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The first Bombardier to
settle in New France was named André. Born in Lille, France, in 1679, he
arrived in this country around 1700 as a soldier of the d'Aloigny
Company. Because of his very active military career, he earned the
nickname "Passe Partout" (meaning he let nothing stand in his way). He
took part in founding the city of Detroit in the United States, where he
lived with his wife Marie Demers, whom he had married in Montreal on
June 12, 1706. Their first two sons were born in Detroit. André returned
to New France with his whole family in the fall of 1711, settling
permanently in Pointe-aux-Trembles.
Below is the Bombardier family tree -
father to son - from the first in Canada until Joseph-Armand Bombardier,
according to their wedding date.
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Léon Bombardier
Octave Bombardier
Alfred Bombardier and Anna Gravel on their wedding day
J. Armand Bombardier and Yvonne Labrecque on their wedding day
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