Joseph CYR

Born

abt. 1740 , Acadia, Canada

Died

27 December 1801 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Louis Joseph CYR Marie Josephe CORMIER

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Born: abt. 1740 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Louis Joseph CYR

Mother: Marie Josephe CORMIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean CYR , Françoise MELANSON

Maternal grandparents: François CORMIER , Marguerite LEBLANC

Joseph 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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Joseph married Marie Madeleine GAUDET 19 November 1764 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Madeleine GAUDET was born abt. 1746 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Madeleine died 24 March 1787 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Marie Madeleine was the child of Claude GAUDET and Marie Madeleine GIROUARD.

Joseph CYR died 27 December 1801 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .
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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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Joseph CYR married

Marie Madeleine GAUDET
Marriage date: 19 November 1764
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie Madeleine GAUDET was the child of Claude GAUDET and Marie Madeleine GIROUARD

Children of Joseph CYR and Marie Madeleine GAUDET

Marguerite CYR

Born: 17 October 1771, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 January 1854, Napierville, Canada East

Married: Pierre HEBERT 15 June 1789 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CYR and Marie Madeleine GAUDET 19 November 1764, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1771 Birth of Child
Marguerite CYR was born 17 October 1771, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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.