Louis-Joseph MOTARD dit LAMOTHE

(b. 11 January 1699 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 2 May 1776 , Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis-Joseph MOTARD dit LAMOTHE was born 11 January 1699 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Louis-Joseph MOTARD dit LAMOTHE was the child of Louis MOTARD dit LAMOTHE and Isabelle LANGLOIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Nicolas LANGLOIS and Elisabeth CRETEL

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

Louis-Joseph married Marie-Anne BERTRAND 6 February 1720 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne BERTRAND was born 13 January 1697 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie-Anne died 11 October 1773 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-François BERTRAND and Anne RICHARD.

Louis-Joseph MOTARD dit LAMOTHE died 2 May 1776 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Bertrand Marie-Anne

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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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Louis-Joseph MOTARD dit LAMOTHE married

Marie-Anne BERTRAND-- Date: 6 February 1720 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne BERTRAND was the child of Jean-François BERTRAND and Anne RICHARD

Children of Louis-Joseph MOTARD dit LAMOTHE and Marie-Anne BERTRAND:

Francois-De-Sales MOTARD (b.3 March 1727, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 16 February 1794, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )
m. Jeanne BOISSEAU 17 August 1761 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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1699 Birth
11 January 1699
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Joseph MOTARD dit LAMOTHE and Marie-Anne BERTRAND 6 February 1720, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

He was 21 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Francois-De-Sales MOTARD was born 3 March 1727, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Louis-Joseph was 28 years old.

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Francois-De-Sales MOTARD married 17 August 1761, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Jeanne BOISSEAU

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.

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne BERTRAND died 11 October 1773, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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.