Firmin CYR

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11 September 1754 , Charlottetown, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia

Died

12 November 1797 , Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Charles CYR Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

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Born: 11 September 1754 in Charlottetown, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia

Father: Charles CYR

Mother: Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

Paternal grandparents: Louis CYR (SIRE) , Marie Josephte MICHEL

Maternal grandparents: François GAUTROT (GAUDREAU) , Marie Anne VINCENT

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Firmin married Marie-Josephte CONSTANTINEAU 24 April 1786 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte CONSTANTINEAU was born 2 July 1766 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Marie-Josephte died 28 May 1801 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste CONSTANTINEAU and Jeanne LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX.

Firmin CYR died 12 November 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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Marie-Josephte CONSTANTINEAU
Marriage date: 24 April 1786
Marriage place: Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte CONSTANTINEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste CONSTANTINEAU and Jeanne LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX

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Firmin CYR

Born: 19 January 1787, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Élizabeth GOUDREAU 11 February 1811 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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Birth — 1754
11 September 1754
Charlottetown, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Firmin CYR and Marie-Josephte CONSTANTINEAU 24 April 1786, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

He was 31 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Firmin CYR was born 19 January 1787, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Firmin was 32 years old.

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

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