Jacques-Alexis SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

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31 May 1753 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

28 February 1791 , Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada

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Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY Jeanne-Françoise GERVAIS

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Born: 31 May 1753 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

Mother: Jeanne-Françoise GERVAIS

Paternal grandparents: Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY , Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU)

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste-Mathieu GERVAIS , Jeanne-Françoise RONCERAY

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Jacques-Alexis married Josephte BEAUDIN 30 October 1780 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephte BEAUDIN was born 2 April 1761 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Josephte died 17 March 1843 in Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury). Josephte was the child of Joseph BEAUDIN and Marie-Catherine MESNY.

Jacques-Alexis SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY died 28 February 1791 in Lachine, Montréal, Lower 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.

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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Jacques-Alexis SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY married

Josephte BEAUDIN
Marriage date: 30 October 1780
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Josephte BEAUDIN was the child of Joseph BEAUDIN and Marie-Catherine MESNY

Children of Jacques-Alexis SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Josephte BEAUDIN

Louis SURPRENANT

Born: 14 August 1789, Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 31 May 1834, Iberville, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte HEBERT 8 February 1808 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Married: Marie-Marthe-Reine LEBEAU 27 June 1816 Place: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire)

Louis SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

Born: 14 August 1789, Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 May 1834, Iberville, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1753
31 May 1753
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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.

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.

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Jacques-Alexis SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Josephte BEAUDIN 30 October 1780, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 27 years old.