François LAMOTHE

(b. 1 July 1731 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 3 May 1813 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )

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François LAMOTHE was born 1 July 1731 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

François LAMOTHE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAMOTHE and Françoise GLINEL (DELINEL) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean DELAMOTHE and Anne BRUNEAU (maternal) Jacques GLINEL (DELINEL) and Marie PIVIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

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, Québec, Canada. Josephte died 2 February 1800 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Josephte was the child of Pierre TESSIER and Marie-Catherine VERMET.

François LAMOTHE died 3 May 1813 in Cap-Santé, 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.

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François LAMOTHE married

Josephte TESSIER-- Date: 10 January 1752 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 (b.19 May 1754, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 17 March 1825, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph FRENET (FRENETTE) 22 July 1776 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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1731 Birth
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.