Julie Guyette

Lifespan: 1831-04-20 — 1899-04-01

Summary

Born in Canada to Joseph Guyette (1811–1902, another 90-year life) and Madeleine Mary Lavallee (1816–1899, La Prairie, Quebec). Parents married February 22, 1830 in Iberville, Quebec. Married Isaac Surprenant on September 14, 1847 in Québec.

Julie and her mother Madeleine died on the same day — April 1, 1899. Julie in Maple Creek, Madeleine in Fond du Lac County. Mother of Elnora Surprise/Surprenant (1850–1904). Died April 1, 1899 in Maple Creek, Outagamie County, Wisconsin at age 67.

Three generations died in Maple Creek: Julie (1899), her daughter Elnora (1904), and Elnora’s daughter Mary Young would later raise her own daughter Marie there (born 1906).

Relationships

• Spouse: Isaac Surprenant (1816–1917, m. 1847-09-14, Quebec)
• Children: Elnora Surprise (1850–1904) — likely others

Sources

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

Research Notes

• Birth location listed only as “Canada” — likely Quebec, same region as husband Isaac.
• Guyette is a French-Canadian surname.
• Parents married 1830 in Iberville — same Richelieu River valley as all the other families.
• Mother Madeleine Mary Lavallee from La Prairie — same area as the Surprenants.
• Father Joseph Guyette lived to 90 (d. 1902, Fond du Lac County). Longevity runs in these families.
• Died same day as her mother — April 1, 1899. Coincidence? Epidemic? Needs investigation.
• Father Joseph Guyette’s parents: Joseph Goyette (1788–1876, age 87, never left Quebec) & Marguerite Bouthillier (1788, Rouville). Married 1811. Original spelling Goyette → Guyette.
• Mother Madeleine Lavallee’s parents: Alexis Lavallee (1793, La Prairie — d. 1868, Rouses Point, Clinton Co, NY) & Marie Amable Langevin (1792, Varennes). Married 1812, La Prairie. Alexis died in upstate NY — same Quebec→NY pipeline as the Beaudoin/Bodoh family.