Died ‎± 1671 at Québec,, Quebec, Canada

Born ‎1646 at Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France, died ‎1712 at St Lawrence River, Varennes, Quebec, Canada
Drowned‎, age 65 or 66 years, buried ‎12 Jun 1713 at Sorel, Montérégie, Quebec, Canada
‎1st marriage to: Charlotte de LaMarche, ‎2nd marriage to: Catherine Clerice

From the web site of Norbert Lussier (http://www.cnwl.igs.net/~nlussier/gen1.htm):
"Jacques was born in Paris, France in 1646, son of Jacques Lussier and Marguerite Darmine. They lived in the parish of Saint Eustache, archdiocese of Paris. Jacques left Paris when he was around 20 to enter into a three-year contract with Pierre Boucher who was then governor at Trois-Rivieres, Nouvelle France. Jacques arrived in Quebec in the fall of 1666. Colonists of this era were required to work 3 years before obtaining their citizenship. Pierre Boucher relinquished his post to Rene Gaultier of Varennes toward the end of 1667. Jacques followed his master to Varennes in 1668 or 1669. (Varrennes is opposite to eastern end of the island of Montreal on the southern shore of the St. Lawrence river.)

Our ancestor first appeared in the official records on September 22, 1669, when he appeared before the notary Becquet to enter into a marriage contract with Charlotte de LaMarche who was a Fill De Roi and brought with her a dowry of 300 livres plus 50 livres from the King of France. Charlotte died soon after the birth of their daughter Marie Jeanne(b. February 3, 167/71). Charlotte's death was the first one recorded in Boucherville, Quebec.

After six months of grieving, Jacques traveled back to Quebec from Varennes in order to find another companion. In Quebec, he met a young 18 year old, Catherine Clerice. Catherine was also a Fille de Roi and had a dowry of more than 200 livres plus 50 livres from the King. Romain Becquet registered their marriage contract on October 4, 1671. The religious ceremony took place on October 12, 1671 in the church of Notre Dame, Quebec. The newly weds then traveled up the St. Lawrence to Varennes where they made their home. together they raised 12 children plus one from Jacques' first marriage.

Jacques drowned in the St. Lawrence river in the late fall of 1712 and his body was found in the spring of 1713. He was buried June 12, 1713 in Sorel, Quebec. Over his lifetime, he had amassed a considerable fortune for the early 1700s, some 3000 livres. I guess I forgot to mention that Jacques was a colonist/farmer."