Jean Baptiste RENAUD dit LOCAS

Born

12 October 1819 , Sorel, Lower Canada

Died

30 January 1908 , Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 88
Cause of Death: senile debility

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Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS Elisabeth (Isabelle) CARRE dite LAROCHE

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Born: 12 October 1819 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Father: Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS

Mother: Elisabeth (Isabelle) CARRE dite LAROCHE

Paternal grandparents: Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS , Marie-Françoise DUBOIS

Maternal grandparents: Jacques CARRE dit LAROCHE , Marie-Charlotte FAVRON

Jean Baptiste was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1858.

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Jean Baptiste married Angeline (Angel) THIBAULT (THIBEAU) 10 September 1844 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Angeline (Angel) THIBAULT (THIBEAU) was born 12 July 1826 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Angeline (Angel) died 11 September 1903 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Angeline (Angel) was the child of Charles THIBEAULT and Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle TAILLON dite LATAILLE.

Jean Baptiste RENAUD dit LOCAS died 30 January 1908 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

Obituary NOT found in any of the microfilms at the Southbridge library - checked Southbridge Herald and Southbridge Press

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WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: laborer

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
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Jean Baptiste RENAUD dit LOCAS married

Angeline (Angel) THIBAULT (THIBEAU)
Marriage date: 10 September 1844
Marriage place: Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East

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Angeline (Angel) THIBAULT (THIBEAU) was the child of Charles THIBEAULT and Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle TAILLON dite LATAILLE

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Descendents of Joseph Renaud-Locas document sent to me by Roger Renaud 9-23-06

Jeane Baptiste Renaud dit Loca, major son of Joseph and Elizabeth Care dit Laroche

Angele Thibeau, minor daughter late Charles and Late Elizabeth Lataille

Winesses: Joseph Renaud dit Loca (pre), Joseph Renaud dit Loca (frere), Pierre St. Martin (Beaufrere of bride), Antoine Thibeau (Frere), several others.

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Children of Jean Baptiste RENAUD dit LOCAS and Angeline (Angel) THIBAULT (THIBEAU)

Jean Baptiste RENAUD

Born: 3 June 1846, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 20 December 1910, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Judith BROUILLETTE 1864 Place: , Massachusetts, USA

Joseph RENAUD

Born: 5 June 1847, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 31 January 1922, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Marie Louisa "Eliza" GARAND 22 September 1870 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Pierre "Peter" RENAUD

Born: 23 March 1849, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East
Died: 20 December 1911, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Hermise (Hermine) GAUDREAU 28 September 1868 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Antoine RENAUD dit LOCAS

Born: 25 December 1850, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East
Died: 29 April 1888, Buckingham, Québec, Canada

Edouard RENAUD dit LOCAS

Born: 21 April 1852, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East
Died: 20 July 1948, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Parmelia (Adelina) MARTIN 1 January 1872 Place: Putnam, Connecticut, USA (Aspinock)

Moise RENAUD dit LOCAS

Born: 13 May 1854, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East
Died: 10 June 1856, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East

Angele RENAUD dite LOCAS

Born: 8 October 1856, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East
Died: 24 March 1858, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East

Marie RENAUD

Born: 18 December 1858, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East
Died: 1 February 1908, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Pierre PERRON 1 May 1881 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Frank Xavier (François) RENAUD

Born: 27 December 1860, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 28 November 1935, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Sophie Josephine LAMOTHE 25 September 1889 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Florence RENAUD

Born: 3 May 1862, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 10 September 1863, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Delia RENAUD

Born: 16 June 1863, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 9 May 1899, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Edouard LIZOTTE 31 December 1888 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Israel RENAUD

Born: 19 March 1868, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 September 1946, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Marie Agnes DUMAS 20 October 1887 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Married: Marie Mederise LEDUC 1 July 1890 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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Birth — 1819
12 October 1819
Sorel, Lower Canada

1819 Baptism
Baptised 13 Oct 1819 St-Pierre-de-Sorel
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1819 Baptism - Sorel Paroisse St-Pierre Co. Richelieu, P.Q.

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1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1844 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste RENAUD dit LOCAS and Angeline (Angel) THIBAULT (THIBEAU) 10 September 1844, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

Jean Baptiste RENAUD dit LOCAS - 1844 Marriage. Ste-Victoire Co. Richelieu, P.Q.

1844 Marriage. Ste-Victoire Co. Richelieu, P.Q.

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1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1844 Marriage. Ste-Victoire Co. Richelieu, P.Q.

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1846 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste RENAUD was born 3 June 1846, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean Baptiste was 26 years old.

1847 Birth of Child
Joseph RENAUD was born 5 June 1847, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean Baptiste was 27 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 Birth of Child
Pierre "Peter" RENAUD was born 23 March 1849, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Jean Baptiste was 29 years old.

1850 Birth of Child
Antoine RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 25 December 1850, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Jean Baptiste was 31 years old.

1852 Birth of Child
Edouard RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 21 April 1852, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Jean Baptiste was 32 years old.

1854 Birth of Child
Moise RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 13 May 1854, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Jean Baptiste was 34 years old.

1856 Death of Child
Moise RENAUD dit LOCAS died 10 June 1856, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Jean Baptiste was 36 years old.

1856 Birth of Child
Angele RENAUD dite LOCAS was born 8 October 1856, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Jean Baptiste was 37 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857
'1857, J. B. Renaud came to Southbridge from St. Cesaire;
He married Angele Thibeau (Thibault). Angele was the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Latille de Taillon. Jean Baptiste was the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Care dit Laroche.'
"Histoire des Franco-Américains de Southbridge, Massachusetts" by Félix Gatineau, Framingham, MA: Lakeview Press, 1919
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SOUTHBRIDGE, WORCESTER, MA -- 1857 - 1879

1858 Death of Child
Angele RENAUD dite LOCAS died 24 March 1858, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Jean Baptiste was 38 years old.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1858 Birth of Child
Marie RENAUD was born 18 December 1858, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Jean Baptiste was 39 years old.

1860
Southbridge, MA -- John Renoe, age 45, b. Canada lives with his wife, Angel, age 34, b. Canada and the following children: John Jr., son, age 15, b. Canada; Joseph, son, age 13, b. Canada; Peter, son, age 11, b. Canada; Edward, son, age 7, b. Canada; Mary, daughter, age 1, b. Canada
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1860 Birth of Child
Frank Xavier (François) RENAUD was born 27 December 1860, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Jean Baptiste was 41 years old.

1862 Birth of Child
Florence RENAUD was born 3 May 1862, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Jean Baptiste was 42 years old.

1863 Birth of Child
Delia RENAUD was born 16 June 1863, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Jean Baptiste was 43 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
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John Noe, 49. b. Canada, laborer
Jane Noe, 39, b. Canada, housekeeper
Joseph Noe, 16, b. Canada, operative
Peter Noe, 13, b. Canada
Edwin Noe, 12, b. Canada
Mary Noe, 6, b. Canada
Francis Noe, 3, b. MA
Leo Noe, 2, b. MA
1865 Massachusetts Census
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1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1868 Birth of Child
Israel RENAUD was born 19 March 1868, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Jean Baptiste was 48 years old.

1868 Marriage of Child
Pierre "Peter" RENAUD married 28 September 1868, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Hermise (Hermine) GAUDREAU

1870 Marriage of Child
Joseph RENAUD married 22 September 1870, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Marie Louisa "Eliza" GARAND

1872 Marriage of Child
Edouard RENAUD dit LOCAS married 1 January 1872, Putnam, Connecticut, USA (Aspinock) to Parmelia (Adelina) MARTIN

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880
John Reno and his family are living on West St. John is 68, b. Canada, parents b. Canada. His wife is Angella, 61. Children are: Mary, 20, Frank, 18, Delia, 16, Israel, 12.
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1881 Marriage of Child
Marie RENAUD married 1 May 1881, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Pierre PERRON

1882
Renault John, mill operative, house rear West
Renault John 2d, mill operative, house rear West
Renault John 3d, laborer, house off West
Renault Joseph, mill operative, house rear West
Renault Pierre, operative, house West
1882 Massachusetts City Directory - Webster and Southbridge

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1887 Marriage of Child
Israel RENAUD married 20 October 1887, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Marie Agnes DUMAS

1888 Death of Child
Antoine RENAUD dit LOCAS died 29 April 1888, Buckingham, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-de-Nazianze)

Jean Baptiste was 68 years old.

1888 Marriage of Child
Delia RENAUD married 31 December 1888, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Edouard LIZOTTE

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 Marriage of Child
Frank Xavier (François) RENAUD married 25 September 1889, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Sophie Josephine LAMOTHE

1890 Marriage of Child
Israel RENAUD married 1 July 1890, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Marie Mederise LEDUC

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1899 Death of Child
Delia RENAUD died 9 May 1899, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Jean Baptiste was 79 years old.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1903 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angeline (Angel) THIBAULT (THIBEAU) died 11 September 1903, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908
Jean B. Renaud died in Sturbridge, Massachusetts on Jan 30, 1908 at the age of 88 years, 3 months, 15 days. He was widowed. Her was born in Canada. His father was Joseph Renaud also born in Canada. His mother was listed as unknown, born in Canada. He was a laborer.
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Death
Name: Jean B Renaud
Death date: 30 Jan 1908
Death place: Sturbridge,,Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Race or color (expanded): White
Age in years: 88
Estimated birth year: 1820
Birthdate: 1820
Birthplace: Canada
Marital status: Widowed
Spouse's name:
Father's name: Joseph Renaud
Mother's name:
Film number: 2257413
Digital GS number: 4282971
Image number: 01219
Reference number: 200
Collection: Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841 - 1915

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