François RENAUD dit LOCAS

Born

17 January 1693 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Died

26 December 1777 , Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre-Andre RENAUD dit LOCAS (LOCAT)Marie-Françoise DESPORTES

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Born: 17 January 1693 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre-Andre RENAUD dit LOCAS (LOCAT)

Mother: Marie-Françoise DESPORTES

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François married Marie-Thérèse GAREAU dite ST-ONGE 2 May 1715 in Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie-Thérèse GAREAU dite ST-ONGE was born 10 October 1696 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Thérèse died 14 August 1768 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Pierre GAREAU and Barbe MONTREUIL dite FRANCOEUR.

François RENAUD dit LOCAS died 26 December 1777 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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Spouse & Children of François RENAUD dit LOCAS

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François RENAUD dit LOCAS married

Marie-Thérèse GAREAU dite ST-ONGE
Marriage date: 2 May 1715
Marriage place: Laval, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Marie-Thérèse GAREAU dite ST-ONGE was the child of Pierre GAREAU and Barbe MONTREUIL dite FRANCOEUR

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Children of François RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marie-Thérèse GAREAU dite ST-ONGE

Marie-Françoise RENAUD dite LOCAS

Born: 28 June 1716, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1788, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: François CARRE dit LAROCHE 14 February 1735 Place: Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

François RENAUD dit LOCAS

Born: 14 June 1718, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 27 October 1786, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Antoinette COLIN dite LALIBERTÉ 25 January 1740 Place: Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Marie-Josephte RENAUD dite LOCAS

Born: 16 May 1720, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Bonaventure RENAUD dit LOCAS

Born: 12 January 1723, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: 6 April 1785, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Catherine MAISONNEUVE 26 July 1745 Place: Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Marie-Charlotte RENAUD dite LOCAS

Born: 5 January 1725, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: 4 March 1798, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Simon LECOMPTE 4 November 1743 Place: Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Marie-Marguerite RENAUD dite LOCAS

Born: 1 February 1727, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: 26 March 1753, Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Married: Jean-Baptiste LECOMPTE 21 June 1745 Place: Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS

Born: 13 May 1730, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: 9 December 1801, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine LENOIR dite ROLLAND 30 October 1754 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Dominique RENAUD dit LOCAS

Born: 2 September 1732, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: 13 March 1777, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite PETIT 8 April 1766 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Marie-Josephte RENAUD dite LOCAS

Born: 29 December 1734, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: 14 September 1817, Terrebonne, Lower Canada

Marie-Thérèse RENAUD dite LOCAS

Born: 15 February 1737, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: 31 March 1738, Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Toussaint RENAUD dit LOCAS

Born: 1 November 1738, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: 7 January 1803, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Marguerite-Amable CUSSON 21 February 1764 Place: Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Pierre RENAUD dit LOCAS

Born: 2 August 1740, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: 27 September 1760, Terrebonne, Canada

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Birth — 1693
17 January 1693
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Baptism
Baptisted Sainte Famille du Cap-Sante, Quebec
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 Marriage / Partner
François RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marie-Thérèse GAREAU dite ST-ONGE 2 May 1715, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

He was 22 years old.

François RENAUD dit LOCAS - Marriage Saint Francois-de-Sales de Ille-Jesus, Laval, Quebec

Marriage Saint Francois-de-Sales de I'lle-Jesus, Laval, Quebec

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

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise RENAUD dite LOCAS was born 28 June 1716, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

François was 23 years old.

1718 Birth of Child
François RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 14 June 1718, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

François was 25 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte RENAUD dite LOCAS was born 16 May 1720, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

François was 27 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Bonaventure RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 12 January 1723, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

François was 30 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte RENAUD dite LOCAS was born 5 January 1725, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

François was 31 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite RENAUD dite LOCAS was born 1 February 1727, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

François was 34 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 13 May 1730, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

François was 37 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Dominique RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 2 September 1732, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

François was 39 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte RENAUD dite LOCAS was born 29 December 1734, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

François was 41 years old.

1735 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise RENAUD dite LOCAS married 14 February 1735, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to François CARRE dit LAROCHE

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse RENAUD dite LOCAS was born 15 February 1737, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

François was 44 years old.

1738 Death of Child
Marie-Thérèse RENAUD dite LOCAS died 31 March 1738, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

François was 45 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Toussaint RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 1 November 1738, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

François was 45 years old.

1740 Marriage of Child
François RENAUD dit LOCAS married 25 January 1740, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Marie-Antoinette COLIN dite LALIBERTÉ

1740 Birth of Child
Pierre RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 2 August 1740, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

François was 47 years old.

1743 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte RENAUD dite LOCAS married 4 November 1743, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Joseph-Simon LECOMPTE

1745 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite RENAUD dite LOCAS married 21 June 1745, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Jean-Baptiste LECOMPTE

1745 Marriage of Child
Bonaventure RENAUD dit LOCAS married 26 July 1745, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Catherine MAISONNEUVE

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Death of Child
Marie-Marguerite RENAUD dite LOCAS died 26 March 1753, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

François was 60 years old.

1754 Marriage of Child
Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS married 30 October 1754, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Madeleine LENOIR dite ROLLAND

1760 Death of Child
Pierre RENAUD dit LOCAS died 27 September 1760, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

François was 67 years old.

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Toussaint RENAUD dit LOCAS married 21 February 1764, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus) to Marie-Marguerite-Amable CUSSON

1766 Marriage of Child
Dominique RENAUD dit LOCAS married 8 April 1766, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Marguerite PETIT

1768 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Thérèse GAREAU dite ST-ONGE died 14 August 1768, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

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.