Françoise-Marie RENAUD dite LOCAS

(b. 1 September 1721 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 24 February 1781 , Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Françoise-Marie RENAUD dite LOCAS was born 1 September 1721 in Laval, Canada, New France

Françoise-Marie RENAUD dite 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

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Françoise-Marie married Jean-Baptiste BERLOIN dit NANTEL 25 May 1739 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste BERLOIN dit NANTEL was born 29 March 1712 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Jean-Baptiste died 13 March 1761 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERLOIN dit NANTEL and Marguerite DELPÊCHE dite BÉLAIR.

Françoise-Marie married (2) Charles ROTUREAU dit BELISLE 23 October 1769 in Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada . Charles ROTUREAU dit BELISLE was born 31 March 1726 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Charles died 8 February 1789 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada. Charles was the child of Michel ROTUREAU and Marie-Thérèse CHORET.

Françoise-Marie RENAUD dite LOCAS died 24 February 1781 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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Françoise-Marie RENAUD dite LOCAS married

Jean-Baptiste BERLOIN dit NANTEL-- Date: 25 May 1739 Place: Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste BERLOIN dit NANTEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERLOIN dit NANTEL and Marguerite DELPÊCHE dite BÉLAIR

Children of Jean-Baptiste BERLOIN dit NANTEL and Françoise-Marie RENAUD dite LOCAS:

Marguerite BERLOIN dite NANTEL (b.9 November 1748, Laval, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste FORGET dit DESPATITS 16 June 1766 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Françoise-Marie RENAUD dite LOCAS married

Charles ROTUREAU dit BELISLE-- Date: 23 October 1769 Place: Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada
Charles ROTUREAU dit BELISLE was the child of Michel ROTUREAU and Marie-Thérèse CHORET

Children of Charles ROTUREAU dit BELISLE and Françoise-Marie RENAUD dite LOCAS:

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1721 Birth
1 September 1721
Laval, Canada, New France

1739 Marriage / Partner
Françoise-Marie RENAUD dite LOCAS and Jean-Baptiste BERLOIN dit NANTEL 25 May 1739 , Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

She was 17 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marguerite BERLOIN dite NANTEL was born 9 November 1748, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Françoise-Marie was 27 years old.

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

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste BERLOIN dit NANTEL died 13 March 1761, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

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 of Child
Marguerite BERLOIN dite NANTEL married 16 June 1766, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Jean-Baptiste FORGET dit DESPATITS

1769 Marriage / Partner
Françoise-Marie RENAUD dite LOCAS and Charles ROTUREAU dit BELISLE 23 October 1769, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

She was 48 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.