Joseph-Marie MOTARD dit LAMOTHE

Born

4 February 1746 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Died

13 January 1815 , Louiseville, Lower Canada

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Francois-De-Sales MOTARD Therese LAMOTHE

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Born: 4 February 1746 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Father: Francois-De-Sales MOTARD

Mother: Therese LAMOTHE

Paternal grandparents: Louis MOTARD dit LAMOTHE , Isabelle LANGLOIS

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LAMOTHE , Françoise GLINEL (DELINEL)

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Joseph-Marie married Marie-Geneviève GELINAS 15 January 1770 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Geneviève GELINAS was born 3 February 1753 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Geneviève died 15 November 1826 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Étienne GÉLINAS and Josephte CREVIER dite BELLERIVE.

Joseph-Marie MOTARD dit LAMOTHE died 13 January 1815 in Louiseville, 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.

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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Joseph-Marie MOTARD dit LAMOTHE married

Marie-Geneviève GELINAS
Marriage date: 15 January 1770
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Geneviève GELINAS was the child of Étienne GÉLINAS and Josephte CREVIER dite BELLERIVE

Children of Joseph-Marie MOTARD dit LAMOTHE and Marie-Geneviève GELINAS

Euphrosine LAMOTHE dite MOTARD

Born: 3 March 1795, Louiseville, Lower Canada
Died: 13 May 1865, Louiseville, Canada East

Married: Joseph LEMAITRE dit AUGER 9 May 1815 Place: Louiseville, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1746
4 February 1746
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie MOTARD dit LAMOTHE and Marie-Geneviève GELINAS 15 January 1770, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 23 years old.

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)

1795 Birth of Child
Euphrosine LAMOTHE dite MOTARD was born 3 March 1795, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Joseph-Marie was 49 years old.

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