Louis SURPRENANT

(b. 11 May 1816 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 5 January 1900 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Louis SURPRENANT was born 11 May 1816 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Louis SURPRENANT was the child of Pierre SURPRENANT and Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Anne ROBERT (maternal) Gabriel GERVAIS and Marie-Anne-Amable BABEU

Louis was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1854.

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

Louis married Julienne DUQUET 18 July 1837 in Napierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Julienne DUQUET was born May 1818 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Julienne died 11 April 1904 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale). Julienne was the child of Michel DUQUET and Marguerite GRANGER.

Louis SURPRENANT died 5 January 1900 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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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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Louis SURPRENANT married

Julienne DUQUET-- Date: 18 July 1837 Place: Napierville, Lower Canada
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Julienne DUQUET was the child of Michel DUQUET and Marguerite GRANGER

Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville

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Children of Louis SURPRENANT and Julienne DUQUET:

Louis SURPRENANT (b.25 June 1838, Napierville, Lower Canada d. 14 March 1845, Lacolle, Canada East )

Philomene "Ellen" SURPRENANT (b.3 August 1840, Napierville, Lower Canada d. 20 February 1917, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Xavier SIMPSON 19 February 1860 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Narcisse SURPRENANT (b.abt. 1841, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Rosalie SURPRENANT (b.7 April 1843, Napierville, Canada East d. abt. 1930, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Martine SURPRENANT (b.abt. 1844, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

William SURPRENANT (b.abt. 1847, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1816 Birth
11 May 1816
L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1837 Marriage / Partner
Louis SURPRENANT and Julienne DUQUET 18 July 1837, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

He was 21 years old.

Louis SURPRENANT - 1837 Marriage Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville, Quebec, Canada

1837 Marriage
Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville, Quebec, Canada

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1838 Birth of Child
Louis SURPRENANT was born 25 June 1838, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Louis was 22 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 Birth of Child
Philomene "Ellen" SURPRENANT was born 3 August 1840, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Louis was 24 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Birth of Child
Rosalie SURPRENANT was born 7 April 1843, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Louis was 26 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Death of Child
Louis SURPRENANT died 14 March 1845, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)

Louis was 28 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1855 Census - Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Louis Suprenot, 40, operator, b. Canada
Julia Suprenot, 37, b. Canada
Philomene Suprenot, 13, b. Canada
Rosella Suprenot, 12, b. Canada
1855 Massachusetts Census
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1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Lewes Superno
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1860
Event Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Race: White
Race (Original):
Birth Year (Estimated): 1816
Birthplace: Canada
Page: 186
Household ID: 1617
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
GS Film Number: 803530
Digital Folder Number: 004232259
Image Number: 00371

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Lewes Superno M 44 Canada
M S Superno F 42 Canada
Rosa Lee Superno F 17 Canada
Margrelle Superno F 75 Canada
Rosa Lee Youbar F 35 Canada
Rosa Lee Youbar F 8 Canada
Sopphire Youbar F 6 Canada

'United States Census, 1860,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:MZH1-FNZ : accessed 1 April 2015), Lewes Superno, Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; from '1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population,' database, Fold3.com (www.fold3.com : n.d.);...Read MORE...

1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1860 Marriage of Child
Philomene "Ellen" SURPRENANT married 19 February 1860, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Xavier SIMPSON

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1870 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Louis Supernau
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 59
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1810-1811
Birthplace: Canada
Page Number: 71
Household ID: 534
Line Number: 13
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M593
GS Film number: 000552154
Digital Folder Number: 004271396
Image Number: 00680

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Marble Dusan M 66 Canada
Mary Dusan F 67 Canada
Charles Lucia M 22 Canada
Loiza Lucia F 20 Canada
Louis Supernau M 59 Canada
Julia Supernau F 54 Canada
Rose Supernau F 27 Canada

'United States Census, 1870,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:MDQ6-YPN : accessed 1 April 2015), Louis Supernau in household of Marble Dusan, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 71, family 534, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National...Read MORE...

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

Death
Name: Louis Surprevant
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 05 Jan 1900
Event Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts
Residence Place: Southbridge
Address:
Gender: Male
Age: 83
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation:
Birth Date:
Birthplace: Canada
Birth Year (Estimated): 1817
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Southbridge
Cemetery:
Father's Name: Joseph
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Name:
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Additional Relatives:
Spouse's Name:
Reference ID: 453-2
GS Film number: 1843728
Frame Number:
Digital Folder Number: 4289813
Image Number: 474

'Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:NW6Z-3CZ : accessed 1 April 2015), Louis Surprevant, 05 Jan 1900; citing Southbridge, Massachusetts, 453-2, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,843,728.

NOTE: Transcription above says widowed, but actual record looks more...Read MORE...

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Grave

Old Notre Dame, St. Mary's, Sacred Heart Cemetery
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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