Francois CYR dit CROC

Born

3 June 1747 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Died

28 July 1832 , Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada

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Jean CYR dit CROC Marguerite CORMIER

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Born: 3 June 1747 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Father: Jean CYR dit CROC

Mother: Marguerite CORMIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean CYR , Françoise MELANSON

Maternal grandparents: Pierre CORMIER , Catherine Marie LEBLANC

Francois 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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Francois married Marie Anne GUILBAULT 19 February 1770 in Ekoupahaq, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Anne GUILBAULT was born 25 March 1751 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Anne died 19 February 1832 Marie Anne was the child of Pierre GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) and Madeleine FOREST.

Francois CYR dit CROC died 28 July 1832 in Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada .

m. Guilbault Marie-Anne

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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.

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

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Francois CYR dit CROC married

Marie Anne GUILBAULT
Marriage date: 19 February 1770
Marriage place: Ekoupahaq, Nova Scotia, Canada
Marie Anne GUILBAULT was the child of Pierre GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) and Madeleine FOREST

Children of Francois CYR dit CROC and Marie Anne GUILBAULT

Alexis CYR

Born: abt. 1777, , Canada
Died: 6 March 1842, Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Victoire THERIAULT 25 April 1804 Place: Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada (Edmundston)

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Birth — 1747
3 June 1747
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Francois CYR dit CROC and Marie Anne GUILBAULT 19 February 1770, Ekoupahaq, Nova Scotia, Canada

He was 22 years old.

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.