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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 LANDRYGervais 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 .
Details of the family tree of Gervais appear below.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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