Charles SURPRENANT

Born

18 April 1743 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

16 March 1811 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Joseph SUPRENANT (SURPRENANT)Marie-Anne MARCIL (MARSIL)

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Born: 18 April 1743 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph SUPRENANT (SURPRENANT)

Mother: Marie-Anne MARCIL (MARSIL)

Paternal grandparents: Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE , Barbe-Marguerite CARTIER

Maternal grandparents: Charles MARCIL (MARSIL) , Marie-Romaine GERVAIS

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Charles married Suzanne AUDET dite LAPOINTE 19 August 1771 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Suzanne AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born 3 December 1746 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Suzanne died 3 March 1832 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Suzanne was the child of Joseph AUDET and Suzanne HERTAULT dite ST-PIERRE.

Charles SURPRENANT died 16 March 1811 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Charles SURPRENANT married

Suzanne AUDET dite LAPOINTE
Marriage date: 19 August 1771
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Suzanne AUDET dite LAPOINTE was the child of Joseph AUDET and Suzanne HERTAULT dite ST-PIERRE

Children of Charles SURPRENANT and Suzanne AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Charles SURPRENANT

Born: 9 February 1775, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 December 1846, La Prairie, Canada East

Married: Marguerite BAZINET 14 October 1799 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1743
18 April 1743
Longueuil, Canada, New France

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Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Charles SURPRENANT and Suzanne AUDET dite LAPOINTE 19 August 1771 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 28 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Charles SURPRENANT was born 9 February 1775, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Charles was 31 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1799 Marriage of Child
Charles SURPRENANT married 14 October 1799 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marguerite BAZINET

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)