Marguerite-Louise RENAUD dite LOCAS

(b. 8 May 1723 , Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. 8 August 1788 , Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marguerite-Louise RENAUD dite LOCAS was born 8 May 1723 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Marguerite-Louise 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

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Marguerite-Louise married Jean-François AUDET dit LAPOINTE 8 October 1742 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-François AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 4 May 1717 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Jean-François died 23 March 1809 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Jean-François was the child of Innocent AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Geneviève LEMELIN.

Marguerite-Louise RENAUD dite LOCAS died 8 August 1788 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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Marguerite-Louise RENAUD dite LOCAS married

Jean-François AUDET dit LAPOINTE-- Date: 8 October 1742 Place: Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Jean-François AUDET dit LAPOINTE was the child of Innocent AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Geneviève LEMELIN

Children of Jean-François AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marguerite-Louise RENAUD dite LOCAS:

Jean-Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE (b.9 July 1746, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 16 April 1820, Terrebonne, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine LEMAY dite DELORME 31 July 1780 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Innocent AUDET dit LAPOINTE (b.23 February 1748, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 5 November 1830, Terrebonne, Lower Canada )
m. Therese LIMOGES 8 February 1779 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

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1723 Birth
8 May 1723
Lachenaie, Canada, New France

1742 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite-Louise RENAUD dite LOCAS and Jean-François AUDET dit LAPOINTE 8 October 1742 , Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

She was 19 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 9 July 1746, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Marguerite-Louise was 23 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Innocent AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 23 February 1748, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marguerite-Louise was 24 years old.

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.

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Innocent AUDET dit LAPOINTE married 8 February 1779, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Therese LIMOGES

1780 Marriage of Child
Jean-Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE married 31 July 1780, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Catherine LEMAY dite DELORME

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)