Jean Baptiste CYR dit CADIEN

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2 October 1741 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Died

17 September 1800 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Louis Joseph CYR Marie Josephe CORMIER

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Born: 2 October 1741 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Father: Louis Joseph CYR

Mother: Marie Josephe CORMIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean CYR , Françoise MELANSON

Maternal grandparents: François CORMIER , Marguerite 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-Marguerite HERPIN 13 October 1766 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Marguerite HERPIN was born 6 July 1746 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Marguerite died 25 April 1806 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Jean-Pierre HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Marie-Angélique THIBAULT.

Jean Baptiste CYR dit CADIEN died 17 September 1800 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .
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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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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Jean Baptiste CYR dit CADIEN married

Marie-Marguerite HERPIN
Marriage date: 13 October 1766
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Marguerite HERPIN was the child of Jean-Pierre HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Marie-Angélique THIBAULT

Children of Jean Baptiste CYR dit CADIEN and Marie-Marguerite HERPIN

Jean-Baptiste CYR

Born: 16 October 1767, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 November 1817, Iberville, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne-Genevieve PIVIN 19 April 1790 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Alexis CYR

Born: 28 May 1785, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 September 1853, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Canada East

Married: Marie-Josephe DUPUIS 13 January 1806 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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Birth — 1741
2 October 1741
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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste CYR dit CADIEN and Marie-Marguerite HERPIN 13 October 1766, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 25 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CYR was born 16 October 1767, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean Baptiste was 26 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Alexis CYR was born 28 May 1785, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean Baptiste was 43 years old.

1790 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste CYR married 19 April 1790, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Marie-Anne-Genevieve PIVIN

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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