André SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE

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31 July 1746 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

25 April 1822 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE Marie-Marguerite MARIER dite STE-MARIE

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Born: 31 July 1746 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Father: Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Marie-Marguerite MARIER dite STE-MARIE

Paternal grandparents: Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE , Barbe-Marguerite CARTIER

Maternal grandparents: François MARIER dit STE-MARIE , Marguerite BOURBON

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André married Marie-Geneviève MARCIL 2 March 1772 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Geneviève MARCIL was born 22 January 1756 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Geneviève died 27 March 1786 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Nicolas MARCIL (MARSIL) and Geneviève BONNERON dite DUMAINE.

André married (2) Marie-Josephe BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 26 November 1787 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephe BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 14 January 1747 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Josephe died 3 August 1831 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Anne MEUNIER.

André SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE died 25 April 1822 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.

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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Marie-Geneviève MARCIL
Marriage date: 2 March 1772
Marriage place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Geneviève MARCIL was the child of Nicolas MARCIL (MARSIL) and Geneviève BONNERON dite DUMAINE

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Geneviève SURPRENANT

Born: abt. 1781, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 6 April 1856, La Prairie, Canada East

Married: Laurent LONGTIN dit JEROME 23 November 1801 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph SURPRENANT

Born: abt. 1784, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 6 October 1854, Saint-Rémi, Canada East

Married: Isabelle-Elisabeth LEFEBVRE 24 November 1806 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Marie-Josephe BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)
Marriage date: 26 November 1787
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was the child of Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Anne MEUNIER

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François SURPRENANT

Born: 8 October 1788, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Thomas SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE

Born: 21 December 1791, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 31 August 1848, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Canada East

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Birth — 1746
31 July 1746
Longueuil, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
André SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Geneviève MARCIL 2 March 1772 , Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 25 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Geneviève MARCIL died 27 March 1786, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1787 Marriage / Partner
André SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Josephe BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 26 November 1787, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 41 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
François SURPRENANT was born 8 October 1788, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

André was 42 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Thomas SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE was born 21 December 1791, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

André was 45 years old.

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

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Geneviève SURPRENANT married 23 November 1801, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Laurent LONGTIN dit JEROME

1806 Marriage of Child
Joseph SURPRENANT married 24 November 1806, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Isabelle-Elisabeth LEFEBVRE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

Death — 1822
25 April 1822
La Prairie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 75.

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