Alexis CYRIAC (TIRIAC)

Born

20 May 1785 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

20 June 1871 , Swanton, Vermont, USA

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Pierre-Francois-Xavier THIRIAC dit LAFOREST Victoire-Charlotte PIVERT dite PARISIEN

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Born: 20 May 1785 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Pierre-Francois-Xavier THIRIAC dit LAFOREST

Mother: Victoire-Charlotte PIVERT dite PARISIEN

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-François THIRIAC , Marie-Madeleine BENARD dite BONENFANT

Maternal grandparents: Louis PIVERT dit PARISIEN , Elisabeth CHARRON

Alexis was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1867.
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Alexis married Marguerite GIROUX 7 January 1811 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marguerite GIROUX was born 31 January 1793 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marguerite died 15 December 1888 in Swanton, Vermont, USA. Marguerite was the child of Gabriel GIROUX and Marguerite ST-YVES.

Alexis CYRIAC (TIRIAC) died 20 June 1871 in Swanton, Vermont, USA.
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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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Spouse & Children of Alexis CYRIAC (TIRIAC)

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Alexis CYRIAC (TIRIAC) married

Marguerite GIROUX
Marriage date: 7 January 1811
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Marguerite GIROUX was the child of Gabriel GIROUX and Marguerite ST-YVES

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Children of Alexis CYRIAC (TIRIAC) and Marguerite GIROUX

Alexis TIRIAC dit LAFORREST

Born: 20 November 1811, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 31 March 1893, Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA

Jean Baptiste "John" TIRIAC dit LAFARRA

Born: 22 October 1813, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 22 December 1881, Swanton, Vermont, USA

Flavie TIRIAC

Born: 3 August 1815, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 3 August 1893, Swanton, Vermont, USA

François "Francis" TIRIAC dit LAFARA

Born: 25 August 1817, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 22 July 1886, Swanton, Vermont, USA

Jean-Benoni TIRIAC

Born: 11 November 1819, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Michel CYRIAC dit RAPONNEAU (TIRIAC)

Born: 12 October 1821, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 2 September 1884, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Flavie MORIN 23 November 1847 Place: Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Québec, Canada

Narcisse (Nelson) TIRIAC dit LAFARA

Born: 30 September 1823, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 27 May 1869, Swanton, Vermont, USA

Married: Saphronie COTE 13 January 1852 Place: Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Aurelie TIRIAC

Born: 8 January 1826, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 30 October 1905, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

Domitille "Delia" TIRIAC

Born: abt. 1828, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 18 March 1888, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

François Xavier (David) TIRIAC

Born: abt. 1830, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 3 June 1897, Swanton, Vermont, USA

Emilie TIRIAC

Born: 23 March 1833, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Joseph SYRIAC (THIRIAC) (THERIAQUE) dit DEFOREST

Born: 28 February 1835, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 10 June 1921, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Flavie (Flora) BENOIT 1858 Place: Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Elizabeth THIRIAC

Born: 15 September 1839, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1785
20 May 1785
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1811 Marriage / Partner
Alexis CYRIAC (TIRIAC) and Marguerite GIROUX 7 January 1811, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 25 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Alexis TIRIAC dit LAFORREST was born 20 November 1811, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Alexis was 26 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste "John" TIRIAC dit LAFARRA was born 22 October 1813, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Alexis was 28 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Flavie TIRIAC was born 3 August 1815, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Alexis was 30 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Birth of Child
François "Francis" TIRIAC dit LAFARA was born 25 August 1817, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Alexis was 32 years old.

1819 Birth of Child
Jean-Benoni TIRIAC was born 11 November 1819, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Alexis was 34 years old.

1821 Birth of Child
Michel CYRIAC dit RAPONNEAU (TIRIAC) was born 12 October 1821, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Alexis was 36 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Narcisse (Nelson) TIRIAC dit LAFARA was born 30 September 1823, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Alexis was 38 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Birth of Child
Aurelie TIRIAC was born 8 January 1826, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Alexis was 40 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1833 Birth of Child
Emilie TIRIAC was born 23 March 1833, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Alexis was 47 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Joseph SYRIAC (THIRIAC) (THERIAQUE) dit DEFOREST was born 28 February 1835, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Alexis was 49 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Birth of Child
Elizabeth THIRIAC was born 15 September 1839, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Alexis was 54 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1847 Marriage of Child
Michel CYRIAC dit RAPONNEAU (TIRIAC) married 23 November 1847, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Québec, Canada to Flavie MORIN

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852 Marriage of Child
Narcisse (Nelson) TIRIAC dit LAFARA married 13 January 1852, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville) to Saphronie COTE

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.