Louis-Joseph MOTARD dit LAMOTHE

Born

11 January 1699 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Died

2 May 1776 , Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

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Louis MOTARD dit LAMOTHE Isabelle LANGLOIS

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Born: 11 January 1699 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Father: Louis MOTARD dit LAMOTHE

Mother: Isabelle LANGLOIS

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas LANGLOIS , Elisabeth CRETEL

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Louis-Joseph married Marie-Anne BERTRAND 6 February 1720 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne BERTRAND was born 13 January 1697 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 11 October 1773 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-François BERTRAND and Anne RICHARD.

Louis-Joseph MOTARD dit LAMOTHE died 2 May 1776 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Bertrand Marie-Anne

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Louis-Joseph MOTARD dit LAMOTHE married

Marie-Anne BERTRAND
Marriage date: 6 February 1720
Marriage place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne BERTRAND was the child of Jean-François BERTRAND and Anne RICHARD

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Francois-De-Sales MOTARD

Born: 3 March 1727, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 16 February 1794, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Married: Jeanne BOISSEAU 17 August 1761 Place: Cap-Santé, Canada

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

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

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Birth — 1699
11 January 1699
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Joseph MOTARD dit LAMOTHE and Marie-Anne BERTRAND 6 February 1720, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

He was 21 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1727 Birth of Child
Francois-De-Sales MOTARD was born 3 March 1727, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Louis-Joseph was 28 years old.

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Francois-De-Sales MOTARD married 17 August 1761, Cap-Santé, Canada to Jeanne BOISSEAU

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.

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne BERTRAND died 11 October 1773, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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.