Joseph
CYR
Born
abt. 1761
,
Québec Province, Canada
Died
22 August 1829
,
Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada
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Born: abt. 1761 in Québec Province, Canada
Father:
Paul CYR
Mother:
Marie Ursule DUBOIS
Paternal grandparents:
Louis CYR (SIRE)
, Marie Josephte MICHEL
Maternal grandparents:
Jean-Joseph LE PRIEUR dit DUBOIS
, Anne VINCENT
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Geneviève CORMAVCK MC DONALD 24 November 1788 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève CORMAVCK MC DONALD was born 8 June 1765 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Geneviève died 13 June 1850 in Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Saint-Gregoire-le-Grand). Geneviève was the child of Alexandre CORMACK MCDONALD and Marie BABINEAU.
Joseph CYR died 22 August 1829 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
m. Cormavck Genevieve
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Joseph CYR
Joseph CYR married 
Geneviève CORMAVCK MC DONALD
Marriage date: 24 November 1788
Marriage place: Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève CORMAVCK MC DONALD was the child of Alexandre CORMACK MCDONALD and Marie BABINEAU
Geneviève CORMAVCK MC DONALDMarriage date: 24 November 1788
Marriage place: Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève CORMAVCK MC DONALD was the child of Alexandre CORMACK MCDONALD and Marie BABINEAU
Children of Joseph CYR and Geneviève CORMAVCK MC DONALD
Marguerite CYRBorn: 29 June 1796, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Jean-Baptiste TRUDEL 1 October 1810 Place: Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Saint-Gregoire-le-Grand)
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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)
1788 Marriage / PartnerJoseph CYR and Geneviève CORMAVCK MC DONALD 24 November 1788 , Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1796 Birth of ChildMarguerite CYR was born 29 June 1796, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)
1810 Marriage of ChildMarguerite CYR married 1 October 1810 , Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Saint-Gregoire-le-Grand) to Jean-Baptiste TRUDEL
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Death — 182922 August 1829
Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada
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Last updated: 3/23/2018 9:04:29 AM
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