François LAMOTHE

Born

1 July 1731 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Died

3 May 1813 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

François married Josephte TESSIER 10 January 1752 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte TESSIER was born 25 October 1732 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France. Josephte died 2 February 1800 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada . Josephte was the child of Pierre TESSIER and Marie-Catherine VERMET .

Parents & Family of François LAMOTHE

Parents of François LAMOTHE

Father

Jean-Baptiste LAMOTHE

Mother

Françoise GLINEL (DELINEL)

Grandparents of François LAMOTHE

Paternal grandparents

Jean DELAMOTHE Anne BRUNEAU

Maternal grandparents

Jacques GLINEL (DELINEL) Marie PIVIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François LAMOTHE

François LAMOTHE married

Josephte TESSIER
Marriage date: 10 January 1752
Marriage place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Josephte TESSIER was the child of Pierre TESSIER and Marie-Catherine VERMET

Children of François LAMOTHE and Josephte TESSIER

Josephte LAMOTHE

Born: 19 May 1754, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 17 March 1825, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph FRENET (FRENETTE) 22 July 1776 Place: Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Place Names Through History

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

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Birth — 1731
1 July 1731
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
François LAMOTHE and Josephte TESSIER 10 January 1752, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Birth of Child
Josephte LAMOTHE was born 19 May 1754, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

François was 22 years old.

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.

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.