Pierre SURPRENANT

(b. 18 October 1705 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 28 July 1789 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre SURPRENANT was born 18 October 1705 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Pierre SURPRENANT was the child of Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Jeanne DENOT (DENOTE) (maternal) Jacques TESTU dit LARIVIERE (TETU) and Marie-Marguerite BEAUVAIS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Marie-Josephte BOYER 20 November 1730 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephte BOYER was born 3 September 1709 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Josephte died 25 July 1777 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Josephte was the child of Antoine-Jacques BOYER and Marie PERRAS.

Pierre SURPRENANT died 28 July 1789 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of Pierre SURPRENANT

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Pierre SURPRENANT married

Marie-Josephte BOYER-- Date: 20 November 1730 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte BOYER was the child of Antoine-Jacques BOYER and Marie PERRAS

Children:

Jacques-Pierre Surprenant 1731-
Antoine Surprenant Sansoucy 1732-
Michel Surprenant 1734-1807
Joseph-Marie Surprenant 1738-1779
Josephte Surprenant 1745-

Children of Pierre SURPRENANT and Marie-Josephte BOYER:

Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY (b.9 October 1732, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Amable RIVET 5 July 1762 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel SURPRENANT (b.25 February 1734, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Francoise GIBEAU 9 January 1758 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph SURPRENANT (b.abt. 1743, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Genevieve DAVID 12 February 1770 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1705 Birth
18 October 1705
Chambly, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1730 Marriage / Partner
Pierre SURPRENANT and Marie-Josephte BOYER 20 November 1730, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 25 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY was born 9 October 1732, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 26 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Michel SURPRENANT was born 25 February 1734, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 28 years old.

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

1758 Marriage of Child
Michel SURPRENANT married 9 January 1758 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Francoise GIBEAU

1762 Marriage of Child
Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY married 5 July 1762, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Amable RIVET

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Joseph SURPRENANT married 12 February 1770, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Genevieve DAVID

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.

1777 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte BOYER died 25 July 1777, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Death
28 July 1789
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 83.

Added: 1/17/2014 10:17:07 AM - Updated: 11/30/2021 10:28:20 PM