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Antoine Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac

Antoine Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac

Male 1658 - 1730  (72 years)


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  • Name Antoine Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac 
    Birth 5 Mar 1658  Laumont, , Limousin, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 10 Mar 1658  Laumont, , Limousin, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 Oct 1730  Castelsarrasin, , Midi-Pyrenees, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 16 Oct 1730  Church of the Carmelite Fathers of Castelsarrasin, Castelsarrasin, , Midi-Pyrenees, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Agency: Church of the Carmelite Fathers of Castelsarrasin 
    Address:
    Departement du Tarn-et-Garonne
    Castelsarrasin, Midi-Pyrenees
    France 
    Fact 1 21 Oct 2017 
    Wikipedia Biography 
    Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac - Wikipedia Biography    		 Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac - Wikipedia Biography
    Fact 2 21 Oct 2017 
    Biography - Find-A-Grave 
    • CADILLAC, Antoine Laumet, dit Antoine de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, governor. Born, Laumets, Gascony, France, March 5, 1658; son of Jean Laumet, a minor magistrate. Went to Acadia; June 25, 1687, married Marie-Thérèse Guyon, claiming in marriage certificate to be son of Jean de la Mothe, seigneur de Cadillac, de Lassaye and de Semontel, and Jeanne de Malentauz. Lived in Acadia until 1691. Went to Quebec, was commissioned in the troops of the marine by Governor-general Louis de Buade, comte de Frontenac. Named governor of Michilimackinac, 1694; founded Detroit, 1701. At odds with Jesuits and Governor Philippe de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil; recalled to France, 1710. Named governor of Louisiana, May 5, 1710. Convinced Antoine Crozat , wealthy financier, to accept proprietary control of the colony. February 6, 1713, sailed for Louisiana aboard the Baron de la Fauche with his wife and family, Commissaire-ordonnateur Jean-Baptiste du Bois Duclos , and twelve marriageable girls. Quarrelled with Duclos on board, and feuded with him throughout their tenure. Unimpressed with Louisiana, declared the colony "not worth a straw." Appalled at the colony's flouting of civil and religious authority, tried in vain to curb colonial "immorality." Faced bitter opposition of Ordonnateur Duclos and former governor Jean-Baptiste LeMoyne de Bienville who criticized Cadillac's handling of Indian affairs. On order of the minister, investigated Bienville, accused of embezzlement, no conclusive results. Sent Louis Juchereau de St.-Denis to trade with Mexico. Explored Upper Louisiana (Illinois country) in search of mines and found a copper mine: wrote enthusiastic reports of potential mineral wealth. Recalled to France, March 3, 1716. Opposed John Law's mendacious propaganda and was consequently sent to the Bastille on September 27, 1717. Freed February 8, 1718, subsequently received back pay. Purchased governorship of Castel-Sarrasin (Tarn-et-Garonne). Died there, October 16, 1722. M.A. Sources: Bibliothèque Nationale, Fond fr., N.A. 9274/9279, 9299; B.N., Mss. Clairambault, 849,882; Marcel Giraud, Histoire de la Louisiane française, vol. II, Années de transition (1715-1717) (1958); Yves F. Zoltvany, "New France and the West, 1701-1713," Canadian Historical Review, XLVI (1965); "Antoine Laumet, Sieur de Cadillac," Dictionary of Canadian Biography, II (1969); Articles by Jean Delanglez, S. J., in Mid-America: "Cadillac's Early Years in America," XXVI (1944); "Antoine Laumet alias Cadillac," XXVII (1945); "The Genesis and Building of Detroit," XXX (1948); "Cadillac at Detroit," XXX (1948); "Cadillac, Proprietor of Detroit," XXXII (1950); "Cadillac's Last Years," XXXIII (1951).
    Person ID I3481  Walters Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2025 

    Father Jean de La Mothe 
    Mother Jeanne de Malentauz 
    Family ID F2127  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marie Therese Guyon,   b. 6 Apr 1671, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jun 1746, Castelsarrasin, , Midi-Pyrenees, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 25 Jun 1687  Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage License 25 Jun 1687  Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Record 
    Antoine Lamothe Cadillac and Marie Therese Guyon - Marriage Record    		 Antoine Lamothe Cadillac and Marie Therese Guyon - Marriage Record
    Children 
       1. Female Judith Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac,   b. 1689, , , , France Find all individuals with events at this location
       2. Male Joseph Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac,   b. 1690, , , , France Find all individuals with events at this location
       3. Male Antoine Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac,   b. 26 Apr 1692, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Aug 1721 (Age 29 years)
       4. Female Marie-Madeleine Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac,   b. 1963, Royal, , Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
       5. Male Jacques Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac,   b. 16 Mar 1695, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
       6. Male Pierre-Denis Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac,   b. 13 Jun 1699, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jul 1700, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
       7. Female Marie-Anne Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac,   b. 7 Jun 1701, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jun 1701, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
       8. Female Francoise Marie Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac,   b. 1702, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1702, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
       9. Female Marie-Therese Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac,   b. 2 Feb 1704, Detroit, , Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1753, Castelsarrasin, , Midi-Pyrenees, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)
     10. Male Jean Antoine Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac,   b. 19 Jan 1707, Detroit, , Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1709, Detroit, , Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
     11. Female Marie-Agathe Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac,   b. 29 Dec 1707, Detroit, , Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +12. Male Francois Michel Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac,   b. 28 Mar 1709, Detroit, , Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1769, Castelsarrasin, , Midi-Pyrenees, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     13. Male Rene Louis Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac,   b. 17 Mar 1710, Detroit, , Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Oct 1714, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 4 years)
    Family ID F1418  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Mar 1658 - Laumont, , Limousin, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 10 Mar 1658 - Laumont, , Limousin, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Jun 1687 - Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage License - Marriage Record - 25 Jun 1687 - Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Oct 1730 - Castelsarrasin, , Midi-Pyrenees, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Agency: Church of the Carmelite Fathers of Castelsarrasin,Address:
    Departement du Tarn-et-Garonne
    Castelsarrasin, Midi-Pyrenees
    France - 16 Oct 1730 - Church of the Carmelite Fathers of Castelsarrasin, Castelsarrasin, , Midi-Pyrenees, France    		 Link to Google Earth
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    Antoine Laumet Dit De Lamothe-Cadillac    		Antoine Laumet Dit De Lamothe-Cadillac
  





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