Gervais CYR

(b. abt. 1748 , Acadia, Canada d. 20 August 1834 , Beloeil, Lower Canada )

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Gervais CYR was born abt. 1748 in Acadia, Canada

Gervais CYR was the child of Pierre CYR and Marguerite HÉBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis CYR (SIRE) and Marie Josephte MICHEL (maternal) Pierre HÉBERT dit LAPRADE and Jeanne Isabelle Elizabeth LANDRY

Gervais was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Gervais married Marie-Judith DUFRESNE 19 February 1770 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Judith DUFRESNE was born 15 December 1731 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe). Marie-Judith died 7 April 1809 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Marie-Judith was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUFRESNE and Marie-Catherine ARCHAMBAULT.

Gervais married (2) Monique BESSETTE 29 October 1810 in Chambly, Lower Canada . Monique BESSETTE was born 23 February 1761 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Monique died 13 November 1842 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*. Monique was the child of Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE (BESSET) and Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE.

Gervais CYR died 20 August 1834 in Beloeil, 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.

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Gervais CYR married

Marie-Judith DUFRESNE-- Date: 19 February 1770 Place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Judith DUFRESNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUFRESNE and Marie-Catherine ARCHAMBAULT

Children of Gervais CYR and Marie-Judith DUFRESNE:

Marie CYR (b.7 December 1770, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 December 1843, Beloeil, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste DEGRE dit PRECOURT 24 October 1791 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Gervais CYR married

Monique BESSETTE-- Date: 29 October 1810 Place: Chambly, Lower Canada
Monique BESSETTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE (BESSET) and Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE

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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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Gervais CYR and Marie-Judith DUFRESNE 19 February 1770, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

1770 Birth of Child
Marie CYR was born 7 December 1770, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

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.