What follows is a brief listing of all the direct ancestors of the Rayno family of the Flaghole district of New Hampshire.

FAMILY NAME: The original family name in France was ‘Renard-Deslauriers. The ‘Deslauriers’ was a second name given to differentiate them from other Renard families in France. As far as I know, they were called this because they were the Renard family living next to the Deslauriers.

HOME IN FRANCE: Their home was the parish of ST.Michel La Pallud in the city of angers, located in Anjou Province, west of Paris and south of Brittany. This is part of the famous Loire River Valley wine district.

FIRST RAYNO/RENARD IN CANADA: His name was Claude Renard (1637-1681?). His parents were Nicholas Renard and Louise Thibault. His exact arrival date in Canada is unknown, all we know is that it was between 1670 and 1677.

Claude Renard (1637-1681?)
WIFE: Marie Coipel (1649-1681?)
MARRIAGE: November 22,1677,Basilica of Notre Dame, Quebec City
CHILDREN: Jeanne (1678--?)
                       Claude (6-10-1679 --?)
                       Jean Baptise. (1680--?)
HOME and OCCUPATION: Their home was Upper Quebec Village, where Claude was a vinegar maker.

Jean-Baptise Renaud-Deslauriers.
1st WIFE: Marie Anne Provost
MARRIAGE: 26 Nov 1705 Varennes, Canada
CHILDREN: Charles
                        Jean-Baptise
                        Louis
                        Pierre
                        Marie-Francoise.
HOME: Varennes, Canada
DEATH AND BURIAL:

WIFE: 2^nd Marie-Anne Pinneault (Last name could be Pineau)
MARRIAGE: 5-29-1718,Immaclee Conception, St.Ours, Richlieu County (east of Montreal)
CHILDREN: Marie Anne (3-4-1719 -- ?)
                        Francois  (10-27-1720 -- ?)
                        Cathrine (9-26-1722 -- ?)
                        Marguerite (9-29-1724 -- ?)
                        Louis ( ?-?-1725 -- ?)
                        Michel (9-17-1726-?)
                        Jean Baptiste (7-23-1728 --?)
                        Joseph (7-29-1730 -- ?)

You will notice at this point a name change. It is here that the family name changed from ‘Renard’ to ‘Renaud’ probably due to typographical error. Also from this point on, all family marriages in Canada occurred in the districts east and southeast of Montreal.

Marie Anne Renaud
HUSBAND: Jean Francois Martin
MARRIAGE: 2-3-1740
CHILDREN: 
HOME:
DEATH AND BURIAL:

Francois Renaud
WIFE: Marquerite Leroux Cardinal
MARRIAGE: 2-22-1748 , Varennes, Vercheres county.
CHILDREN: 
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DEATH AND BURIAL:

Cathrine Renaud
HUSBAND: Joseph Herbert
MARRIAGE: 11-3-1745
CHILDREN: 
HOME:
DEATH AND BURIAL:1-8-1798 in Longueuil

Marguerite Renaud
HUSBAND:
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CHILDREN: 
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DEATH AND BURIAL:

Louis Renaud
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Michel Renaud-Deslauriers
Wife: Marie-Charlotte Rougeau-Latouche
Marriage: 2-22-1751, Varennes, Vercheres county.
Children: Marie (?)
                Michel (?)
                Madeleine (?)
                Jacques (?)
                Jean-Bte. (?)
                Charlotte (?)
                Thomas (?) 

Jean Baptiste
WIFE:
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Joseph Renaud
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In this period, the French were defeated in the French and Indian Wars by the English and were forced to surrender New France (what the French called their Canadian colony) It is possible that some of the Rayno men fought in some of these wars as members of their local militia. From here until 1867 they were British citizens.

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