Elisabeth SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY

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26 January 1715 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

10 August 1785 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Laurent SURPRENANT Jeanne BEAUVAIS

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Born: 26 January 1715 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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Elisabeth married Clement PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE 3 November 1733 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Clement PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE was born 30 August 1711 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Clement died 25 January 1795 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Clement was the child of Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Madeleine ROY.

Elisabeth SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY died 10 August 1785 in Montréal, 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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Clement PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE
Marriage date: 3 November 1733
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Clement PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Madeleine ROY

Children of Clement PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Elisabeth SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY

Antoine PERRAS

Born: 6 July 1736, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Marguerite BOURASSA 7 January 1761 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite PERRAS

Born: 15 April 1739, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 10 January 1773, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre BOURASSA 7 January 1761 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Flavienne PERRAS

Born: 21 March 1742, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 29 June 1800, Longueuil, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph BOUTHILLIER 1 February 1762 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste PERRAS

Born: 16 September 1744, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Archange-Marie DUBUC 25 January 1768 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre PERRAS dit FONTAINE

Born: abt. 1748, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Catherine CUSSON 1 February 1768 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1715
26 January 1715
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1733 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY and Clement PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE 3 November 1733, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 18 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Antoine PERRAS was born 6 July 1736, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Elisabeth was 21 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marguerite PERRAS was born 15 April 1739, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Elisabeth was 24 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Flavienne PERRAS was born 21 March 1742, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Elisabeth was 27 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PERRAS was born 16 September 1744, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Elisabeth was 29 years old.

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Antoine PERRAS married 7 January 1761, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Marguerite BOURASSA

1761 Marriage of Child
Marguerite PERRAS married 7 January 1761, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Pierre BOURASSA

1762 Marriage of Child
Flavienne PERRAS married 1 February 1762, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Joseph BOUTHILLIER

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PERRAS married 25 January 1768, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Archange-Marie DUBUC

1768 Marriage of Child
Pierre PERRAS dit FONTAINE married 1 February 1768, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Catherine CUSSON

1773 Death of Child
Marguerite PERRAS died 10 January 1773, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Elisabeth was 57 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.