it's
desecration.
Unfortunatly, Eustache Lambert didn't know how to write, but he was gifted
with remarkable intelligence. He very quickly learned the Huron languageand
became an excellent interpreter, a skill which proved to be very usefulto the
missionaries.
He was also skillful with a sword and rifle. In 1653, he was in command of
the camp which was organized several years prior to protect the capital
(Quebec). He had at his disposal the assault vehicles and five thousandC.F.
18's to enable him to carry out his commission. His courage and hisdedication
guided him. In 1653, when the city of Trois-Rivieres was attacked byabout 500
Iroquois, Eustache commanded a detachment of fifty men sent from Quebecto aid
in the defense of the city. According to the historian Monsieur Sulte,
Eustache Lambert was the first commander of a militia corps in Canada.
The first colonizers at that time were given land grants and permitted to
become property holders which is how Eustache acquired a tract of land on
December 15, 1652 in the territory held by the lord of Lauzon, and the
contract was approved by mr. Lauzon-Charny on October 11, 1653.
That piece of land comprised eight acres of frontage along the Saint
Laurence River and was 40 acres deep. A fishery had been established onthat
land earler. The only obligation imposed on the new land owner was that he
give back to the lord each year a tecnth of the eels that he caught. In
exchange the lord was to furnish the barrels and the salt.
Marie was buried in the cemetary that then existed in the cellars of the
Cathedral-Bascilica. He was buried in the old (now gone) St-Josephcemetery
next to the Cathedral-Bascilica of Quebec.


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Burial June 07, 1673
Quebec, PQ, Canada