Marie-Josephte BOYER

(b. 3 September 1709 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 25 July 1777 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Josephte BOYER was born 3 September 1709 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte BOYER was the child of Antoine-Jacques BOYER and Marie PERRAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles BOYER and Marguerite TENARD (maternal) Pierre PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Denise LEMAITRE

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

Marie-Josephte married Pierre SURPRENANT 20 November 1730 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre SURPRENANT was born 18 October 1705 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Pierre died 28 July 1789 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Pierre was the child of Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU).

Marie-Josephte BOYER died 25 July 1777 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.

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Family and Children of Marie-Josephte BOYER

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Marie-Josephte BOYER married

Pierre SURPRENANT-- Date: 20 November 1730 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Pierre SURPRENANT was the child of Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU)

Children:

Jacques-Pierre Surprenant 1731-
Antoine Surprenant Sansoucy 1732-
Michel Surprenant 1734-1807
Joseph-Marie Surprenant 1738-1779
Josephte Surprenant 1745-

Children of Pierre SURPRENANT and Marie-Josephte BOYER:

Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY (b.9 October 1732, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Amable RIVET 5 July 1762 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel SURPRENANT (b.25 February 1734, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Francoise GIBEAU 9 January 1758 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph SURPRENANT (b.abt. 1743, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Genevieve DAVID 12 February 1770 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1709 Birth
3 September 1709
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1730 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte BOYER and Pierre SURPRENANT 20 November 1730, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 21 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY was born 9 October 1732, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Josephte was 23 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Michel SURPRENANT was born 25 February 1734, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Josephte was 24 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1758 Marriage of Child
Michel SURPRENANT married 9 January 1758 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Francoise GIBEAU

1762 Marriage of Child
Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY married 5 July 1762, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Amable RIVET

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Joseph SURPRENANT married 12 February 1770, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Genevieve DAVID

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.