Charles CYR

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23 February 1724 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Died

24 February 1797 , Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Louis CYR (SIRE)Marie Josephte MICHEL

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Born: 23 February 1724 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Father: Louis CYR (SIRE)

Mother: Marie Josephte MICHEL

Maternal grandparents: François MICHEL dit LARUINE , Marguerite MEUNIER

Charles 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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Charles married Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) 17 November 1753 in Charlottetown, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) was born 14 May 1728 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Marguerite died 15 November 1806 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*. Marguerite was the child of François GAUTROT (GAUDREAU) and Marie Anne VINCENT.

Charles CYR died 24 February 1797 in Nicolet, 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.

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Charles CYR married

Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)
Marriage date: 17 November 1753
Marriage place: Charlottetown, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) was the child of François GAUTROT (GAUDREAU) and Marie Anne VINCENT

Children of Charles CYR and Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

Firmin CYR

Born: 11 September 1754, Charlottetown, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia
Died: 12 November 1797, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte CONSTANTINEAU 24 April 1786 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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Birth — 1724
23 February 1724
Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Charles CYR and Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) 17 November 1753, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Port La-Joie, Isle-St-Jean, Acadia)

He was 29 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Firmin CYR was born 11 September 1754, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Port La-Joie, Isle-St-Jean, Acadia)

Charles 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.

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.