Brief Life History of Télesphore
When Télesphore Delmotte was born on 1 November 1912, in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, Nord, France, his father, Emile Louis Delmotte, was 27 and his mother, Marguerite Marie Louisa Dejeansart, was 25. He died on 21 October 1985, in Millonfosse, Nord, France, at the age of 72.
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- Telesphore Delmotte, "France, Index des décès enregistrés par l'Insee, 1970-2022"
World Events (7)
1914 · World War I
On July 31, 1914 French socialist leader, Jean Jaurés was murdered. A few days later Germany starts plans to invade France. Britain then started to occupy France. The battles that took place in France were First Battle of the Marne, Gallipoli, Jutland, Battle of Verdun, Battle of the Somme, and the Brusilov Offensive. 25 percent of the allied military deaths that happened in World War I were from France. Between civilian and military deaths France lost 1,697,800 people and 4,266,000 were wounded.
1920 · Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was signed in Paris to formally end WWI. It established Peace between the allied forces and set guidelines for Germany.
1939
Second World War. Defeat and occupation by Germany. General de Gaulle leads the Resistance from London and Algiers. Allied victory came on May 8, 1945.
Name Meaning
French and Walloon: variant of Lamotte , with fused preposition de ‘from’.
History: Joseph de la Motte, born at Tournai, Belgium, fled to Geneva following the persecution of Protestants by the Duke of Alva, governor of the Spanish Netherlands, in 1567. He returned to Tournai, but then was forced to flee to Guernsey, Channel Islands, and on to Southampton. He is the ancestor of many British and American bearers of this surname. — This surname is listed (in the form de la Motte) in the register of Huguenot ancestors recognized by the Huguenot Society of America, referring to Jean Henri (de) La Motte from France (see Lamotte ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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