Paul LAMOTHE dit CAUCHON

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15 November 1769 , Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

17 June 1856 , Saint-Ours, Canada East

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Paul COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE Marie-Anne LEGARE

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Born: 15 November 1769 in Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Paul COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE

Mother: Marie-Anne LEGARE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste COCHON (CAUCHON) , Marguerite DUMAS

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LEGARE , Thérèse ROUSSIN

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Paul married Marguerite LANDRY 30 September 1793 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite LANDRY was born abt. 1773 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite was the child of Michel LANDRY and Madeleine LEBLANC.

Paul LAMOTHE dit CAUCHON died 17 June 1856 in Saint-Ours, Canada East .
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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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Paul LAMOTHE dit CAUCHON married

Marguerite LANDRY
Marriage date: 30 September 1793
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Marguerite LANDRY was the child of Michel LANDRY and Madeleine LEBLANC

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Marie LAMOTHE

Born: abt. 1796, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Paul LAVIOLETTE 22 January 1816 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Judith LAMOTHE

Born: abt. 1798, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste DUHAMEL 19 January 1818 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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Birth — 1769
15 November 1769
Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1793 Marriage / Partner
Paul LAMOTHE dit CAUCHON and Marguerite LANDRY 30 September 1793 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 23 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1816 Marriage of Child
Marie LAMOTHE married 22 January 1816, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Paul LAVIOLETTE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Marriage of Child
Judith LAMOTHE married 19 January 1818, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Jean-Baptiste DUHAMEL

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England