François LAURENT dit LAMOTHE

(b. abt. 1686 , Luçon, France d. 3 June 1734 , La Prairie, Canada, New France )

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François LAURENT dit LAMOTHE was born abt. 1686 in Luçon, France

François LAURENT dit LAMOTHE was the child of ? and ?

François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1717.

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François married Marie-Madeleine ROCHEREAU 7 January 1717 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Marie-Madeleine ROCHEREAU was born 22 September 1690 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Vivien ROCHEREAU and Marie ANGELIER (L'ANGELIER).

François LAURENT dit LAMOTHE died 3 June 1734 in La Prairie, Canada, New France .
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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.

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)

Family and Children of François LAURENT dit LAMOTHE

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François LAURENT dit LAMOTHE married

Marie-Madeleine ROCHEREAU-- Date: 7 January 1717 Place: Champlain, Canada, New France
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Marie-Madeleine ROCHEREAU was the child of Vivien ROCHEREAU and Marie ANGELIER (L'ANGELIER)

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Laurent Frs and Magdeleine Rochereau

Children of François LAURENT dit LAMOTHE and Marie-Madeleine ROCHEREAU:

Marie-Anne LAURENT dite LAMOTHE (b.24 July 1719, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 5 September 1744, La Prairie, Canada, New France )
m. Jacques ROBERT 20 April 1739 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1717 Marriage / Partner
François LAURENT dit LAMOTHE and Marie-Madeleine ROCHEREAU 7 January 1717, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)