Jean-Baptiste RENAUD dit LOCAS

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1 February 1732 , Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Died

11 July 1820 , Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada

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Louis RENAUD dit LOCAS Marie-Angélique DEMERS (DUMAIS)

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Born: 1 February 1732 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Father: Louis RENAUD dit LOCAS

Mother: Marie-Angélique DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Andre RENAUD dit LOCAS (LOCAT) , Marie-Françoise DESPORTES

Maternal grandparents: Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) , Jeanne-Françoise MENARD

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Louise AMYOT (AMIOT) 11 July 1757 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France . Marie-Louise AMYOT (AMIOT) was born 3 May 1723 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Louise died 11 August 1808 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of Etienne AMYOT (AMIOT) dit VILLENEUVE and Angélique HALAY (HALLÉ).

Jean-Baptiste RENAUD dit LOCAS died 11 July 1820 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, 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 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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Marie-Louise AMYOT (AMIOT)
Marriage date: 11 July 1757
Marriage place: Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise AMYOT (AMIOT) was the child of Etienne AMYOT (AMIOT) dit VILLENEUVE and Angélique HALAY (HALLÉ)

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Birth — 1732
1 February 1732
Terrebonne, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marie-Louise AMYOT (AMIOT) 11 July 1757 , Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

He was 25 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.

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.