Isaac Surprenant

Lifespan: 1816-10-14 — 1917-08-16

Summary

Born in Québec, Canada to Louis Surprenant (1789–1834, La Prairie/Iberville) and Marthe Lebeau (b. 1799, Richelieu). Parents married June 17, 1816 — Isaac born four months later. Father Louis died young at 44 when Isaac was 17. Married Julie Guyette on September 14, 1847 in Québec. Father of Elnora Surprise/Surprenant (1850–1904). Emigrated to Wisconsin. Died August 16, 1917 in Deer Creek, Outagamie County, Wisconsin at age 100. Remarkable longevity for the era.

Surprenant Americanized to Surprise.

Relationships

• Spouse: Julie Guyette (1831–1899, m. 1847-09-14, Quebec)
• Children: Elnora Surprise (1850–1904) — likely others

Sources

• Little Chute Genealogy database (via Elnora Surprise’s record).

Research Notes

• Lived to 100 — born during the War of 1812 era, died during World War I.
• Deer Creek, Outagamie County — same area as Maple Creek where daughter Elnora and wife Julie died. Family cluster.
• Quebec parish records should have baptism and marriage records under Surprenant.
• Father Louis’s parents: Jacques Surprenant (1753, La Prairie — d. 1792, age 38) & Josephte Baudin (~1755). Married 1780, La Prairie. Note: Baudin is close to Beaudoin/Beaudin — possible surname cluster connection.
• Mother Marthe Lebeau’s parents: Joseph Lebeau (1785, FRANCE — not Quebec) & Louise Hashe (~1785). Married 1804, Les Cèdres, Soulanges. Joseph Lebeau is a direct French immigrant — outlier in otherwise French-Canadian lines.