Marie-Anne
TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU)
Born
13 November 1684
,
La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died
8 June 1736
,
La Prairie, Canada, New France
Parents & Family of Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU)
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Born: 13 November 1684 in La Prairie, Canada, New France
Mother:
Marie-Marguerite BEAUVAIS
Maternal grandparents:
Jacques BEAUVAIS dit ST-GEMME
, 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 .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Anne appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Spouse & Children of Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU)
Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU) married 
Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY
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
Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY was the child of Jacques SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Jeanne DENOT (DENOTE)
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCYMarriage 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
Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY was the child of Jacques SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Jeanne DENOT (DENOTE)
Marriage notes:
Notre-Dame de-LaPrairie de-la-Madeleine, QC, Canada
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU)
Anonyme SURPRENANTBorn: 11 July 1703, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 11 July 1703, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 11 July 1703, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Pierre SURPRENANTBorn: 18 October 1705, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 28 July 1789, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
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 SURPRENANTBorn: 1 March 1708, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 12 May 1785, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
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 SURPRENANTBorn: 7 August 1710, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 22 July 1794, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada
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 SANSOUCYBorn: 11 January 1712, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 7 January 1784, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
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 SURPRENANTBorn: 28 September 1713, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 25 April 1800, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada
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 SURPRENANTMarried: Joseph BABEU 11 January 1734 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Jean-Baptiste SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCYMarried: Marie-Anne-Jeanne BABEU 19 November 1742 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Marie-Susanne SURPRENANTBorn: 11 May 1719, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 4 September 1719, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 4 September 1719, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Judith SURPRENANTBorn: 11 May 1719, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 20 August 1719, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 20 August 1719, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Joseph SURPRENANTBorn: 31 July 1720, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 17 January 1777, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
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 — 168413 November 1684
La Prairie, Canada, New France
 - 1684 Baptism. La Nativitie de la B-V-M, La Prairie, Quebec){kind=small}
1684 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
1702 Marriage / PartnerMarie-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.
 - 1702 Marriage. Notre-Dame-de-LaPrairie de-la-Madeleine, PQ.){kind=small}
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 ChildAnonyme 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 ChildPierre SURPRENANT was born 18 October 1705, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
Marie-Anne was 20 years old.
1708 Birth of ChildJacques 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 ChildMarie-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 ChildAntoine 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 ChildMichel 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 France1715 Birth of ChildMarie-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 ChildJean-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 ChildMarie-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 ChildMarie-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 Birth of ChildJoseph 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 ChildMarie-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 ChildPierre SURPRENANT married 20 November 1730, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Josephte BOYER
1733 Marriage of ChildMarie-Anne SURPRENANT married 3 February 1733, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jacques BOYER
1733 Marriage of ChildJacques SURPRENANT married 27 July 1733, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Angélique GERVAIS
1734 Marriage of ChildMarie-Marguerite SURPRENANT married 11 January 1734, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Joseph BABEU
1735 Marriage of ChildAntoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY married 7 February 1735, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Jeanne-Françoise GERVAIS
 - 1736 Death. La Nativitie de la B-V-M, La Prairie, Quebec){kind=small}
1736 Death. 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
Death — 17368 June 1736
La Prairie, Canada, New France
She died at the age of 51.
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