Michel SURPRENANT

(b. 28 September 1713 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 25 April 1800 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada )

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Michel SURPRENANT was born 28 September 1713 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Michel SURPRENANT was the child of Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Jeanne DENOT (DENOTE) (maternal) Jacques TESTU dit LARIVIERE (TETU) and Marie-Marguerite BEAUVAIS

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

Michel married Marguerite LONGTIN 13 November 1741 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marguerite LONGTIN was born 15 March 1721 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marguerite died 14 October 1807 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of André LONGTIN dit JÉRÔME and Marguerite CAILLÉ.

Michel SURPRENANT died 25 April 1800 in Saint-Constant, 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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Family and Children of Michel SURPRENANT

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Michel SURPRENANT married

Marguerite LONGTIN-- Date: 13 November 1741 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marguerite LONGTIN was the child of André LONGTIN dit JÉRÔME and Marguerite CAILLÉ

Children of Michel SURPRENANT and Marguerite LONGTIN:

Marguerite SURPRENANT (b.18 July 1744, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )

Joseph-Marie SURPRENANT (b.19 August 1746, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 9 September 1820, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada)

Michelle-Archange SURPRENANT (b.27 February 1751, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )
m. François-Daniel CARDINAL 2 March 1772 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Michel SURPRENANT (b.24 April 1753, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Renee GIBEAU 3 March 1778 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Augustin SURPRENANT (b.1 May 1755, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )

François SURPRENANT (b.6 June 1758, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )

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1713 Birth
28 September 1713
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1741 Marriage / Partner
Michel SURPRENANT and Marguerite LONGTIN 13 November 1741, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 28 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marguerite SURPRENANT was born 18 July 1744, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel was 30 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie SURPRENANT was born 19 August 1746, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel was 32 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Michelle-Archange SURPRENANT was born 27 February 1751, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel was 37 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Michel SURPRENANT was born 24 April 1753, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel was 39 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Augustin SURPRENANT was born 1 May 1755, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel was 41 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
François SURPRENANT was born 6 June 1758, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel was 44 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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Michelle-Archange SURPRENANT married 2 March 1772, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to François-Daniel CARDINAL

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
Michel SURPRENANT married 3 March 1778, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Renee GIBEAU

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)