Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS

Born

18 March 1747 , Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Died

1 July 1833 , Sorel, Lower Canada

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François RENAUD dit LOCAS Marie-Antoinette COLIN dite LALIBERTÉ

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Born: 18 March 1747 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Father: François RENAUD dit LOCAS

Mother: Marie-Antoinette COLIN dite LALIBERTÉ

Paternal grandparents: François RENAUD dit LOCAS , Marie-Thérèse GAREAU dite ST-ONGE

Maternal grandparents: André COLIN dit LALIBERTÉ , Marie-Jeanne-Anne CADIEUX

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Joseph married Marie-Françoise DUBOIS 17 February 1784 in Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Françoise DUBOIS was born 15 April 1765 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Françoise was the child of Honore DUBOIS and Marie-Marthe BELANGER.

Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS died 1 July 1833 in Sorel, Lower 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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Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS married

Marie-Françoise DUBOIS
Marriage date: 17 February 1784
Marriage place: Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marie-Françoise DUBOIS was the child of Honore DUBOIS and Marie-Marthe BELANGER

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

Children of Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marie-Françoise DUBOIS

Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS

Born: abt. 1784, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 November 1862, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East

Married: Elisabeth (Isabelle) CARRE dite LAROCHE 11 January 1808 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie RENAUD dite LOCAS

Born: 29 October 1787, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Amable RENAUD dite LOCAS

Born: 30 January 1790, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Abraham GIROUX 25 November 1811 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1747
18 March 1747
Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS - 1747 Baptism. St-Louis-de-France, Terrebonne, Quebec.

1747 Baptism. St-Louis-de-France, Terrebonne, Quebec.

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage / Partner
Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marie-Françoise DUBOIS 17 February 1784, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

He was 36 years old.

Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS - 1784 Marriage. St-Eustache, Deux-Montagnes, PQ.

1784 Marriage. St-Eustache, Deux-Montagnes, PQ.

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1787 Birth of Child
Marie RENAUD dite LOCAS was born 29 October 1787, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 40 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Amable RENAUD dite LOCAS was born 30 January 1790, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 42 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1808 Marriage of Child
Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS married 11 January 1808, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Elisabeth (Isabelle) CARRE dite LAROCHE

1811 Marriage of Child
Amable RENAUD dite LOCAS married 25 November 1811, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Joseph-Abraham GIROUX

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England