Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

Born

11 January 1712 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

7 January 1784 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU)

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Born: 11 January 1712 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

Mother: Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU)

Paternal grandparents: Jacques SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY , Jeanne DENOT (DENOTE)

Maternal grandparents: Jacques TESTU dit LARIVIERE (TETU) , 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) 9 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-Baptiste-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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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 & Children of Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

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Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY married

Jeanne-Françoise GERVAIS
Marriage date: 7 February 1735
Marriage place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Jeanne-Françoise GERVAIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Mathieu GERVAIS and Jeanne-Françoise RONCERAY

Children of Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Jeanne-Françoise GERVAIS

Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

Born: 17 November 1735, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 15 February 1784, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne ROBERT 11 January 1762 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

Born: 25 March 1737, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 21 August 1791, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Julie RAYMOND 9 January 1764 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Angélique SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY

Born: 18 April 1739, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 16 March 1824, Longueuil, Lower Canada

Married: François PATENAUDE 13 November 1769 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Josephe SURPRENANT

Born: 17 March 1741, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 4 May 1741, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Joseph-Marie SURPRENANT

Born: 20 March 1742, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 18 December 1751, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Marie-Geneviève SURPRENANT

Born: 5 April 1744, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 6 September 1795, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste RAYMOND dit TOULOUSE 16 November 1761 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre SURPRENANT

Born: 25 June 1746, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 21 December 1763, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne SURPRENANT

Born: 22 July 1749, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 9 May 1771, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Louis-Marie LEMIRE 25 September 1769 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques-Alexis SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

Born: 31 May 1753, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 28 February 1791, Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte BEAUDIN 30 October 1780 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1712
11 January 1712
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1712 Baptism. Notre-Dame-de-LaPrairie de-la-Madeleine, PQ.

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

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

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

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.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe SURPRENANT was born 17 March 1741, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 29 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie SURPRENANT was born 20 March 1742, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 30 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.

1746 Birth of Child
Pierre SURPRENANT was born 25 June 1746, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 34 years old.

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.

1751 Death of Child
Joseph-Marie SURPRENANT died 18 December 1751, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 39 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.

1763 Death of Child
Pierre SURPRENANT died 21 December 1763, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 51 years old.

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