Joseph LAMOTHE

(b. abt. 1726 , Québec Province, Canada d. 3 November 1803 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )

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Joseph LAMOTHE was born abt. 1726 in Québec Province, Canada

Joseph LAMOTHE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAMOTHE and Françoise GLINEL (DELINEL) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean DELAMOTHE and Anne BRUNEAU (maternal) Jacques GLINEL (DELINEL) and Marie PIVIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

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-- Date: 12 February 1748 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 (b.31 October 1748, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 11 June 1820, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Marie CHAYER (CHAILLÉ) 15 February 1768 in 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.