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Lamothe Cadillac, Antoine Laumet de

(05 March 1658–15 October 1730)

Carl A. Brasseaux

https://doi.org/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.2000943

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Lamothe Cadillac, Antoine Laumet de (05 March 1658–15 October 1730), founder of Detroit and governor of French Louisiana, was born at Les Laumets, department of Tarn-et-Garonne, France, the son of Jean Laumet, a provincial magistrate, and Jeanne Péchagut. Born a commoner, Antoine Laumet invented a noble pedigree, complete with the particle ...

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date: 24 February 2021

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