Francois CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE

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6 March 1748 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Died

27 February 1794 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada

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François CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE Françoise HOUDE

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Born: 6 March 1748 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Father: François CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE

Mother: Françoise HOUDE

Paternal grandparents: Jean COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE , Marie-Anne BLOUARD

Maternal grandparents: Jacques HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX , Marie-Louise-Françoise BEAUDET

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Francois married Josephte ROGNON dite LAROCHE 7 August 1767 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Josephte ROGNON dite LAROCHE was born 19 September 1745 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Josephte died 23 November 1837 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan). Josephte was the child of Louis ROGNON and Josephte CROTEAU.

Francois CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE died 27 February 1794 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .

m. Rognon Josephte

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Josephte ROGNON dite LAROCHE
Marriage date: 7 August 1767
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte ROGNON dite LAROCHE was the child of Louis ROGNON and Josephte CROTEAU

Children of Francois CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE and Josephte ROGNON dite LAROCHE

Genevieve LAMOTHE dite COCHON

Born: 18 May 1768, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Michel WOLFE 6 October 1789 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Suzanne LAMOTHE dite COCHON

Born: 24 May 1772, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste RENAUD dit BLANCHARD 13 November 1792 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre LAMOTHE dit COCHON

Born: 30 May 1782, Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 September 1850, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne SENEZ dite LALIBERTÉ (SENET) 29 April 1805 Place: Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

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Birth — 1748
6 March 1748
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Francois CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE and Josephte ROGNON dite LAROCHE 7 August 1767, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

He was 19 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Genevieve LAMOTHE dite COCHON was born 18 May 1768, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Francois was 20 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Suzanne LAMOTHE dite COCHON was born 24 May 1772, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Francois was 24 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1782 Birth of Child
Pierre LAMOTHE dit COCHON was born 30 May 1782, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

Francois was 34 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Marriage of Child
Genevieve LAMOTHE dite COCHON married 6 October 1789, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Michel WOLFE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Marriage of Child
Suzanne LAMOTHE dite COCHON married 13 November 1792, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Jean-Baptiste RENAUD dit BLANCHARD

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)