Augustin MOTARD dit LAMOTHE

Born

22 June 1767 , Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

22 December 1827 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Augustin married Judith PICHÉ 17 February 1794 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Judith PICHÉ was born 7 March 1774 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada . Judith died 5 April 1850 in Cap-Santé, Canada East . Judith was the child of Pierre PICHÉ and Angelique GIGNAC .

Parents & Family of Augustin MOTARD dit LAMOTHE

Parents of Augustin MOTARD dit LAMOTHE

Father

Francois-De-Sales MOTARD

Mother

Jeanne BOISSEAU

Grandparents of Augustin MOTARD dit LAMOTHE

Paternal grandparents

Louis-Joseph MOTARD dit LAMOTHE Marie-Anne BERTRAND

Maternal grandparents

François BOISSEAU dit BLONDIN Marie Anne SAULNIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Augustin MOTARD dit LAMOTHE

Augustin MOTARD dit LAMOTHE married

Judith PICHÉ
Marriage date: 17 February 1794
Marriage place: Cap-Santé, Lower Canada
Judith PICHÉ was the child of Pierre PICHÉ and Angelique GIGNAC

Children of Augustin MOTARD dit LAMOTHE and Judith PICHÉ

Louise MOTARD

Born: 25 May 1803, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francois-Xavier GALARNEAU 8 August 1820 Place: Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Augustin's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1767
22 June 1767
Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Marriage / Partner
Augustin MOTARD dit LAMOTHE and Judith PICHÉ 17 February 1794, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 26 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1803 Birth of Child
Louise MOTARD was born 25 May 1803, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Augustin was 35 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England