Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

Born

21 January 1683 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

2 June 1739 , Montréal, Canada, New France

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Jacques SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY Jeanne DENOT (DENOTE)

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Born: 21 January 1683 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

Mother: Jeanne DENOT (DENOTE)

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Pierre married Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU) 27 November 1702 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU) was born 13 November 1684 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Anne died 8 June 1736 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Anne was the child of Jacques TESTU dit LARIVIERE (TETU) and Marie-Marguerite BEAUVAIS.

Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY died 2 June 1739 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
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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 Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

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Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY married

Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU)
Marriage date: 27 November 1702
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU) was the child of Jacques TESTU dit LARIVIERE (TETU) and Marie-Marguerite BEAUVAIS

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Notre-Dame de-LaPrairie de-la-Madeleine, QC, Canada

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

Anonyme SURPRENANT

Born: 11 July 1703, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 11 July 1703, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Pierre SURPRENANT

Born: 18 October 1705, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 28 July 1789, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte BOYER 20 November 1730 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques SURPRENANT

Born: 1 March 1708, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 12 May 1785, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Angélique GERVAIS 27 July 1733 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Married: Marie-Anne LAMARRE 24 September 1736 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Anne SURPRENANT

Born: 7 August 1710, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 22 July 1794, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Married: Toussaint BERTOURNE (BETOURNAY) 15 August 1730 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Married: Jacques BOYER 3 February 1733 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

Born: 11 January 1712, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 7 January 1784, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jeanne-Françoise GERVAIS 7 February 1735 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Michel SURPRENANT

Born: 28 September 1713, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 25 April 1800, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite LONGTIN 13 November 1741 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Marguerite SURPRENANT

Born: 6 October 1715, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 30 May 1802, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph BABEU 11 January 1734 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

Born: 26 June 1717, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 5 December 1804, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne-Jeanne BABEU 19 November 1742 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Susanne SURPRENANT

Born: 11 May 1719, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 4 September 1719, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Marie-Judith SURPRENANT

Born: 11 May 1719, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 20 August 1719, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Joseph SURPRENANT

Born: 31 July 1720, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 17 January 1777, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Geneviève LAMARRE 19 May 1749 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1683
21 January 1683
La Prairie, Canada, New France

Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY - 1683 Baptism. La Nativitie de la B-V-M, La Prairie, Quebec

1683 Baptism. La Nativitie de la B-V-M, La Prairie, Quebec

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

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1702 Marriage / Partner
Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU) 27 November 1702, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 19 years old.

Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY - 1702 Marriage. Notre-Dame-de-LaPrairie de-la-Madeleine, PQ.

1702 Marriage. 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

1703 Birth of Child
Anonyme SURPRENANT was born 11 July 1703, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 20 years old.

1705 Birth of Child
Pierre SURPRENANT was born 18 October 1705, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Pierre was 22 years old.

1708 Birth of Child
Jacques SURPRENANT was born 1 March 1708, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 25 years old.

1710 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne SURPRENANT was born 7 August 1710, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 27 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY was born 11 January 1712, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 28 years old.

1713 Birth of Child
Michel SURPRENANT was born 28 September 1713, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 30 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1715 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite SURPRENANT was born 6 October 1715, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 32 years old.

1717 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY was born 26 June 1717, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 34 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Marie-Judith SURPRENANT was born 11 May 1719, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 36 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Marie-Susanne SURPRENANT was born 11 May 1719, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 36 years old.

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

1720 Birth of Child
Joseph SURPRENANT was born 31 July 1720, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 37 years old.

1730 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne SURPRENANT married 15 August 1730, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Toussaint BERTOURNE (BETOURNAY)

1730 Marriage of Child
Pierre SURPRENANT married 20 November 1730, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Josephte BOYER

1733 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne SURPRENANT married 3 February 1733, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jacques BOYER

1733 Marriage of Child
Jacques SURPRENANT married 27 July 1733, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Angélique GERVAIS

1734 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite SURPRENANT married 11 January 1734, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Joseph BABEU

1735 Marriage of Child
Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY married 7 February 1735, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Jeanne-Françoise GERVAIS

1736 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU) died 8 June 1736, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1736 Marriage of Child
Jacques SURPRENANT married 24 September 1736, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Marie-Anne LAMARRE