Charles CYR

(b. 23 February 1724 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia d. 24 February 1797 , Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Charles CYR was born 23 February 1724 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Charles CYR was the child of Louis CYR (SIRE) and Marie Josephte MICHEL and the grandchild of: (maternal) François MICHEL dit LARUINE and Marguerite MEUNIER

Charles was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

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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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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Family and Children of Charles CYR

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Charles CYR married

Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)-- Date: 17 November 1753 Place: Charlottetown, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia
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Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) was the child of François GAUTROT (GAUDREAU) and Marie Anne VINCENT

Children of Charles CYR and Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU):

Firmin CYR (b.11 September 1754, Charlottetown, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia d. 12 November 1797, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte CONSTANTINEAU 24 April 1786 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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1724 Birth
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.