Jean-Baptiste CYR dit CROC

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abt. 1734 , Acadia, Canada

Died

16 June 1822 , Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada

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Jean CYR dit CROC Marguerite CORMIER

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Born: abt. 1734 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Jean CYR dit CROC

Mother: Marguerite CORMIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean CYR , Françoise MELANSON

Maternal grandparents: Pierre CORMIER , Catherine Marie LEBLANC

Jean-Baptiste was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Judith GUERET dite DUMONT 12 January 1767 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Judith GUERET dite DUMONT was born 19 October 1747 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Judith died 17 August 1820 in Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada (Edmundston). Marie-Judith was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUÉRET dit DUMONT and Madeleine LABOURLIÈRE dite LAPLANTE.

Jean-Baptiste CYR dit CROC died 16 June 1822 in Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada .
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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.

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Jean-Baptiste CYR dit CROC married

Marie-Judith GUERET dite DUMONT
Marriage date: 12 January 1767
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Judith GUERET dite DUMONT was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUÉRET dit DUMONT and Madeleine LABOURLIÈRE dite LAPLANTE

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Marguerite CYR

Born: 28 August 1771, , Canada
Died: 23 April 1856, , Canada

Married: Pierre LIZOTTE 14 October 1794 Place: Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada (Edmundston)

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

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste CYR dit CROC and Marie-Judith GUERET dite DUMONT 12 January 1767, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1771 Birth of Child
Marguerite CYR was born 28 August 1771, , 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.