Joseph LAMOTHE

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abt. 1726 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

3 November 1803 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste LAMOTHE Françoise GLINEL (DELINEL)

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Born: abt. 1726 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste LAMOTHE

Mother: Françoise GLINEL (DELINEL)

Paternal grandparents: Jean DELAMOTHE , Anne BRUNEAU

Maternal grandparents: Jacques GLINEL (DELINEL) , Marie PIVIN

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Joseph married Elisabeth LESAGE 12 February 1748 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth LESAGE was born 7 July 1722 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Elisabeth was the child of Nicolas LESAGE and Marie-Françoise PARIS.

Joseph LAMOTHE died 3 November 1803 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada .
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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.

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Joseph LAMOTHE married

Elisabeth LESAGE
Marriage date: 12 February 1748
Marriage place: Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Elisabeth LESAGE was the child of Nicolas LESAGE and Marie-Françoise PARIS

Children of Joseph LAMOTHE and Elisabeth LESAGE

Marie-Françoise LAMOTHE

Born: 31 October 1748, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 11 June 1820, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie CHAYER (CHAILLÉ) 15 February 1768 Place: Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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1748 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LAMOTHE and Elisabeth LESAGE 12 February 1748, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise LAMOTHE was born 31 October 1748, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise LAMOTHE married 15 February 1768, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Joseph-Marie CHAYER (CHAILLÉ)

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.