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 FRANCOEUR

Spouse(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 .
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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 Bonaventure RENAUD dit LOCAS

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Bonaventure RENAUD dit LOCAS married

Catherine MAISONNEUVE-- Date: 26 July 1745 Place: Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Catherine MAISONNEUVE was the child of Pierre MAISONNEUVE and Marie LAMOTHE

Children of Bonaventure RENAUD dit LOCAS and Catherine MAISONNEUVE:

Bonaventure RENAUD (b.6 June 1746, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 8 June 1746, Terrebonne, Canada, New France )

Marie-Thérèse RENAUD (b.14 May 1747, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 15 June 1747, Terrebonne, Canada, New France )

Catherine RENAUD (b.20 April 1748, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 18 June 1748, Terrebonne, Canada, New France )

Marie-Catherine RENAUD (b.12 April 1750, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France d. 29 April 1750, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France )

Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS (b.10 October 1752, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France d. 16 January 1810, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada )

René RENAUD dit LOCAS (b.1 September 1754, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 8 December 1832, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada )

Marie-Elisabeth RENAUD (b.6 February 1758, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 27 January 1760, Montréal, Canada )

Antoine RENAUD (b.25 June 1761, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada d. 4 July 1761, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada)

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1723 Birth
12 January 1723
Terrebonne, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Bonaventure RENAUD dit LOCAS and Catherine MAISONNEUVE 26 July 1745, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

He was 22 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Bonaventure RENAUD was born 6 June 1746, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Bonaventure was 23 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse RENAUD was born 14 May 1747, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Bonaventure was 24 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Catherine RENAUD was born 20 April 1748, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Bonaventure was 25 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine RENAUD was born 12 April 1750, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Bonaventure was 27 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 10 October 1752, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Bonaventure was 29 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
René RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 1 September 1754, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Bonaventure was 31 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth RENAUD was born 6 February 1758, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Bonaventure was 35 years old.

1760 Death of Child
Marie-Elisabeth RENAUD died 27 January 1760, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Bonaventure was 37 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Antoine RENAUD was born 25 June 1761, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Bonaventure was 38 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.

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.