Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS

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7 June 1772 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

9 February 1836 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Gabriel GERVAIS Marie-Anne-Amable BABEU

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Born: 7 June 1772 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Gabriel GERVAIS

Mother: Marie-Anne-Amable BABEU

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS , Anne LEFEBVRE

Maternal grandparents: Andre BABEU , 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 .

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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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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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Spouse & Children of Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS

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Pierre SURPRENANT
Marriage date: 18 October 1802
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Pierre SURPRENANT was the child of Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Anne ROBERT

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Children of Pierre SURPRENANT and Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS

Marie-Madeleine SUPRENANT (SURPRENANT)

Born: 1 August 1803, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 13 September 1803, Longueuil, Lower Canada

Pierre SUPRENANT (SURPRENANT)

Born: 9 September 1805, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 24 April 1867, Lacolle, Canada East

Married: Thérèse BLAIN 25 September 1827 Place: Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Joseph SURPRENANT

Born: 5 September 1807, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 31 August 1901, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Québec, Canada

Married: Josephte CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) 6 June 1831 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Flavie SUPRENANT (SURPRENANT)

Born: 28 July 1809, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Antoine SUPRENANT (SURPRENANT)

Born: 23 March 1811, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 17 April 1830, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Marie Marguerite "Margaret" SURPRENANT

Born: 21 July 1813, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 18 December 1889, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT 12 January 1836 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Louis SURPRENANT

Born: 11 May 1816, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 5 January 1900, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Julienne DUQUET 18 July 1837 Place: Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

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Birth — 1772
7 June 1772
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS - 1772 Baptism. St.Philippe, Laprairie, Quebec.

1772 Baptism. St.Philippe, Laprairie, Quebec.

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

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)

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

1802 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.

Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS - 1802 Marriage. St-Philippe, Laprairie Co., PQ.

1802 Marriage. St-Philippe, Laprairie Co., PQ.

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

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.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Pierre SUPRENANT (SURPRENANT) married 25 September 1827, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard) to Thérèse BLAIN

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

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.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 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)