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Personal data Lawrence DeMotte 


Household of Lawrence DeMotte

He is married to Phoebe Banta.

They got married on November 11, 1819 at Pike CO., IN, he was 25 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Jacob DeMotte  1821-????
  2. John Banta DeMotte  1823-1898 
  3. William Banta DeMotte  1825-1852 
  4. Daniel DeMotte  1828-1862
  5. James Banta DeMotte  1830-1859 
  6. David DeMotte  1832-1900 
  7. Albert Banta DeMotte  1834-1902 


Notes about Lawrence DeMotte

Lawrence came to Ind with the William Anderson family. The first account we have of him in Ind is of him helping William Anderson hew a coffin out of a walnut log for the Revolutionary Soldier, Hugh Rodman killed 1815. In May 1817 he entered land in what is now Marion Twp Pike Co. This land remained in the family until 1952.
Lawrence De Motte´s sons were all farmers. His grandchildren were farmers, school teachers and two Physicians. His great-grandchildren are to be found in every profession. There are many doctors among his decendants, as well as many other persons who have been at very exalted positons in their field.
Both Lawrence and Phoebe are buried in the Craig Cemetery, located east of Otwell near the Pike and Dubois County line.
FROM THE BOOK: William Milton DeMotte, Union Cavalryman & Hoosier Doctor; His Life and Family. by Lousis Bernard DeMott (e)
Lawrence sold his share of the land in Cove Springs, Ky that he had heired from his father, Johannes, and moved to Indiana. He decided to locate near a neighbor, William Anderson, who had previously moved to Indiana and lived about three miles south of what is now Otwell in Pike County. After entering a tract of land at $1.25 per acre and selecting a home site, the route being mainly through the forest, to their destination about one mile northwest of the Anderson homestead. They then developed a farm of 250 acres. This is now owned by the widow of Sebastain DeMotte.
A site for the dwelling was selected and a cabin of round logs covered with clapboards was built. A fireplace was built with a stick chimney plastered with clay. Their furniture was rudely constructed with such material as the forest afforded. The principal tool used in the manufacture of their furniture was the choppin axe. They moved in on the dirt floor and were "at home" to their friends. However about three years later grandfather, with the help of a neighbor, managed to whipsaw enough lumber from poplar logs to build a frame house, consisting of one room, 14 x 14 feet to which was added a brick fireplace and brick chimney. While their neighbors were few and far between it is said that Phoebe DeMott´s house was the envy of the neighboring women, especially because it had two real glass windows. A few years later he built a brick house of which the doors, window wash and all inside trim were of black walnut from his own woodland. This house was abandoned because the walls accumulated dampness. He then moved into another building of frame constrcution which is now standing as part of the dwelling on the old farm. Grandfather was prosperous during the active period of his life.
This farm remained in the DeMotte family until 1952

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Lawrence DeMotte

Laurens DeMott
1718-1800
Dorothe Vanderbeek
1729-????
Cornelius Cozine
????-
Anna Cozine
1776-1854

Lawrence DeMotte
1794-1872

1819

Phoebe Banta
1799-1854

Jacob DeMotte
1821-????
John Banta DeMotte
1823-1898
William Banta DeMotte
1825-1852
Daniel DeMotte
1828-1862
James Banta DeMotte
1830-1859
David DeMotte
1832-1900
Albert Banta DeMotte
1834-1902

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    Birthday September 3, 1794

    • The temperature on September 3, 1794 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
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      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In the year 1794: Source: Wikipedia
      • February 4 » The French legislature abolishes slavery throughout all territories of the French First Republic. It would be reestablished in the French West Indies in 1802.
      • March 14 » Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin.
      • March 28 » Allies under Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld defeat French forces at Le Cateau.
      • May 7 » French Revolution: Robespierre introduces the Cult of the Supreme Being in the National Convention as the new state religion of the French First Republic.
      • June 23 » Empress Catherine II of Russia grants Jews permission to settle in Kiev.
      • June 30 » Northwest Indian War: Native American forces under Blue Jacket attack Fort Recovery.

    Day of marriage November 11, 1819

    • The temperature on November 11, 1819 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: half bewolkt regen. Source: KNMI
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      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In the year 1819: Source: Wikipedia
      • May 22 » SSSavannah leaves port at Savannah, Georgia, United States, on a voyage to become the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
      • May 25 » The Argentine Constitution of 1819 is promulgated.
      • June 16 » A major earthquake strikes the Kutch district of western India, killing over 1,543 people and raising a 6m high, 6km wide, ridge, extending for at least 80km, that was known as the Allah Bund ("Dam of God").
      • August 7 » Simón Bolívar triumphs over Spain in the Battle of Boyacá.
      • December 14 » Alabama becomes the 22nd U.S. state.
      • December 17 » Simón Bolívar declares the independence of Gran Colombia in Angostura (now Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela).

    Day of death March 3, 1872

    • The temperature on March 3, 1872 was about 12.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
    • In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • February 20 » The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
      • March 16 » The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.
      • May 22 » Reconstruction Era: President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Amnesty Act into law, restoring full civil and political rights to all but about 500 Confederate sympathizers.
      • June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
      • November 9 » The Great Boston Fire of 1872.
      • December 21 » Challenger expedition: HMSChallenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth, England.
    

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