Joseph LOCAS dit RENAUD

Born

21 July 1768 , Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

30 April 1842 , Montréal, Canada East

Joseph married Marie-Françoise JOUET 7 March 1791 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Françoise JOUET was born 13 July 1774 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Françoise was the child of Augustin JOUET and Marie-Françoise RENOUARD (RENOUER) (RENOIS) .

Parents & Family of Joseph LOCAS dit RENAUD

Parents of Joseph LOCAS dit RENAUD

Father

Toussaint RENAUD dit LOCAS

Mother

Marie-Marguerite-Amable CUSSON

Grandparents of Joseph LOCAS dit RENAUD

Paternal grandparents

François RENAUD dit LOCAS Marie-Thérèse GAREAU dite ST-ONGE

Maternal grandparents

Jacques CUSSON Michelle CHOLET dite ST-PAUL

m. Marie Francoise Jouet
7 March 1791
St-Pierre-de-Sorel

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph LOCAS dit RENAUD

Joseph LOCAS dit RENAUD married

Marie-Françoise JOUET
Marriage date: 7 March 1791
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Marie-Françoise JOUET was the child of Augustin JOUET and Marie-Françoise RENOUARD (RENOUER) (RENOIS)

Children of Joseph LOCAS dit RENAUD and Marie-Françoise JOUET

Marguerite-Eleonore RENAUD dite LOCAS

Born: 31 March 1811, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Thomas KINSHELLA (QUINCHELLA) 15 August 1826 Place: Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Joseph's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1768
21 July 1768
Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LOCAS dit RENAUD and Marie-Françoise JOUET 7 March 1791, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 22 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1811 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Eleonore RENAUD dite LOCAS was born 31 March 1811, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Joseph was 42 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England