Francois-De-Sales MOTARD

(b. 3 March 1727 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 16 February 1794 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )

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Francois-De-Sales MOTARD was born 3 March 1727 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Francois-De-Sales MOTARD was the child of Louis-Joseph MOTARD dit LAMOTHE and Marie-Anne BERTRAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis MOTARD dit LAMOTHE and Isabelle LANGLOIS (maternal) Jean-François BERTRAND and Anne RICHARD

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

Francois-De-Sales married Jeanne BOISSEAU 17 August 1761 in Cap-Santé, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jeanne BOISSEAU was born 18 March 1731 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Jeanne died 2 November 1801 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Jeanne was the child of François BOISSEAU dit BLONDIN and Marie Anne SAULNIER.

Francois-De-Sales MOTARD died 16 February 1794 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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Francois-De-Sales MOTARD married

Jeanne BOISSEAU-- Date: 17 August 1761 Place: Cap-Santé, Canada
Jeanne BOISSEAU was the child of François BOISSEAU dit BLONDIN and Marie Anne SAULNIER

Children of Francois-De-Sales MOTARD and Jeanne BOISSEAU:

Augustin MOTARD dit LAMOTHE (b.22 June 1767, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 December 1827, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )
m. Judith PICHÉ 17 February 1794 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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1727 Birth
3 March 1727
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Francois-De-Sales MOTARD and Jeanne BOISSEAU 17 August 1761, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 34 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Augustin MOTARD dit LAMOTHE was born 22 June 1767, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Francois-De-Sales was 40 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.