Ancestor is complete! flag male ancestor  Pierre  SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

  (b. 21 January 1683 La Prairie, Canada, New France   d. 2 June 1739 Montréal, Canada, New France )  

Am I Your Ancestor?
SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!


Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY was born 21 January 1683 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY was the child of Jacques SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY   and   Jeanne DENOT (DENOTE)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

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 .
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.

Did You Know? 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.
Did You Know? 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)

WAIT! There's more.
Find out more about Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY.

Sign In or Join for FREE! to see the details!

Completely FREE. We will never ask for your credit card or personal information.

Unique Gift Ideas and Genealogy Resources From or Related to La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)