Joseph SURPRENANT

(b. 31 July 1720 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 17 January 1777 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph SURPRENANT was born 31 July 1720 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Joseph 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):

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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Joseph SURPRENANT married

Geneviève LAMARRE-- Date: 19 May 1749 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 (b.9 April 1750, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )
m. François MONET 16 February 1767 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Charlotte SURPRENANT (b.abt. 1751, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )

Michel SURPRENANT (b.6 January 1753, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Josephe ROBERT dite LAPOMMERAYE 12 July 1773 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
m. Catherine VIAU 28 April 1800 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jacques SURPRENANT (b.abt. 1764, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Joseph-Léon SURPRENANT (b.11 April 1766, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Josephte LABERGE 22 October 1787 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Agnès SURPRENANT (b.29 January 1769, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1720 Birth
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.