Antoine RENAUD dit LOCAS

(b. 2 September 1716 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 18 April 1785 , Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Antoine RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 2 September 1716 in Laval, Canada, New France

Antoine RENAUD dit LOCAS was the child of Louis RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marie-Angélique DEMERS (DUMAIS) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Andre RENAUD dit LOCAS (LOCAT) and Marie-Françoise DESPORTES (maternal) Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Jeanne-Françoise MENARD

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Antoine married Marie-Josephte LAMOUREUX 25 May 1739 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte LAMOUREUX was born 9 June 1723 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marie-Josephte died 1 July 1795 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of François LAMOUREUX and Marie-Josephte PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN.

Antoine RENAUD dit LOCAS died 18 April 1785 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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Antoine RENAUD dit LOCAS married

Marie-Josephte LAMOUREUX-- Date: 25 May 1739 Place: Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte LAMOUREUX was the child of François LAMOUREUX and Marie-Josephte PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Marie-Josephte Lamoureux, born June 9,1723, married Antoine Renaud-Locas son of Louis Renaud-Locas on May 25, 1739 in Terrebonne Québec. They had five children.

Their daughter, Marie-Louise Renaud married Étienne Rotureau-Bélisle, son of ÉtienneRotureau-Belisle and Angélique Nantel on November 17, 1783 in Terrebonne, Québec. They had one child.

Their daughter Archange Rotureau-Belislem married Jacques Martin-Versailles son of Gabriel Martin and Marie-anne Gagnon on February 6, 1804 in Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec. They had six children.

Their son Joseph Martin-Versailles born 1818 married Émilie Bertrand daughter of Jacques Bertrand and Angélique Lemyre-Marsolais January 13, 1842 in Montréal, Québec. They had two children.

Their son Joseph Versailles born on December 15, 1842 married Alice Beaudoin daughter of Jacques Beaudoin and Marie-Louise Laforêt-Labranche on September 19, 1864 in Montréal, Québec. They had five children.

Their son Hyacinthe-Avila Versailles born January 24, 1866 in Montréal, Québec married Marie-Anne-Joséphine Gagnon daughter of Pierre Gagnon and Élizabeth Rhéaume on December 25, 1895 in Lowell Mass. USA. They had two children.

Their daughter Marie-Angélina Versailles born June 4 1898 in Lowell Mass. USA. married Joseph-Henri-Nicole son of Alezandre Nicole and Joséphine-Philomène Brousseau January 7, 1920 in Montréal, Québec.
They had one child Joseph-Philippe-Henri Nicol.

Children of Antoine RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marie-Josephte LAMOUREUX:

Marie-Josephe RENAUD dite LOCAS (b.13 February 1741, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 29 April 1807, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada)
m. Athanase MIGNERON 8 January 1759 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

François RENAUD dit LOCAS (b.3 March 1747, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 31 January 1810, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada)
m. Louise LECOMPTE 10 September 1770 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

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1716 Birth
2 September 1716
Laval, Canada, New France

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

1739 Marriage / Partner
Antoine RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marie-Josephte LAMOUREUX 25 May 1739 , Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

He was 22 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe RENAUD dite LOCAS was born 13 February 1741, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Antoine was 24 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
François RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 3 March 1747, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Antoine was 30 years old.

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

1759 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe RENAUD dite LOCAS married 8 January 1759, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Athanase MIGNERON

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
François RENAUD dit LOCAS married 10 September 1770, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Louise LECOMPTE

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.