Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU)

(b. 13 November 1684 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 8 June 1736 , La Prairie, Canada, New France )

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Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU) was born 13 November 1684 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU) was the child of Jacques TESTU dit LARIVIERE (TETU) and Marie-Marguerite BEAUVAIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jacques BEAUVAIS dit ST-GEMME and Jeanne SAULEDAY (SOLDE)

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

Marie-Anne married Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY 27 November 1702 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY was born 21 January 1683 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Pierre died 2 June 1739 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Pierre was the child of Jacques SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Jeanne DENOT (DENOTE).

Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU) died 8 June 1736 in La Prairie, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU)

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Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU) married

Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY-- Date: 27 November 1702 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
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Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY was the child of Jacques SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Jeanne DENOT (DENOTE)

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

Anonyme SURPRENANT (b.11 July 1703, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 11 July 1703, La Prairie, Canada, New France )

Pierre SURPRENANT (b.18 October 1705, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 28 July 1789, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte BOYER 20 November 1730 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques SURPRENANT (b.1 March 1708, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 12 May 1785, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Angélique GERVAIS 27 July 1733 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)
m. Marie-Anne LAMARRE 24 September 1736 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Anne SURPRENANT (b.7 August 1710, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 22 July 1794, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada)
m. Toussaint BERTOURNE (BETOURNAY) 15 August 1730 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
m. Jacques BOYER 3 February 1733 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY (b.11 January 1712, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 7 January 1784, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jeanne-Françoise GERVAIS 7 February 1735 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Michel SURPRENANT (b.28 September 1713, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 25 April 1800, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada)
m. Marguerite LONGTIN 13 November 1741 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Marguerite SURPRENANT (b.6 October 1715, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 30 May 1802, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph BABEU 11 January 1734 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY (b.26 June 1717, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 5 December 1804, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne-Jeanne BABEU 19 November 1742 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Susanne SURPRENANT (b.11 May 1719, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 4 September 1719, La Prairie, Canada, New France )

Marie-Judith SURPRENANT (b.11 May 1719, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 20 August 1719, La Prairie, Canada, New France )

Joseph SURPRENANT (b.31 July 1720, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 17 January 1777, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Geneviève LAMARRE 19 May 1749 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1684 Birth
13 November 1684
La Prairie, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU) - 1684 Baptism. La Nativitie de la B-V-M, La Prairie, Quebec

1684 Baptism. La Nativitie de la B-V-M, La Prairie, Quebec

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

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

She was 18 years old.

Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU) - 1702 Marriage. Notre-Dame-de-LaPrairie de-la-Madeleine, PQ.

1702 Marriage. Notre-Dame-de-LaPrairie de-la-Madeleine, PQ.

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

Marie-Anne was 18 years old.

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

Marie-Anne was 20 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)

Marie-Anne was 23 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)

Marie-Anne was 25 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)

Marie-Anne was 27 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)

Marie-Anne was 28 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)

Marie-Anne was 30 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)

Marie-Anne was 32 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)

Marie-Anne was 34 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)

Marie-Anne was 34 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)

Marie-Anne was 35 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