Marie-Anne PERRAS

Born

18 March 1722 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

18 April 1802 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE Marie-Madeleine ROY

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Born: 18 March 1722 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Marie-Madeleine ROY

Paternal grandparents: Pierre PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE , Denise LEMAITRE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre ROY , Catherine DUCHARME

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Marie-Anne married Jean-Baptiste SURPRENANT 14 July 1749 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste SURPRENANT was born 16 February 1725 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Laurent SURPRENANT and Jeanne BEAUVAIS.

Marie-Anne PERRAS died 18 April 1802 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Anne PERRAS married

Jean-Baptiste SURPRENANT
Marriage date: 14 July 1749
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste SURPRENANT was the child of Laurent SURPRENANT and Jeanne BEAUVAIS

Children of Jean-Baptiste SURPRENANT and Marie-Anne PERRAS

Jean-Baptiste SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

Born: 17 December 1752, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 5 January 1838, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Elisabeth Isabelle HÉBERT 21 September 1778 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Laurent SURPRENANT

Born: 19 November 1756, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie Anne LANDRY 9 November 1778 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Felicite GIBEAU 31 July 1820 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1722
18 March 1722
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne PERRAS and Jean-Baptiste SURPRENANT 14 July 1749, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 27 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY was born 17 December 1752, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 30 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Laurent SURPRENANT was born 19 November 1756, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 34 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.

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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY married 21 September 1778, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada to Elisabeth Isabelle HÉBERT

1778 Marriage of Child
Laurent SURPRENANT married 9 November 1778, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie Anne LANDRY

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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)