Louis RENAUD dit LOCAS

(b. 18 May 1684 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 30 September 1740 , Terrebonne, Canada, New France )

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Louis RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 18 May 1684 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Louis RENAUD dit LOCAS was the child of Pierre-Andre RENAUD dit LOCAS (LOCAT) and Marie-Françoise DESPORTES

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Louis married Marie-Angélique DEMERS (DUMAIS) 26 November 1711 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Angélique DEMERS (DUMAIS) was born 17 January 1688 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Angélique died 22 December 1763 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Marie-Angélique was the child of Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Jeanne-Françoise MENARD.

Louis RENAUD dit LOCAS died 30 September 1740 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France .
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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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Louis RENAUD dit LOCAS married

Marie-Angélique DEMERS (DUMAIS)-- Date: 26 November 1711 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marie-Angélique DEMERS (DUMAIS) was the child of Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Jeanne-Françoise MENARD

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Children of Louis RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marie-Angélique DEMERS (DUMAIS):

Marie-Angélique RENAUD (b.1 October 1712, Laval, Canada, New France d. 1 October 1762, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada)
m. Jacques BRIERE 10 November 1733 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Louis RENAUD dit LOCAS (b.17 November 1714, Laval, Canada, New France d. 6 May 1787, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Anne PHANEUF 16 January 1747 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Antoine RENAUD dit LOCAS (b.2 September 1716, Laval, Canada, New France d. 18 April 1785, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte LAMOUREUX 25 May 1739 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Marie-Jeanne RENAUD dite LOCAS (b.14 August 1718, Laval, Canada, New France d. , )

Françoise-Marie RENAUD dite LOCAS (b.1 September 1721, Laval, Canada, New France d. 24 February 1781, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste BERLOIN dit NANTEL 25 May 1739 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)
m. Charles ROTUREAU dit BELISLE 23 October 1769 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Marguerite-Louise RENAUD dite LOCAS (b.8 May 1723, Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. 8 August 1788, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-François AUDET dit LAPOINTE 8 October 1742 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Marie-Agathe RENAUD dite LOCAS (b.13 December 1725, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 6 August 1813, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit LALUMIÈRE 7 September 1750 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)
m. Joseph MINEAU 30 December 1760 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Louis-Marie RENAUD dit LOCAS (b.27 November 1727, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 26 November 1739, Terrebonne, Canada, New France )

Jean-Baptiste RENAUD dit LOCAS (b.19 February 1730, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. , )

Jean-Baptiste RENAUD dit LOCAS (b.1 February 1732, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 11 July 1820, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Louise AMYOT (AMIOT) 11 July 1757 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

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1684 Birth
18 May 1684
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Baptism

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1711 Marriage / Partner
Louis RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marie-Angélique DEMERS (DUMAIS) 26 November 1711, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 27 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique RENAUD was born 1 October 1712, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Louis was 28 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Louis RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 17 November 1714, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Louis was 30 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Birth of Child
Antoine RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 2 September 1716, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Louis was 32 years old.

1718 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne RENAUD dite LOCAS was born 14 August 1718, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Louis was 34 years old.

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

1721 Birth of Child
Françoise-Marie RENAUD dite LOCAS was born 1 September 1721, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Louis was 37 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Louise RENAUD dite LOCAS was born 8 May 1723, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Louis was 38 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe RENAUD dite LOCAS was born 13 December 1725, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Louis was 41 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Louis-Marie RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 27 November 1727, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Louis was 43 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 19 February 1730, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Louis was 45 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 1 February 1732, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Louis was 47 years old.

1733 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique RENAUD married 10 November 1733, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Jacques BRIERE

1739 Marriage of Child
Antoine RENAUD dit LOCAS married 25 May 1739 , Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Marie-Josephte LAMOUREUX

1739 Marriage of Child
Françoise-Marie RENAUD dite LOCAS married 25 May 1739 , Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Jean-Baptiste BERLOIN dit NANTEL

1739 Death of Child
Louis-Marie RENAUD dit LOCAS died 26 November 1739, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Louis was 55 years old.

1740 Death
30 September 1740
Terrebonne, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 56.

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