Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS

(b. 13 May 1730 , Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. 9 December 1801 , Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada )

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Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 13 May 1730 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS was the child of François RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marie-Thérèse GAREAU dite ST-ONGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Andre RENAUD dit LOCAS (LOCAT) and Marie-Françoise DESPORTES (maternal) Pierre GAREAU and Barbe MONTREUIL dite FRANCOEUR

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

Joseph married Madeleine LENOIR dite ROLLAND 30 October 1754 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Madeleine LENOIR dite ROLLAND was born 1 January 1735 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Madeleine died 13 May 1816 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Pierre ROLLAND and Marie-Cécile DAVELUY.

Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS died 9 December 1801 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada.
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Occupation

Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS was a Bourgeois.

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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