Joseph SURPRENANT

Born

31 July 1720 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

17 January 1777 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU)

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Born: 31 July 1720 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

Mother: Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU)

Paternal grandparents: Jacques SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY , Jeanne DENOT (DENOTE)

Maternal grandparents: Jacques TESTU dit LARIVIERE (TETU) , Marie-Marguerite BEAUVAIS

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Joseph married Geneviève LAMARRE 19 May 1749 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Geneviève LAMARRE was born 4 November 1725 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Geneviève died 1 April 1802 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Geneviève was the child of Jean-Philippe LAMARRE and Françoise JOLIVET.

Joseph SURPRENANT died 17 January 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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Geneviève LAMARRE
Marriage date: 19 May 1749
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Geneviève LAMARRE was the child of Jean-Philippe LAMARRE and Françoise JOLIVET

Children of Joseph SURPRENANT and Geneviève LAMARRE

Josephte SURPRENANT

Born: 9 April 1750, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: François MONET 16 February 1767 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Charlotte SURPRENANT

Born: abt. 1751, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Michel SURPRENANT

Born: 6 January 1753, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josephe ROBERT dite LAPOMMERAYE 12 July 1773 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Married: Catherine VIAU 28 April 1800 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jacques SURPRENANT

Born: abt. 1764, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph-Léon SURPRENANT

Born: 11 April 1766, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josephte LABERGE 22 October 1787 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Agnès SURPRENANT

Born: 29 January 1769, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1720
31 July 1720
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Joseph SURPRENANT and Geneviève LAMARRE 19 May 1749, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 28 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Josephte SURPRENANT was born 9 April 1750, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 29 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Michel SURPRENANT was born 6 January 1753, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 32 years old.

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.

1766 Birth of Child
Joseph-Léon SURPRENANT was born 11 April 1766, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 45 years old.

1767 Marriage of Child
Josephte SURPRENANT married 16 February 1767, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to François MONET

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Agnès SURPRENANT was born 29 January 1769, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 48 years old.

1773 Marriage of Child
Michel SURPRENANT married 12 July 1773, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Josephe ROBERT dite LAPOMMERAYE

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.