Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

(b. 11 January 1712 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 7 January 1784 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY was born 11 January 1712 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

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Antoine married Jeanne-Françoise GERVAIS 7 February 1735 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children. Jeanne-Françoise GERVAIS was born 15 October 1712 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Jeanne-Françoise died 3 August 1802 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Jeanne-Françoise was the child of Jean-Mathieu GERVAIS and Jeanne-Françoise RONCERAY.

Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY died 7 January 1784 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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Québec Généalogie - 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'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

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

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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

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Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY married

Jeanne-Françoise GERVAIS-- Date: 7 February 1735 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
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Jeanne-Françoise GERVAIS was the child of Jean-Mathieu GERVAIS and Jeanne-Françoise RONCERAY

Children of Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Jeanne-Françoise GERVAIS:

Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY (b.17 November 1735, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 15 February 1784, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Anne ROBERT 11 January 1762 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY (b.25 March 1737, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 21 August 1791, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Julie RAYMOND 9 January 1764 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Angélique SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY (b.18 April 1739, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 16 March 1824, Longueuil, Lower Canada )
m. François PATENAUDE 13 November 1769 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Geneviève SURPRENANT (b.5 April 1744, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 6 September 1795, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste RAYMOND dit TOULOUSE 16 November 1761 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne SURPRENANT (b.22 July 1749, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 9 May 1771, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Louis-Marie LEMIRE 25 September 1769 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques-Alexis SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY (b.31 May 1753, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 28 February 1791, Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte BEAUDIN 30 October 1780 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1712 Birth
11 January 1712
La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY - 1712 Baptism. Notre-Dame-de-LaPrairie de-la-Madeleine, PQ.

1712 Baptism. Notre-Dame-de-LaPrairie de-la-Madeleine, PQ.
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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1735 Marriage / Partner
Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Jeanne-Françoise GERVAIS 7 February 1735, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 23 years old.

Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY - 1735 Marriage Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil, Longueuil, QC, Canada

1735 Marriage Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil, Longueuil, QC, Canada
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1735 Birth of Child
Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY was born 17 November 1735, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Antoine was 23 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY was born 25 March 1737, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 25 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY was born 18 April 1739, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 27 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève SURPRENANT was born 5 April 1744, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 32 years old.

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1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne SURPRENANT was born 22 July 1749, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 37 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Jacques-Alexis SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY was born 31 May 1753, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 41 years old.

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève SURPRENANT married 16 November 1761, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jean-Baptiste RAYMOND dit TOULOUSE

1762 Marriage of Child
Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY married 11 January 1762, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Anne ROBERT

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY married 9 January 1764, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Julie RAYMOND

1769 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne SURPRENANT married 25 September 1769, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Louis-Marie LEMIRE

1769 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY married 13 November 1769, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to François PATENAUDE

1771 Death of Child
Marie-Anne SURPRENANT died 9 May 1771, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 59 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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Jacques-Alexis SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY married 30 October 1780, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Josephte BEAUDIN