Louis RENAUD dit LOCAS

(b. 17 November 1714 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 6 May 1787 , Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 17 November 1714 in Laval, Canada, New France

Louis RENAUD dit LOCAS was the child of Louis RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marie-Angélique DEMERS (DUMAIS) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Andre RENAUD dit LOCAS (LOCAT) and Marie-Françoise DESPORTES (maternal) Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Jeanne-Françoise MENARD

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

Louis married Marie-Anne PHANEUF 16 January 1747 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Marie-Anne PHANEUF was born 5 July 1727 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Marie-Anne died 14 March 1804 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima). Marie-Anne was the child of Matthias Claude FARNSWORTH PHANEUF and Catherine CHARPENTIER.

Louis RENAUD dit LOCAS died 6 May 1787 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, 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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Family and Children of Louis RENAUD dit LOCAS

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Louis RENAUD dit LOCAS married

Marie-Anne PHANEUF-- Date: 16 January 1747 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne PHANEUF was the child of Matthias Claude FARNSWORTH PHANEUF and Catherine CHARPENTIER

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Children of Louis RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marie-Anne PHANEUF:

Louise RENAUD (b.11 November 1747, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Anne RENAUD dite LOCAS (b.16 June 1749, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )

Louis RENAUD (b.23 June 1750, Laval, Canada, New France d. , )

Mathias-Marie RENAUD (b.19 August 1751, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France d. , )

Louis RENAUD (b.16 November 1752, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Anne RENAUD (b.24 February 1754, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France d. , )

Joseph-Marie RENAUD (b.1 May 1755, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )

Jean-Marie RENAUD (b.15 August 1756, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France d. , )

François RENAUD (b.10 September 1757, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France d. , )

Pierre RENAUD (b.abt. 1759, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France d. , )

Rose-Marie RENAUD (b.29 September 1760, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada d. , )

Pierre RENAUD (b.26 June 1762, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada d. , )

Jean-Baptiste RENAUD (b.6 November 1763, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Pierre RENAUD (b.22 April 1765, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Jean-Baptiste RENAUD dit LOCAS (b.16 November 1767, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1714 Birth
17 November 1714
Laval, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1747 Marriage / Partner
Louis RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marie-Anne PHANEUF 16 January 1747, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

He was 32 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Louise RENAUD was born 11 November 1747, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Louis was 33 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne RENAUD dite LOCAS was born 16 June 1749, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Louis was 34 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Louis RENAUD was born 23 June 1750, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Louis was 35 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Mathias-Marie RENAUD was born 19 August 1751, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Louis was 36 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Louis RENAUD was born 16 November 1752, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Louis was 38 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne RENAUD was born 24 February 1754, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Louis was 39 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie RENAUD was born 1 May 1755, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Louis was 40 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie RENAUD was born 15 August 1756, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Louis was 41 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
François RENAUD was born 10 September 1757, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Louis was 42 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Rose-Marie RENAUD was born 29 September 1760, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Louis was 45 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Pierre RENAUD was born 26 June 1762, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Louis was 47 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste RENAUD was born 6 November 1763, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Louis was 49 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Pierre RENAUD was born 22 April 1765, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Louis was 50 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste RENAUD dit LOCAS was born 16 November 1767, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Louis was 53 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.