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  (b. 7 June 1772 La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 9 February 1836 L'Acadie, Lower Canada )  

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Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS was born 7 June 1772 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS was the child of Gabriel GERVAIS   and   Marie-Anne-Amable BABEU and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS and Anne LEFEBVRE (maternal)  Andre BABEU and Marie-Madeleine MESNY

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Marie-Madeleine  married  Pierre SURPRENANT 18 October 1802 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 7 children. Pierre SURPRENANT  was born 15 February 1775 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Pierre died 11 July 1849 in Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Québec, Canada.  Pierre was the child of Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Anne ROBERT.

Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS died 9 February 1836 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .

Gervais Name Meaning
French: from the personal name Gervais (see Jarvis ). Compare Jarvey 2 and Jarvis Altered form of French Gervaise a variant of 1 above.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Servais, Germain, German, Gervin, Zervas, Grass, Mervis, Gervasio


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Did You Know? 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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Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS married Ancestor is complete!flag male ancestor Pierre SURPRENANT-- Date: 18 October 1802 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Pierre SURPRENANT was the child of Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Anne ROBERT




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birth1772 Birth
7 June 1772
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1802 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS and Pierre SURPRENANT 18 October 1802, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 30 years old.
1803 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine SUPRENANT (SURPRENANT) was born 1 August 1803, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Madeleine was 31 years old.
1805 Birth of Child
Pierre SUPRENANT (SURPRENANT) was born 9 September 1805, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie-Madeleine was 33 years old.
1807 Birth of Child
Joseph SURPRENANT was born 5 September 1807, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie-Madeleine was 35 years old.
1809 Birth of Child
Flavie SUPRENANT (SURPRENANT) was born 28 July 1809, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie-Madeleine was 37 years old.
1811 Birth of Child
Antoine SUPRENANT (SURPRENANT) was born 23 March 1811, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Madeleine was 38 years old.
1813 Birth of Child
Marie Marguerite "Margaret" SURPRENANT was born 21 July 1813, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Madeleine was 41 years old.
1816 Birth of Child
Louis SURPRENANT was born 11 May 1816, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie-Madeleine was 43 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1827 Marriage of Child
Pierre SUPRENANT (SURPRENANT) married 25 September 1827, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard) to Thérèse BLAIN
1830 Death of Child
Antoine SUPRENANT (SURPRENANT) died 17 April 1830, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie-Madeleine was 57 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1831 Marriage of Child
Joseph SURPRENANT married 6 June 1831, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Josephte CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX)
death1836 Death
9 February 1836
L'Acadie, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 63.
Added: - Updated: 4/9/2023 8:51:33 PM

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