Therese
MOTARD dite LAMOTHE
(b.
1 June 1744
,
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
d.
9 October 1817
,
Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada
)
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Therese MOTARD dite LAMOTHE was born 1 June 1744 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Therese MOTARD dite LAMOTHE was the child of Francois-De-Sales MOTARD and Therese LAMOTHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis MOTARD dit LAMOTHE and Isabelle LANGLOIS (maternal) Jean-Baptiste LAMOTHE and Françoise GLINEL (DELINEL)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Therese married Francois-De-Sales CHAILLÉ (CHAYER) 30 June 1762 in Cap-Santé, Canada . Francois-De-Sales CHAILLÉ (CHAYER) was born 14 September 1735 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Francois-De-Sales died 22 April 1785 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan). Francois-De-Sales was the child of Louis CHAILLE (CHAYER) and Marguerite BENOIT.
Therese MOTARD dite LAMOTHE died 9 October 1817 in Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Therese appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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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