Marie-Anne BETOURNAY

(b. 8 October 1771 , Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 March 1831 , Longueuil, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne BETOURNAY was born 8 October 1771 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne BETOURNAY was the child of Louis BETOURNAY and Charlotte-Marie DUBUC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BERTOURNE (BETOURNAY) and Marie-Anne EMARD (AYMARD) (maternal) Michel-Pascal DUBUC and Charlotte TRUDEAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Anne married François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE 26 November 1792 in Longueuil, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE was born 11 November 1764 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). François was the child of François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Catherine MARCIL.

Marie-Anne BETOURNAY died 5 March 1831 in Longueuil, 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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Marie-Anne BETOURNAY married

François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE-- Date: 26 November 1792 Place: Longueuil, Lower Canada
François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Catherine MARCIL

Children of François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne BETOURNAY:

Marie SURPRENANT (b.28 December 1793, Boucherville, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Charles DESAUTELS 15 October 1810 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1771 Birth
8 October 1771
Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne BETOURNAY and François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE 26 November 1792, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

She was 21 years old.

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

1793 Birth of Child
Marie SURPRENANT was born 28 December 1793, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Anne was 22 years old.

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

1810 Marriage of Child
Marie SURPRENANT married 15 October 1810, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Charles DESAUTELS

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