flag male ancestor  Joseph  RENAUD dit LOCAS

  (b. abt. 1784 Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 8 November 1862 Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East )  
Age: 80

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Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS was born abt. 1784 in Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS was the child of Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS   and   Marie-Françoise DUBOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal)  François RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marie-Antoinette COLIN dite LALIBERTÉ (maternal)  Honore DUBOIS and Marie-Marthe BELANGER

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

Joseph  married  Elisabeth (Isabelle) CARRE dite LAROCHE 11 January 1808 in Sorel, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Elisabeth (Isabelle) CARRE dite LAROCHE  was born 1 March 1783 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).  Elisabeth (Isabelle) died 26 April 1838 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).  Elisabeth (Isabelle) was the child of Jacques CARRE dit LAROCHE and Marie-Charlotte FAVRON.

Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS died 8 November 1862 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East.
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Occupation

Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS was a journalier.
The journalier, or day labourer, was a worker employed by the day, typically in the agricultural sector. He usually only worked during the summer months, for low wages, which meant that day labourers were among the poorest of the inhabitants of New France.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Day in the Life of a 18th Century Journalier in New France
Did You Know? 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.
Did You Know? 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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