Antoine
LAMOTHE dit LAUMET
(b.
5 March 1658
,
St-Nicolas-de-la-Grave, Tarn et Garonne, France
d.
15 October 1730
,
Castelsarrasin, Languedoc, France
)
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Antoine LAMOTHE dit LAUMET was born 5 March 1658 in St-Nicolas-de-la-Grave, Tarn et Garonne, France
Antoine LAMOTHE dit LAUMET was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Marie-Thérèse GUYON 25 June 1687 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Thérèse GUYON was born 6 April 1671 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Denis GUYON and Elisabeth BOUCHER.
Antoine LAMOTHE dit LAUMET died 15 October 1730 in Castelsarrasin, Languedoc, France.
son of Jean Lamothe and Jeanne Demalenfant
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Occupation
Antoine LAMOTHE dit LAUMET was a Sieur de Cadillac, Gouverneur de la Louisianne (1710-1717).
Antoine LAMOTHE dit LAUMET was a Sieur de Cadillac, Gouverneur de la Louisianne (1710-1717).
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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