François RENAUD dit LOCAS

(b. 14 June 1718 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 27 October 1786 , Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 14 June 1718 in Laval, Canada, New France

François RENAUD dit LOCAS was the child of François RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marie-Thérèse GAREAU dite ST-ONGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Andre RENAUD dit LOCAS (LOCAT) and Marie-Françoise DESPORTES (maternal) Pierre GAREAU and Barbe MONTREUIL dite FRANCOEUR

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

François married Marie-Antoinette COLIN dite LALIBERTÉ 25 January 1740 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Antoinette COLIN dite LALIBERTÉ was born 2 October 1719 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marie-Antoinette died 20 October 1786 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada. Marie-Antoinette was the child of André COLIN dit LALIBERTÉ and Marie-Jeanne-Anne CADIEUX.

François RENAUD dit LOCAS died 27 October 1786 in Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Family and Children of François RENAUD dit LOCAS

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François RENAUD dit LOCAS married

Marie-Antoinette COLIN dite LALIBERTÉ-- Date: 25 January 1740 Place: Terrebonne, Canada, New France
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Marie-Antoinette COLIN dite LALIBERTÉ was the child of André COLIN dit LALIBERTÉ and Marie-Jeanne-Anne CADIEUX

St-Louis-de-Terrebonne, Terrebonne, Quebec

Children of François RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marie-Antoinette COLIN dite LALIBERTÉ:

François RENAUD dit LOCAS (b.13 November 1740, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. , )

Jean-Baptiste RENAUD dit LOCAS (b.28 February 1743, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Pelagie LESOURD dite DUCHESNE 7 November 1774 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marguerite RENAUD dite LOCAS (b.12 May 1745, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 11 August 1746, Saint-Martin, Laval, Canada, New France)

Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS (b.18 March 1747, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 1 July 1833, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Françoise DUBOIS 17 February 1784 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise RENAUD dite LOCAS (b.7 November 1749, Laval, Canada, New France d. 14 September 1751, Laval, Canada, New France )

Marie-Jeanne RENAUD dite LOCAS (b.28 January 1758, Laval, Canada, New France d. 1 May 1844, Saint-Augustin, Mirabel, Canada East)
m. Jean-Baptiste PARENT 22 July 1783 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

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1718 Birth
14 June 1718
Laval, Canada, New France

Baptism
Baptism Saint Francois-de-Sales de I'lle-Jesus, Laval, Quebec
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François RENAUD dit LOCAS - Baptism Saint Francois-de-Sales de Ille-Jesus, Laval, Quebec

Baptism Saint Francois-de-Sales de I'lle-Jesus, Laval, Quebec

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
François RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marie-Antoinette COLIN dite LALIBERTÉ 25 January 1740, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

He was 21 years old.

Marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1740 Birth of Child
François RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 13 November 1740, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

François was 22 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 28 February 1743, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

François was 24 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marguerite RENAUD dite LOCAS was born 12 May 1745, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

François was 26 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 18 March 1747, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

François was 28 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise RENAUD dite LOCAS was born 7 November 1749, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

François was 31 years old.

1751 Death of Child
Marie-Louise RENAUD dite LOCAS died 14 September 1751, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

François was 33 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne RENAUD dite LOCAS was born 28 January 1758, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

François was 39 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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste RENAUD dit LOCAS married 7 November 1774, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to Marie-Pelagie LESOURD dite DUCHESNE

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.