Marguerite CYR

Born

19 July 1722 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Died

18 March 1815 , Lotbinière, Lower Canada

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Born: 19 July 1722 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Parents of Marguerite CYR

Father

Guillaume CYR

Mother

Marie Marguerite BOURG

Grandparents of Marguerite CYR

Paternal grandparents

Pierre CYR Marie Françoise BOURGEOIS

Maternal grandparents

Michel BOURG Elisabeth Isabelle MELANSON

Marguerite 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

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

Marguerite married Claude POIRIER dit GLODICHE 10 February 1740 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Claude POIRIER dit GLODICHE was born abt. 1715 in Acadia, Canada. Claude died 24 June 1791 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France. Claude was the child of Michel POIRIER and Madeleine BOURGEOIS.

Marguerite CYR died 18 March 1815 in Lotbinière, 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

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite CYR

Marguerite CYR married

Claude POIRIER dit GLODICHE
Marriage date: 10 February 1740
Marriage place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Claude POIRIER dit GLODICHE was the child of Michel POIRIER and Madeleine BOURGEOIS

Children of Claude POIRIER dit GLODICHE and Marguerite CYR

Anne POIRIER

Born: abt. 1740, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 21 February 1816, Nantes, France

Marguerite-Rosalie POIRIER

Born: 20 July 1742, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: ,

Alain POIRIER

Born: 28 December 1744, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 21 January 1786, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France

Angelique POIRIER

Born: abt. 1746, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: ,

Jacques POIRIER

Born: 2 February 1747, Beausejour, Acadie Canada
Died: 10 March 1834, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France

Marguerite POIRIER

Born: abt. 1749, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 30 December 1780, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY 17 April 1777 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis POIRIER

Born: abt. 1753, , Canada
Died: ,

Marie POIRIER

Born: abt. 1754, Pointe Beauséjour Canada
Died: 5 July 1843, Lotbinière, Canada East

Jean POIRIER

Born: abt. 1758, Baie-des-Chaleurs,Qc Canada
Died: September 1787, , Canada

Madeleine POIRIER

Born: 13 May 1760, Ste-Anne de Ristigouche New France
Died: 29 January 1846, Nantes France

Esther POIRIER

Born: 13 May 1760, Ste-Anne de Ristigouche New France
Died: ,

Rose POIRIER

Born: abt. 1763,
Died: ,

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1722
19 July 1722
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

1740 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite CYR and Claude POIRIER dit GLODICHE 10 February 1740 , Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

She was 17 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Rosalie POIRIER was born 20 July 1742, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Marguerite was 20 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Alain POIRIER was born 28 December 1744, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Marguerite was 22 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Jacques POIRIER was born 2 February 1747, Beausejour, Acadie Canada

Marguerite was 24 years old.

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

1760 Birth of Child
Esther POIRIER was born 13 May 1760, Ste-Anne de Ristigouche New France

Marguerite was 37 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Madeleine POIRIER was born 13 May 1760, Ste-Anne de Ristigouche New France

Marguerite was 37 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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Marguerite POIRIER married 17 April 1777, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY

1780 Death of Child
Marguerite POIRIER died 30 December 1780, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marguerite was 58 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Death of Child
Alain POIRIER died 21 January 1786, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France

Marguerite was 63 years old.

1787 Death of Child
Jean POIRIER died September 1787, , Canada

Marguerite was 65 years old.

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

1791 Death of Spouse/Partner
Claude POIRIER dit GLODICHE died 24 June 1791, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France

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

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

Death — 1815
18 March 1815
Lotbinière, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 92.

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