Marie-Françoise LAMOTHE

(b. 31 October 1748 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 11 June 1820 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Françoise LAMOTHE was born 31 October 1748 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Marie-Françoise LAMOTHE was the child of Joseph LAMOTHE and Elisabeth LESAGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste LAMOTHE and Françoise GLINEL (DELINEL) (maternal) Nicolas LESAGE and Marie-Françoise PARIS

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

Marie-Françoise married Joseph-Marie CHAYER (CHAILLÉ) 15 February 1768 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Marie CHAYER (CHAILLÉ) was born 5 March 1748 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Joseph-Marie died 18 June 1830 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Joseph-Marie was the child of Etienne CHAYER (CHAILLE) and Angelique NAULT.

Marie-Françoise LAMOTHE died 11 June 1820 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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Marie-Françoise LAMOTHE married

Joseph-Marie CHAYER (CHAILLÉ)-- Date: 15 February 1768 Place: Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Marie CHAYER (CHAILLÉ) was the child of Etienne CHAYER (CHAILLE) and Angelique NAULT

Children of Joseph-Marie CHAYER (CHAILLÉ) and Marie-Françoise LAMOTHE:

Jean CHAYER (CHAILLÉ) (b.27 May 1780, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Anne MARCOTTE 11 June 1804 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

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1748 Birth
31 October 1748
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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise LAMOTHE and Joseph-Marie CHAYER (CHAILLÉ) 15 February 1768, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

She was 19 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.

1780 Birth of Child
Jean CHAYER (CHAILLÉ) was born 27 May 1780, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Marie-Françoise was 31 years old.

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)

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

1804 Marriage of Child
Jean CHAYER (CHAILLÉ) married 11 June 1804, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Marie-Anne MARCOTTE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.