Paul CYR

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21 July 1731 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Died

14 September 1798 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Louis CYR (SIRE)Marie Josephte MICHEL

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Born: 21 July 1731 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Father: Louis CYR (SIRE)

Mother: Marie Josephte MICHEL

Maternal grandparents: François MICHEL dit LARUINE , Marguerite MEUNIER

Paul 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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Paul married Marguerite DAIGLE 12 November 1753 in Charlottetown, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite DAIGLE was born 18 November 1725 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Marguerite died 25 February 1758 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Marguerite was the child of Joseph Simon DAIGRE (DAIGLE) and Madeleine GAUTROT (GAUTREAU).

Paul married (2) Marie Ursule DUBOIS 5 May 1758 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie Ursule DUBOIS was born abt. 1732 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada (Petitcodiac, Acadia). Marie Ursule died 13 September 1798 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Marie Ursule was the child of Jean-Joseph LE PRIEUR dit DUBOIS and Anne VINCENT.

Paul CYR died 14 September 1798 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .
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Paul CYR married

Marguerite DAIGLE
Marriage date: 12 November 1753
Marriage place: Charlottetown, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia
Marguerite DAIGLE was the child of Joseph Simon DAIGRE (DAIGLE) and Madeleine GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

Children of Paul CYR and Marguerite DAIGLE

Pierre Paul CYR

Born: 4 May 1755, Charlottetown, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia
Died: 14 June 1809, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Françoise PELLERIN 28 October 1782 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Paul CYR married

Marie Ursule DUBOIS
Marriage date: 5 May 1758
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Marie Ursule DUBOIS was the child of Jean-Joseph LE PRIEUR dit DUBOIS and Anne VINCENT

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Children of Paul CYR and Marie Ursule DUBOIS

Marie CYR

Born: 23 February 1759, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 7 February 1761, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada

Pierre CYR

Born: 18 October 1760, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada
Died: 6 December 1761, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada

Joseph CYR

Born: abt. 1761, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 22 August 1829, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève CORMAVCK MC DONALD 24 November 1788 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marie-Ursule CYR

Born: 30 January 1762, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada
Died: 9 December 1830, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Charles CYR

Born: 1 April 1763, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Marguerite CYR

Born: 1 November 1766, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 November 1766, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Reine CYR

Born: 3 April 1768, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 April 1768, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite CYR

Born: 2 July 1769, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 July 1769, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis-Marie CYR

Born: 9 September 1770, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne-Amable SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY 13 October 1800 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Francoise CYR

Born: 23 January 1772, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1731
21 July 1731
Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Marriage / Partner
Paul CYR and Marguerite DAIGLE 12 November 1753, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Port La-Joie, Isle-St-Jean, Acadia)

He was 22 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Pierre Paul CYR was born 4 May 1755, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Port La-Joie, Isle-St-Jean, Acadia)

Paul was 23 years old.

1758 Marriage / Partner
Paul CYR and Marie Ursule DUBOIS 5 May 1758 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite DAIGLE died 25 February 1758, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1759 Birth of Child
Marie CYR was born 23 February 1759, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Paul was 27 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Pierre CYR was born 18 October 1760, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Paul was 29 years old.

1761 Death of Child
Marie CYR died 7 February 1761, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Paul was 29 years old.

1761 Death of Child
Pierre CYR died 6 December 1761, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Paul was 30 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Ursule CYR was born 30 January 1762, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Paul was 30 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Charles CYR was born 1 April 1763, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Paul was 31 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite CYR was born 1 November 1766, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Paul was 35 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine CYR was born 3 April 1768, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Paul was 36 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite CYR was born 2 July 1769, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Paul was 37 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Louis-Marie CYR was born 9 September 1770, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Paul was 39 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Francoise CYR was born 23 January 1772, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Paul was 40 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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Pierre Paul CYR married 28 October 1782, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Françoise PELLERIN

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Joseph CYR married 24 November 1788 , Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Geneviève CORMAVCK MC DONALD

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

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

Death — 1798
14 September 1798
L'Acadie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 67.

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