François RENAUD dit LOCAS

(b. 3 March 1747 , Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 31 January 1810 , Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada )

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François RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 3 March 1747 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France

François RENAUD dit LOCAS was the child of Antoine RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marie-Josephte LAMOUREUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marie-Angélique DEMERS (DUMAIS) (maternal) François LAMOUREUX and Marie-Josephte PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

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

François married Louise LECOMPTE 10 September 1770 in Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise LECOMPTE was born 10 August 1742 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Louise died 3 October 1820 in Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville). Louise was the child of Joseph-Simon LECOMPTE and Marie-Josephe PARIS.

François RENAUD dit LOCAS died 31 January 1810 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, 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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François RENAUD dit LOCAS married

Louise LECOMPTE-- Date: 10 September 1770 Place: Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada
Louise LECOMPTE was the child of Joseph-Simon LECOMPTE and Marie-Josephe PARIS

Children of François RENAUD dit LOCAS and Louise LECOMPTE:

Marie-Louise RENAUD dite LOCAS (b.25 August 1775, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 January 1855, St-Janvier, Mirabel, Quebec, Canada)
m. Louis GUENETTE 1 February 1836 in Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville)

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1747 Birth
3 March 1747
Terrebonne, Canada, New France

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
François RENAUD dit LOCAS and Louise LECOMPTE 10 September 1770, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

He was 23 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise RENAUD dite LOCAS was born 25 August 1775, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

François was 28 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.