Jean-Marie SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

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15 November 1746 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

4 August 1776 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY Marie-Anne-Jeanne BABEU

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Born: 15 November 1746 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

Mother: Marie-Anne-Jeanne BABEU

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

Maternal grandparents: Andre BABEU , Marie-Madeleine MESNY

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Jean-Marie married Josephte GIROUX 4 November 1771 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte GIROUX was born 20 September 1750 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Josephte died 19 March 1780 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES and Catherine LONGTIN.

Jean-Marie SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY died 4 August 1776 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.

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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Jean-Marie SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY married

Josephte GIROUX
Marriage date: 4 November 1771
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte GIROUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES and Catherine LONGTIN

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Marie-Josephe SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY

Born: 20 September 1774, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Dit-Boucher ROULIER (ROULLIER) 17 October 1791 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1746
15 November 1746
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Marie SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Josephte GIROUX 4 November 1771 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 24 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY was born 20 September 1774, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Marie was 27 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.