Pierre CYR

Born

5 August 1783 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

3 May 1875 , Napierville, Québec, Canada

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Pierre Paul CYR Françoise PELLERIN

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Born: 5 August 1783 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Pierre Paul CYR

Mother: Françoise PELLERIN

Paternal grandparents: Paul CYR , Marguerite DAIGLE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre PELLERIN , Françoise MORIN

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Pierre married Marie-Thérèse GAMACHE 18 February 1805 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Thérèse GAMACHE was born 25 March 1785 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Aubin GAMACHE and Thérèse SYLVESTRE.

Pierre married (2) Apolline BROUILLET (BROUET) 5 March 1821 in Saint-Luc, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Apolline BROUILLET (BROUET) was born 17 February 1784 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Apolline died 17 July 1860 in Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard). Apolline was the child of Jean-Baptiste BROUILLET dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne BOURASSA.

Pierre CYR died 3 May 1875 in Napierville, Québec, Canada .
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Pierre CYR married

Marie-Thérèse GAMACHE
Marriage date: 18 February 1805
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Marie-Thérèse GAMACHE was the child of Aubin GAMACHE and Thérèse SYLVESTRE

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Children of Pierre CYR and Marie-Thérèse GAMACHE

Pierre CYR

Born: abt. 1808, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 24 December 1883, Napierville, Québec, Canada

Married: Euphrosine GIRARD 20 November 1832 Place: Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Pierre CYR married

Apolline BROUILLET (BROUET)
Marriage date: 5 March 1821
Marriage place: Saint-Luc, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Apolline BROUILLET (BROUET) was the child of Jean-Baptiste BROUILLET dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne BOURASSA

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Name: Paul Brouillet

[Apolline Brouillet]

Spouse: Pierre Cye

Event: Mariage (Marriage)

Marriage Year: 1821

Marriage Location: St-Luc, Québec (Quebec)

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Children of Pierre CYR and Apolline BROUILLET (BROUET)

Aubin CYR

Born: abt. 1822, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 10 January 1880, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Julien CYR

Born: 29 June 1823, Napierville, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Sophie JANELLE 8 November 1842 Place: Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Domitile CYR

Born: 28 July 1825, Napierville, Lower Canada
Died: 4 February 1911, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1783
5 August 1783
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

1805 Marriage / Partner
Pierre CYR and Marie-Thérèse GAMACHE 18 February 1805, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 21 years old.

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

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Marriage / Partner
Pierre CYR and Apolline BROUILLET (BROUET) 5 March 1821, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

He was 37 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Julien CYR was born 29 June 1823, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Pierre was 39 years old.

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

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

1825 Birth of Child
Domitile CYR was born 28 July 1825, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Pierre was 42 years old.

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Marriage of Child
Pierre CYR married 20 November 1832, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard) to Euphrosine GIRARD

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

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

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1842 Marriage of Child
Julien CYR married 8 November 1842, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard) to Sophie JANELLE

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)

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

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

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

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

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

1860 Death of Spouse/Partner
Apolline BROUILLET (BROUET) died 17 July 1860, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.