Brief Life History of Francois Xavier
When Francois Xavier LaMotte was born on 8 September 1879, in Anoka, Minnesota, United States, his father, Francis LaMotte, was 28 and his mother, Celina Marcotte, was 20. He married Anne Magdalena Lichtscheidl on 8 February 1909, in Anoka, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Wilkin, Minnesota, United States in 1900 and Oneka Township, Washington, Minnesota, United States for about 30 years. He died on 20 June 1960, in Ramsey, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Saint John Baptist Cemetery, Hugo, Washington, Minnesota, United States.
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- Frank A La Mott, "United States Census, 1900"
- Frank Lamotte, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Francis H Lamotte, "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1882
Historical Boundaries: 1882: Washington, Minnesota, United States
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Armand, Berthe, Gaston, Laurent, Nicolle, Philippe.
French and Walloon: topographic name for someone who lived by a motte (i.e. a protective mound surrounding a fortified stronghold), a variant of Motte 1 with the definite article la; or a habitational name from any of the places in France and in Belgium (Wallonia) named Lamotte or La Motte. This surname is also found in the Flemish part of Belgium. Compare Lamothe and Delamotte .
History: This surname is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors (in the form La Motte, along with the altered form Lamott) and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of America (in the forms de la Motte and La Motte). The Huguenot ancestor was Jean Henri (de) La Motte from France, who arrived in SC in the middle of the 18th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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