Toussaint RENAUD dit LOCAS

(b. 1 November 1738 , Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 7 January 1803 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Toussaint RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 1 November 1738 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Toussaint 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

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Toussaint married Marie-Marguerite-Amable CUSSON 21 February 1764 in Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children. Marie-Marguerite-Amable CUSSON was born 6 September 1737 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marie-Marguerite-Amable died 30 September 1788 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada. Marie-Marguerite-Amable was the child of Jacques CUSSON and Michelle CHOLET dite ST-PAUL.

Toussaint RENAUD dit LOCAS died 7 January 1803 in Berthierville, 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 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(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Toussaint RENAUD dit LOCAS

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Toussaint RENAUD dit LOCAS married

Marie-Marguerite-Amable CUSSON-- Date: 21 February 1764 Place: Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Marguerite-Amable CUSSON was the child of Jacques CUSSON and Michelle CHOLET dite ST-PAUL

Children of Toussaint RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marie-Marguerite-Amable CUSSON:

Toussaint LOCAS dit RENAUD (b.19 November 1764, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Toussaint LOCAS dit RENAUD (b.27 May 1766, , Québec Province, Canada d. 28 September 1788, , Québec Province, Canada )

Marie RENAUD dite LOCAS (b.abt. 1767, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Joseph LOCAS dit RENAUD (b.21 July 1768, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 April 1842, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Françoise JOUET 7 March 1791 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Marguerite RENAUD (b.6 July 1770, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 February 1814, Montréal, Lower Canada )

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1738 Birth
1 November 1738
Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Toussaint RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marie-Marguerite-Amable CUSSON 21 February 1764, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

He was 25 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Toussaint LOCAS dit RENAUD was born 19 November 1764, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Toussaint was 26 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Toussaint LOCAS dit RENAUD was born 27 May 1766, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Toussaint was 27 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph LOCAS dit RENAUD was born 21 July 1768, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Toussaint was 29 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite RENAUD was born 6 July 1770, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Toussaint was 31 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.