Jacques SURPRENANT

(b. 1 March 1708 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 12 May 1785 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jacques SURPRENANT was born 1 March 1708 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Jacques SURPRENANT was the child of Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Jeanne DENOT (DENOTE) (maternal) Jacques TESTU dit LARIVIERE (TETU) and Marie-Marguerite BEAUVAIS

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

Jacques married Angélique GERVAIS 27 July 1733 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique GERVAIS was born 21 April 1709 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Angélique died 13 March 1736 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Angélique was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Mathieu GERVAIS and Jeanne-Françoise RONCERAY.

Jacques married (2) Marie-Anne LAMARRE 24 September 1736 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne LAMARRE was born 24 January 1716 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Anne died 11 January 1798 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Philippe LAMARRE and Jeanne ST-AUBIN.

Jacques SURPRENANT died 12 May 1785 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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Jacques SURPRENANT married

Angélique GERVAIS-- Date: 27 July 1733 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Angélique GERVAIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Mathieu GERVAIS and Jeanne-Françoise RONCERAY

Children of Jacques SURPRENANT and Angélique GERVAIS:

Jacques SURPRENANT (b.abt. 1733, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Jacques SURPRENANT married

Marie-Anne LAMARRE-- Date: 24 September 1736 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne LAMARRE was the child of Jean-Philippe LAMARRE and Jeanne ST-AUBIN

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Children of Jacques SURPRENANT and Marie-Anne LAMARRE:

Marie-Anne SURPRENANT (b.20 October 1737, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 4 October 1827, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Augustin DORÉ 24 October 1763 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1708 Birth
1 March 1708
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

1733 Marriage / Partner
Jacques SURPRENANT and Angélique GERVAIS 27 July 1733, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 25 years old.

1736 Marriage / Partner
Jacques SURPRENANT and Marie-Anne LAMARRE 24 September 1736, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 28 years old.

1736 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angélique GERVAIS died 13 March 1736 , Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne SURPRENANT was born 20 October 1737, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques was 29 years old.

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

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne SURPRENANT married 24 October 1763, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Augustin DORÉ

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.