Marie-Ursule SURPRENANT

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2 February 1723 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

23 March 1803 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Laurent SURPRENANT Jeanne BEAUVAIS

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Born: 2 February 1723 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Laurent SURPRENANT

Mother: Jeanne BEAUVAIS

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

Maternal grandparents: Raphael BEAUVAIS , Elisabeth TURPIN

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Marie-Ursule married Jean-Baptiste MOQUIN 18 February 1743 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Jean-Baptiste MOQUIN was born 23 June 1722 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Jean-Baptiste died 30 July 1781 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre MOQUIN and Marie-Catherine BISAILLON.

Marie-Ursule SURPRENANT died 23 March 1803 in La Prairie, 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.

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Spouse & Children of Marie-Ursule SURPRENANT

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Marie-Ursule SURPRENANT married

Jean-Baptiste MOQUIN
Marriage date: 18 February 1743
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste MOQUIN was the child of Pierre MOQUIN and Marie-Catherine BISAILLON

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Children of Jean-Baptiste MOQUIN and Marie-Ursule SURPRENANT

Jean-Baptiste MOQUIN

Born: 28 December 1743, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 12 February 1784, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre-Marie MOQUIN

Born: 13 November 1745, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 2 June 1763, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Jacques MOQUIN

Born: 8 January 1748, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 22 November 1826, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Angelique BOUTEILLE 29 October 1787 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Married: Marie-Angelique LUSSIER 25 February 1805 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Zephirin MOQUIN

Born: 26 August 1750, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

François MOQUIN

Born: 2 April 1753, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 11 August 1830, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Marie-Ursule MOQUIN

Born: 29 September 1755, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 4 August 1827, Longueuil, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie CHARRON 12 February 1776 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine MOQUIN

Born: 5 April 1757, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 9 September 1834, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte DUBOIS dite RONDEL 30 August 1781 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Raphael MOQUIN

Born: 29 April 1760, La Prairie, Canada
Died: 20 April 1834, Saint-Valentin, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Archange PARENT 29 April 1783 Place: Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Pierre-Joseph MOQUIN

Born: 15 May 1763, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 July 1763, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe MOQUIN

Born: 23 April 1765, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 July 1765, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre MOQUIN

Born: 11 April 1769, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 August 1769, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1723
2 February 1723
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1743 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Ursule SURPRENANT and Jean-Baptiste MOQUIN 18 February 1743, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 20 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MOQUIN was born 28 December 1743, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Ursule was 20 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Pierre-Marie MOQUIN was born 13 November 1745, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Ursule was 22 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Jacques MOQUIN was born 8 January 1748, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Ursule was 24 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Zephirin MOQUIN was born 26 August 1750, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Ursule was 27 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
François MOQUIN was born 2 April 1753, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Ursule was 30 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Ursule MOQUIN was born 29 September 1755, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Ursule was 32 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Antoine MOQUIN was born 5 April 1757, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Ursule was 34 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Raphael MOQUIN was born 29 April 1760, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Ursule was 37 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Pierre-Joseph MOQUIN was born 15 May 1763, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Ursule was 40 years old.

1763 Death of Child
Pierre-Marie MOQUIN died 2 June 1763, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Ursule was 40 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe MOQUIN was born 23 April 1765, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Ursule was 42 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Pierre MOQUIN was born 11 April 1769, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Ursule was 46 years old.

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Marie-Ursule MOQUIN married 12 February 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Joseph-Marie CHARRON

1781 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste MOQUIN died 30 July 1781, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1781 Marriage of Child
Antoine MOQUIN married 30 August 1781, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Josephte DUBOIS dite RONDEL

1783 Marriage of Child
Raphael MOQUIN married 29 April 1783, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada to Marie-Archange PARENT

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste MOQUIN died 12 February 1784, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Ursule was 61 years old.

1787 Marriage of Child
Jacques MOQUIN married 29 October 1787, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Angelique BOUTEILLE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Death — 1803
23 March 1803
La Prairie, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 80.

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