Josephte LAMOTHE

Born

14 October 1746 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

24 April 1797 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada

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Noel LAMOTHE Marie-Josephe SYLVESTRE

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Born: 14 October 1746 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Noel LAMOTHE

Mother: Marie-Josephe SYLVESTRE

Paternal grandparents: François-Louis LAMOTHE dit LARAMEE , Marie-Anne MERDIEU dite BOURBON

Maternal grandparents: Pierre SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE , Anne LABADIE

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Josephte married Jean-Marie ROBITAILLE 7 February 1780 in Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Marie ROBITAILLE was born 7 March 1756 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Jean-Marie died 27 May 1821 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Jean-Marie was the child of Jean-Marie ROBITAILLE and Agathe GAUVIN.

Josephte LAMOTHE died 24 April 1797 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada .

m. Robitaille Jean-Marie

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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
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Josephte LAMOTHE married

Jean-Marie ROBITAILLE
Marriage date: 7 February 1780
Marriage place: Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Marie ROBITAILLE was the child of Jean-Marie ROBITAILLE and Agathe GAUVIN

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Birth — 1746
14 October 1746
Québec, 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.

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Josephte LAMOTHE and Jean-Marie ROBITAILLE 7 February 1780, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

She was 33 years old.

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)