Dominique RENAUD dit LOCAS

(b. 2 September 1732 , Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 13 March 1777 , Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Dominique RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 2 September 1732 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Dominique 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):

Dominique married Marguerite PETIT 8 April 1766 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite PETIT was born 28 December 1748 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marguerite was the child of Jean PETIT and Marie-Claire CATY.

Dominique RENAUD dit LOCAS died 13 March 1777 in Terrebonne, 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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Dominique RENAUD dit LOCAS married

Marguerite PETIT-- Date: 8 April 1766 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada*
Marguerite PETIT was the child of Jean PETIT and Marie-Claire CATY

Children of Dominique RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marguerite PETIT:

Dominique RENAUD dit LOCAS (b.8 December 1773, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 February 1801, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada)

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1732 Birth
2 September 1732
Terrebonne, Canada, New France

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

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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Dominique RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marguerite PETIT 8 April 1766, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 33 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Dominique RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 8 December 1773, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Dominique was 41 years old.

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.