Pioneer Pierre Renaud-dit-Locas
Hi, I am posting the data and notes that I have for some of my pioneer ancestors, in hopes that they may be of interest to some of you that are doing research on your ancestors.Pierre Renaud-dit-Locas us one of several Renauds that pioneered Quebec.
Descendants of Jean Renaud
Compiled by Janet Manseau Donaldson
Use as a guide
Generation No. 1
1.Jean1 Renaud was born about 1625 in Anjou, France.He married (1) Catherine Damour.She was born about 1625 in Anjou, France.He married (2) Marie Laurence.She was born about 1620 in Languedoc, France.He married (3) Catherine Gauthier Bef. 31 Dec 1637 in France.She was born about 1615 in France.
Child of Jean Renaud and Catherine Damour is:
+ 2 i. Anne-Michelle-Marie2 Renaud, King's Daughter, born about 1651 in St. Pierre in Saumur, Angers, Anjou, France; died 25 Dec 1714 in Trois Rivières, St. Maurice, QC.
Child of Jean Renaud and Marie Laurence is:
+ 3 i. Pierre2 Renaud-dit-Locas, born about 1641 in Corquat, Beziers, Languedoc, France; died 25 Jan 1713 in Grondines, Portneuf, QC.
Child of Jean Renaud and Catherine Gauthier is:
+ 4 i. Marie2 Renaud, born Bef. 1637 in France; died 27 Feb 1709 in Charlesbourg, QC.
Generation No. 2
2.Anne-Michelle-Marie2 Renaud, King's Daughter (Jean1) was born about 1651 in St. Pierre in Saumur, Angers, Anjou, France, and died 25 Dec 1714 in Trois Rivières, St. Maurice, QC.She married Jean-Baptiste Lampron/Laspron-dit-Lacharite 07 Oct 1669 in Québec City, QC(ct 4, Becquet), son of Jean Lampron/Laspron and Marquerite DeLaby.He was born 19 Jan 1637 in St. Jacques de LaCharite, Nivernaise, Bourgogne, France, and died 15 Jul 1692 in Hôtel Dieu de Québec City, QC.
Notes for Anne-Michelle-Marie Renaud, King's Daughter:
"King's Daughters", page 484, Anne-Michelle Renaud was born about 1651 in the parish of Saint-Pierre in Saumur (diocese of Angers), Anjou, the daughter of Jean Renaud and Catherine de Saint-Amour. After her father's death, she left for Canada in 1669 at about age 18, bringing a dowry of goods estimated at 400 livres.This would be a dowry equal to about $5,700 in the USA in the year 2000.
On 23 September 1669, notary Duquet drew up a marriage contract between Anne-Michelle and Jean Mérienne, but it was annulled and Jean married Fille du Roi Barbe Baron. On 07 October 1669, Anne-Michelle married Jean Lampron dit Lacharité in Québec City and was given the King's Gift of 50 livres. She could not sign the marriage contract drawn up 04 October by notary Becquet, but her husband could.
Anne-Michelle Renaud was buried 25 December 1714 at Trois Rivières.
Notes for Jean-Baptiste Lampron/Laspron-dit-Lacharite:
He was born about 1639 in the parish of Saint-Jacques in La Charité-sur-Loire (near Cosne-sur-Loire, diocese of Auxerre), Burgundy, the son of Jean Lampron and Marguerite Delaby. He arrived in Canada 18 June 1665 as a soldier with the La Fouille Company of the Carignan Regiment and was confirmed 21 September 1665 at Québec City.
Historical records indicate that, like so many of the colonists of that time, Jean was engaged in fur trading as a means of supplementing his income. On the 3rd of July 1675 both he and Nicolas Dupuy-dit-Lapoquette, were in Montréal to sign, in front of the Notary Bénigne Basset, papers which outlined their association. Between 1677 and 1688, Jean effected several transactions and loans, as recorded in the clerks office of Antoine Adhémar, Claude Maugue and Séverin Ameau. There is some indication that he had difficulty paying his debts. For example, on the 9th of June 1677, he acknowledged owing Pierre Artault de la Tour the sum of 45 livres for merchandise he had received. Two years later, he had not yet settled this obligation and was sued by Louis Manitouaki Kouck and Michel Desrosiers on behalf of Artault's widow.
In 1681, there were only a few inhabitants on the River Nicolet. The first census taken there only reveals the names of two seigneurs, Pierre Mouet de Moras and Michel Cressé, and those of seven electors (and their families): Jean Joubert, André Martel, Elie Provost, Dominique Joutras, Jacques Pépin, François Huquerre and Jean Lampron-dit-Lacharité. The 1681 census records reveal that Jean was 36 years old (although there are other records that dispute his age) and his wife Anne was 30 years of age. It also recorded that they had four children, a musket and a cow and were farming five arpents (an arpent is about 3420 square metres) of their land.
On the 31st of May 1683, Jean Lampron acquired from Jean-Baptiste Chouart, son of Médard Chouart, a piece of land three arpents by 40 arpents on the River Cressé. The following year on the18th of June 1684 he sold two thirds of this land to René Sallé, an inhabitant of Trois Rivières.
Jean Lampron dit Lacharité died 15 July 1692 at the Hôtel Dieu de Québec.This was the Québec hospital.Only the very sick and dying went there.
THE CARIGNANSALIERES REGIMENTS
The Carignan-Salières Regiment was formed about 1658 through the amalgamation of the Carignan and Salières Regiments. The Regiment comprised about 20 companies of approximately 53 Officers and men each. In 1664, the Regiment was ordered by the King of France, Louis XIV, to proceed to La Rochelle, on the West coast of France, and then onwards to New France or Canada.The company de La Fouille, commanded by Captain Jean-Maurice-Philippe de Vernon, Sieur de la Fouille, was well below strength when the orders arrived. As was the practice of the day, the Company recruited new soldiers from the towns and surrounding villages that it passed through. It is probable that during the march to La Rochelle, Jean Lampron heeded their call and set out to vanquish the Iroquois of Canada.
When Jean Lampron joined the Carignan-Salières Regiment, it was the custom of the time to adopt a "nom de guere". So why was it "la charité".The priory of la charité, whose name is associated with the charitable offerings that it dispensed to the paupers of the time, dates from the late 11th century.Over time the small market place which surrounded the priory, evolved into a village whose prosperity ebbed and flowed with the times. Today, it is a thriving village that has no inhabitants named "Lacharité".From a military perspective, lacharité-sur-Loire was important because it was one of the few places on the River Loire that had a bridge.As a consequence, it formed part of the frontier that separated two warring factions during the Hundred Years War.During this period, the priory was repeatedly plundered and the village changed hands several times. It underwent several major renovations and restorations throughout the centuries as a result of war and fire and was eventually restored in 1954. In all likelihood, Jean Lampron's "nom de guerre" was chosen because of the many battles and rich military history that were associated with the location. Since he was most likely recruited in the village of lacharité he adopted or was henceforth known as Jean Lampron dit Lacharité.
Once the Regiment reached la Rochelle they were garrisoned on the islands of Oléron and Ré where they were provisioned and trained for their upcoming task. On 12 April 1665 the company de la Fouille boarded the Joyeux Siméon and seven days later set sail for ville de Québec. On 19 June 1665 the Joyeux Siméon docked at Québec and so began the history of future generations of Lampron's, Lacharité's, and Desfossés.Jean, along with compatriots from the Companie de Fouille was garrisoned in Trois Rivières and spent the next two years in that area helping build the settlement. When he wasn't doing that he was doing what soldiers have done eternally - patrolling and guarding.
In 1667 the Intendant, Jean Talon, offered with the King of France's blessing, every officer and soldier in the Regiment, the opportunity to take-up residence in the new colony. When faced with the prospect of returning to a semi-feudal France or becoming a landowner in the new world, the overwhelming choice was to stay. Despite the many hardships that the new settlers (or habitants as they were known) faced, those hardships paled in comparison to life in France in the 17th century.Jean was likely discharged from the Regiment in the summer of 1667 in Trois Rivières and given a sum of 50 or 100 livres and a years supply of rations. With the money he probably bought some land somewhere in the vicinity of Bay St. Antoine now better known as Baie-du-Febvre or Baieville (see Map 1) and began the painstaking chore of clearing land and sowing crops.
Children of Anne-Michelle-Marie Renaud and Jean-Baptiste Lampron/Laspron-dit-Lacharite are:
5 i. Marie-Anne3 Lampron-dit-Lacharite, born about 1670 in Unknown, QC; died 31 May 1684 in Trois Rivières, St. Maurice, QC.
Notes for Marie-Anne Lampron-dit-Lacharite:
She drowned 31 May and was buried 04 June 1684 at Trois-Rivières.
6 ii. Jean-Baptiste Lampron-dit-Lacharite-Defosse, born 31 Jul 1673 in Trois Rivières, St. Maurice, QC; died 01 Jan 1749 in Nicolet, QC.He married Marie-Madeleine Geoffroy 04 Nov 1700 in Emmacule Conception, Trois Rivières, St. Maurice, QC; born 22 Aug 1679 in Trois Rivières, St. Maurice, QC; died 31 Mar 1753 in Nicolet, QC.
Notes for Jean-Baptiste Lampron-dit-Lacharite-Defosse:
He was the first in thisline to take the name known as Jean-Baptiste Lampron dit Desfosses.He seems to have taken on the name during the first year of his marriage.The dit name Desfosses was used at his first child's baptismal.The French word "fosse" means: ditch, drain, trench, moat, grave, etc.In the village of Lacharite in France there is a street named 'rue desfosses".He also used the name Jean-Baptiste Lacharite on his daughters' wedding.
7 iii. Marguerite Lampron-dit-Lacharite, born 30 May 1676 in Trois Rivières, St. Maurice, QC; died 26 May 1753 in Nicolet, QC.She married Jean-Baptiste Therrien-dit-Duhaime 09 Nov 1700 in Trois Rivières, St. Maurice, QC; born 16 Mar 1669 in Trois Rivières, St. Maurice, QC; died 23 May 1759 in Nicolet, QC.
Notes for Marguerite Lampron-dit-Lacharite:
She had a marriage contract drawn up by notary Ameau on 5 Aug 1698.It was annulled.This was a common thing in those days.
Notes for Jean-Baptiste Therrien-dit-Duhaime:
Two of Jean Baptiste's daughters married Cotret-dit-Descoudrays brothers and both became my 6th great grandmothers.
Their son Joseph was contracted to work out West on 13 May 1727 and 23 May 1730.
8 iv. Claude Lampron/Laspron-dit-Lacharite, born 21 Jun 1679 in Nicolet, QC; died Bef. 23 Nov 1740 in Unknown, QC.He married (1) Marie-Charlotte Bruneau-dit-Jolicoeur 07 Jan 1712 in Trois Rivières, St. Maurice, QC; born 19 Dec 1683 in Québec City, QC; died Bef. 24 Sep 1720 in Unknown, QC.He married (2) M.-Marguerite Foucault-dit-Courchesne-Lefrancois 24 Sep 1720 in Nicolet, QC (ct 3, Veron); born 08 Nov 1698 in Trois Rivières, St. Maurice, QC.
9 v. Marie Lampron-dit-Lacharite, born 25 Jul 1683 in Trois Rivières, St. Maurice, QC.
10 vi. Marie-Madeleine Lampron-dit-Lacharite, born 25 Jul 1683 in Trois Rivières, St. Maurice, QC; died 08 Aug 1683 in Trois Rivières, St. Maurice, QC.
11 vii. Maurice Lampron-dit-Lacharite, born 26 Aug 1685 in Trois Rivières, St. Maurice, QC; died 19 Dec 1749 in Pointe aux Trembles, Montréal, QC.He married (1) Marie Aubuchon-dit-Lesperance 13 Apr 1711 in Enfant Jesus, Pointe aux Trembles, Montréal, QC; born 18 Jan 1671 in Montréal, QC; died 15 Apr 1746 in Pointe aux Trembles, Montréal, QC.He married (2) Marie-Jeanne Archambault 07 Jan 1749 in Enfant Jesus, Pointe aux Trembles, Montréal, QC; born 09 Aug 1687 in Pointe aux Trembles, Montréal, QC.
3.Pierre2 Renaud-dit-Locas (Jean1 Renaud) was born about 1641 in Corquat, Beziers, Languedoc, France, and died 25 Jan 1713 in Grondines, Portneuf, QC.He married Marie-Francoise Desportes, King's Daughter 05 Nov 1669 in Unknown (presumed Sillery), QC ( ct Becquet), daughter of Jean Desportes and Isabelle DeGibruse.She was born about 1653 in St. Nicolas des Champs, Paris, France, and died 12 Apr 1736 in Grondines, Portneuf, QC.
Notes for Pierre Renaud-dit-Locas:
Pierre was born about 1641 in Corquat (probably Saint-Martin de Carcares, near the diocese of Béziers), Languedoc, the son of Jean Renaud or Renault and Marie Laurence. He was confirmed 24 August 1664 at Québec City.
Françoise and Pierre settled at Sillery.
Pierre Renaud died 25 January 1713 and was buried the next day at Grondines.
His son Pierre married Marie Josephe Chevalier in Michilimakinac, Michigan on 21 July 1739.Here is a bit of history about this area.In about 1715, the French constructed Fort Michilimackinac (pronounced mish ele mack in aw) at the straits connecting Lakes Michigan and Huron in order to expand the fur trade further west.With the loss of the French and Indian War, aka the Seven Years War, the fort was handed over to the British.British policies were not as friendly toward the Indians as the French had been.In 1763, Ottawa chief Pontiac with his tribe and the Chippewas, Hurons, and Potowatomies attacked British outposts, taking every one in the west except Detroit and Fort Pitt.On June 1st, Indians captured Michilimackinac by surprise.A group of them were playing lacrosse near the gate and "accidentally" hit the ball inside.They entered the fort to retrieve the ball and captured the fort.Expeditions were mounted in 1764, it took until 1766 for Pontiac to submit.The British held the fort throughout the Revolution but in 1781 moved their post to Mackinac Island.These are various views of the reconstructed Michilimackinac.
Notes for Marie-Francoise Desportes, King's Daughter:
"King's Daughters", page 215, Francoise Desportes was born about 1652 in the parish of Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs in Paris, the daughter of Jean Desportes and Isabelle de Gibruse. After her father's death, Françoise left for Canada in 1669 at about age 17, bringing with her a dowry of goods estimated at 200 livres (about $2,850 in the USA in 2000) .
On 24 October 1669, notary Becquet drew up a marriage contract between Francoise and François Daniau, but it was annulled (this was very common at that time) and he drew up another one 05 Nov 1669 at Sillery, between Françoise and Pierre Renaud dit Locat.Neither spouse could sign the contract, which stated that Françoise would receive the King's Gift of 50 livres.Françoise and Pierre settled at Sillery.
Françoise Desportes died 12 April 1736 at Grondines.
Children of Pierre Renaud-dit-Locas and Marie-Francoise Desportes are:
12 i. Jean3 Renaud-dit-Locas, born 27 Oct 1671 in Sillery, QC; died Bef. 1681 in Sillery, QC.
13 ii. Pierre Renaud-dit-Locas, born 15 Dec 1672 in Sillery, QC.He married Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle Lambert-dit-Champagne 15 Sep 1711 in Québec City, QC; born 18 Nov 1678 in Québec City, QC; died 05 Jan 1747 in St. Nicolas, Levis, QC.
14 iii. Marie-Francoise Renaud-dit-Locas-Arnaud, born 17 Jan 1675 in Sillery, QC; died 01 Mar 1743 in Grondines, Portneuf, QC.She married Jean-Francois Jobin-dit-Boisvert 02 May 1694 in Grondines, Portneuf, QC; born about 1661 in St. Benoit of Carmaux, Albi, Lavaur, Languedoe, France; died 20 Mar 1737 in Grondines, Portneuf, QC.
15 iv. Marguerite Renaud-dit-Locas, born 16 Oct 1676 in Sillery, QC; died 13 May 1755 in Champlain, QC.She married Raymond Chesne-dit-Lagrave about 1702 in Unknown,QC; born about 1670 in Languedoc, France.
16 v. Marie Renaud-dit-Locas, born about 1678 in Unknown; died 10 Sep 1757 in Château Richer, Montmorency, QC.She married Jean-Baptiste Malboeuf-dit-Beausoleil 14 Jun 1703 in Château Richer, Montmorency, QC; born about 1665 in St. Jacques, Angers, France; died 18 Jun 1733 in St. Valier, Bellechasse, QC.
17 vi. Marie-Anne Renaud-dit-Locas, born 25 Feb 1680 in Grondines, Portneuf, QC; died 04 Feb 1750 in Lachenaie, Québec, Caanada.She married Francois Riquet-dit-Laverdure, (Jac.&Mi.Frerard) 08 Sep 1699 in Montréal, QC; born about 1677 in Lisieux, Normandie, France; died 07 Jan 1760 in Terrebonne, QC.
18 vii. Marie-Antoine Renaud-dit-Locas, born about 1682 in Unknown, QC; died 09 Oct 1750 in Terrebonne, QC.She married Jean Richard, (Austrille & Marie Pilard) 18 Oct 1700 in L'Ange Gardien, QC; born about 1682 in Poitiers, Poitou, France; died 24 Apr 1715 in St. Francois de Sales de l'Île Jesus, QC.
19 viii. Louis Renaud-dit-Locas, born 18 May 1684 in La Pérade, QC; died 29 Sep 1740 in Terrebonne, QC.He married Marie-Angelique Demers/Dumais 26 Nov 1711 in Boucherville, Chambly, QC; born 17 Jan 1688 in LaPrairie, QC; died 22 Dec 1763 in Terrebonne, QC.
20 ix. Marie-Louise Renaud-dit-Locas, born about 1686 in Unknown, QC; died 26 Mar 1769 in Varennes, Vercheres, QC.She married Claude Jodoin 18 Oct 1706 in Château Richer, Montmorency, QC; born 31 Jan 1667 in Montréal, QC; died 19 May 1735 in Sorel, Richelieu, QC.
21 x. Jacques Renaud-dit-Locas, born 14 Apr 1689 in Cap Santé, QC; died 16 Apr 1762 in Grondines, Portneuf, QC.He married Marie-Madeleine Gipoulou-dit-Lafleur 13 Jan 1724 in Grondines, Portneuf, QC; born 04 Oct 1701 in Grondines, Portneuf, QC; died 25 Dec 1763 in Grondines, Portneuf, QC.
22 xi. Marie-Isabelle Renaud-dit-Locas, born 10 Jan 1691 in Batiscan, QC.
23 xii. Francois Renaud-dit-Locas, born 01 Jan 1693 in Cap Santé, QC; died 26 Dec 1777 in Terrebonne, QC.He married Marie-Therese Gareau-dit-St.Onge 02 May 1715 in St. François de Sales de l'Île Jésus, QC; born 08 Oct 1696 in Boucherville, Chambly, QC; died 14 Aug 1768 in Terrebonne, QC.
24 xiii. Marie-Jeanne Renaud-dit-Locas, born about 1695 in Unknown, QC; died 30 Sep 1777 in Terrebonne, QC.She married Charles Biron, (Francois & Marguerite Davaux) 07 Jan 1727 in Terrebonne, QC; born about 1696 in Unknown, QC; died 17 Sep 1768 in Terrebonne, QC.
25 xiv. Marie-Madeleine Renaud-dit-Locas, born about 1697 in Unknown, QC; died 22 Jul 1771 in St. François de Sales de l'Île Jésus, QC.She married (1) Pierre Gareau-dit-St.Onge, (Pierre&Bar.Montreau) 07 Jan 1715 in St. François de Sales de l'Île Jésus, QC; born 07 Jul 1690 in Tremblay, QC; died 03 May 1760 in Terrebonne, QC.She married (2) Louis Valiquette 01 Apr 1761 in Terrebonne, QC; born about 1709 in Unknown, QC; died 25 Dec 1782 in Terrebonne, QC.
26 xv. Pierre Renaud-dit-Locas, born 02 Dec 1699 in Grondines, Portneuf, QC.He married Marie-Josephe Chevalier 21 Jul 1739 in Michilimakinac, Michigan; born 26 May 1718 in Montréal, QC.
Notes for Pierre Renaud-dit-Locas:
He was contracted to work out West on 7 May 1725.
4.Marie2 Renaud (Jean1) was born Bef. 1637 in France, and died 27 Feb 1709 in Charlesbourg, QC.She married Francois Leroux-Cardinal 25 Oct 1668 in Québec City, QC, son of Jean Leroux and Jeanne LeBlanc.He was born Bef. 1627 in France, and died 20 Oct 1691 in Hôtel Dieu de Québec City, QC.
Child of Marie Renaud and Francois Leroux-Cardinal is:
27 i. Antoinette3 Leroux-Cardinal, born 27 Jul 1669 in Québec City, QC; died 20 Apr 1739 in Charlesbourg, QC.She married Louis Jacques 17 May 1688 in Québec City, QC; born 23 Apr 1664 in France; died 20 Feb 1735 in Charlesbourg, QC.
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My resources are limited because I live in Oregon. I hope that you use this information only as a guide. I welcome corrections and additions from anyone that has access to the original files.
Originally I paid a genealogy society to trace the direct lines for 6 of my 8 great grandparents. They used the books that were compiled by volunteers for each parish. Because so many individuals had the same name, I eventually found some errors in these books. Then I used Tanguay and found out that he may be about 75% right and Jette (that goes to 1730) is about 90% right. Then just as I thought that I was finished, I found PRDH (University of Montreal) and I believe that they may be 98% right and still make corrections to their records. They go up to 1799 for marriage contracts and 1850 for some deaths. Some people have the luxury of having the original records at their disposal. I do not have that and with 17,000 individuals in my data base, I can not afford to pay for copies of all the originals. At that point I confirmed every that I had with the records at PRDH. Whenever I say “about” for a birth date it means that PRDH did not find it or if it is in the 1800s, I did not look it up because of my lack of resources.
PRDH uses the most common spelling variation for the names. This makes it easier to trace the families. They do not always use the original name that appears on the contracts or birth records. That is ok with me, because many individuals before the 1900s could not sign their names and did not even care how others spelt it. As a result the same person’s name took on a variety of spellings. I also kept the “dit” (aka) names because eventually brothers from the same family, picked a different aka name.
As for the pioneers, I also used Peter Gagné’s English books on the single girls that arrived in New France between 1634 & 1662 and his book on the single girls that are referred to as the King’s Daughters that arrived between 1663 & 1673. These girls were recruited and paid by the King to go to New France (Québec) to get married and colonize the area.
Most of my information for the 1800-1900s comes from people on the web. The program that I use does not allow for baptismal dates, so if I don’t have a birth date, I use the baptismal date. The same goes for death vs. burial dates and actual wedding vs. contract dates. The newer programs have these features, but I will not be going through 18,000 records to make the changes.
It is like I said in the beginning; use this information as a guide only. I view genealogy as a hobby and not as pure science.
As for the stories, I got them all in French on the web and I translated them for my grandchildren. I had not read or spoken French in over 40 years, so it was difficult and may not be the best translation.
Enjoy, Janet