Paul COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE

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1 October 1733 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

17 March 1811 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste COCHON (CAUCHON)Marguerite DUMAS

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Born: 1 October 1733 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste COCHON (CAUCHON)

Mother: Marguerite DUMAS

Paternal grandparents: Jacques-Baptiste COCHON (CAUCHON) , Jeanne VERREAULT (VERREAU)

Maternal grandparents: François DUMAS , Marie-Françoise GERVAIS

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Paul married Marie-Anne LEGARE 8 January 1761 in Château-Richer, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Anne LEGARE was born 22 August 1736 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie-Anne died 2 October 1804 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEGARE and Thérèse ROUSSIN.

Paul COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE died 17 March 1811 in Saint-Ours, 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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Paul COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE married

Marie-Anne LEGARE
Marriage date: 8 January 1761
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada
Marie-Anne LEGARE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEGARE and Thérèse ROUSSIN

Children of Paul COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE and Marie-Anne LEGARE

Marguerite CAUCHON dite LAMOTHE

Born: 15 November 1761, Château-Richer, Canada
Died: 15 October 1814, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Marie ALLAIRE 13 January 1783 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Married: Michel LECLERC 6 June 1791 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre LAMOTHE dit COCHON

Born: 3 May 1768, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Genevieve MIGNEAULT (MIGNOT) (MIGNAULT) 18 July 1791 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Married: Geneviève GAMARD dite POUTICHEROT 14 August 1814 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Paul LAMOTHE dit CAUCHON

Born: 15 November 1769, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 June 1856, Saint-Ours, Canada East

Married: Marguerite LANDRY 30 September 1793 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Joseph LAMOTHE dit COCHON

Born: 1 June 1776, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Josephe LEBLANC 26 November 1801 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Françoise CAUCHON dite LAMOTHE

Born: 31 July 1779, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 July 1824, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine ARPIN dit POTVIN 25 September 1797 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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Birth — 1733
1 October 1733
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Paul COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE and Marie-Anne LEGARE 8 January 1761, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 27 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marguerite CAUCHON dite LAMOTHE was born 15 November 1761, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Paul was 28 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.

1768 Birth of Child
Pierre LAMOTHE dit COCHON was born 3 May 1768, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Paul was 34 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Paul LAMOTHE dit CAUCHON was born 15 November 1769, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Paul was 36 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Joseph LAMOTHE dit COCHON was born 1 June 1776, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Paul was 42 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Françoise CAUCHON dite LAMOTHE was born 31 July 1779, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Paul was 45 years old.

1783 Marriage of Child
Marguerite CAUCHON dite LAMOTHE married 13 January 1783, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Jean-Marie ALLAIRE

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Marguerite CAUCHON dite LAMOTHE married 6 June 1791, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Michel LECLERC

1791 Marriage of Child
Pierre LAMOTHE dit COCHON married 18 July 1791, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Genevieve MIGNEAULT (MIGNOT) (MIGNAULT)

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Paul LAMOTHE dit CAUCHON married 30 September 1793 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marguerite LANDRY

1797 Marriage of Child
Françoise CAUCHON dite LAMOTHE married 25 September 1797, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Antoine ARPIN dit POTVIN

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Joseph LAMOTHE dit COCHON married 26 November 1801, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Josephe LEBLANC