Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

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17 November 1735 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

15 February 1784 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY Jeanne-Françoise GERVAIS

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Born: 17 November 1735 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

Mother: Jeanne-Françoise GERVAIS

Paternal grandparents: Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY , Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU)

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste-Mathieu GERVAIS , Jeanne-Françoise RONCERAY

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Antoine married Marie-Anne ROBERT 11 January 1762 in La Prairie, Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie-Anne ROBERT was born 12 February 1740 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 15 May 1804 in Longueuil, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Jacques ROBERT and Marie-Anne LAURENT dite LAMOTHE.

Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY died 15 February 1784 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Marie-Anne ROBERT
Marriage date: 11 January 1762
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada

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Marie-Anne ROBERT was the child of Jacques ROBERT and Marie-Anne LAURENT dite LAMOTHE

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Anne ROBERT

Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

Born: 11 February 1763, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Marie SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

Born: 18 August 1764, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 April 1765, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY

Born: 1 April 1766, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 April 1766, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe SURPRENANT

Born: 6 September 1767, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 July 1846, La Prairie, Canada East

Married: Paul MONDOU (MONDOUX) 17 February 1794 Place: Longueuil, Lower Canada

Joseph SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

Born: 12 January 1769, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 January 1769, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Angélique-Julie SURPRENANT

Born: 21 February 1770, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 October 1849, Longueuil, Canada East

Married: François DENEAU (DENIAU) 22 May 1792 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

Marie-Louise SURPRENANT

Born: 2 October 1772, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Pierre SURPRENANT

Born: 15 February 1775, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 July 1849, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Canada East

Married: Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS 18 October 1802 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

Louise-Marie SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY

Born: 4 March 1778, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 March 1778, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

Born: 13 June 1779, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 December 1779, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite SURPRENANT

Born: 30 November 1780, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 May 1781, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Amable SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY

Born: 27 March 1783, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 April 1784, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

What is a "dit/dite" Name?

When the first settlers came to Québec from France, it was a custom to add a "dit" nickname to the surname. The English translation of "dit" is "said." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1735
17 November 1735
Longueuil, Canada, New France

Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY - 1735 Baptism. St-Antoine-de-Pade, Longueueuil, Chambly, Quebec

1735 Baptism. St-Antoine-de-Pade, Longueueuil, Chambly, Quebec

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)

1762 Marriage / Partner
Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Anne ROBERT 11 January 1762, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 26 years old.

Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY - 1762 Marriage. St-Philippe, Laprairie, Quebec

1762 Marriage. St-Philippe, Laprairie, Quebec

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

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY was born 11 February 1763, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 27 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY was born 18 August 1764, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 28 years old.

1765 Death of Child
Jean-Marie SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY died 21 April 1765, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 29 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY was born 1 April 1766, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 30 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe SURPRENANT was born 6 September 1767, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 31 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Joseph SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY was born 12 January 1769, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 33 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Angélique-Julie SURPRENANT was born 21 February 1770, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 34 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise SURPRENANT was born 2 October 1772, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 36 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Pierre SURPRENANT was born 15 February 1775, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 39 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Louise-Marie SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY was born 4 March 1778, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 42 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY was born 13 June 1779, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 43 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite SURPRENANT was born 30 November 1780, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 45 years old.

1781 Death of Child
Marie-Marguerite SURPRENANT died 13 May 1781, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 45 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY was born 27 March 1783, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 47 years old.