Bonaventure
RENAUD dit LOCAS
(b.
12 January 1723
,
Terrebonne, Canada, New France
d.
6 April 1785
,
Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Bonaventure RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 12 January 1723 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Bonaventure 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 FRANCOEURSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Bonaventure married Catherine MAISONNEUVE 26 July 1745 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Catherine MAISONNEUVE was born 2 November 1719 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Catherine died 6 April 1785 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion). Catherine was the child of Pierre MAISONNEUVE and Marie LAMOTHE.
Bonaventure RENAUD dit LOCAS died 6 April 1785 in Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Bonaventure appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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