Agnes CYR

Born

10 January 1723 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Died

6 April 1790 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Agnes married Abraham ARSENAULT 13 February 1747 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Abraham ARSENAULT was born 12 March 1720 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . Abraham was the child of Abraham ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) and Jeanne GAUDET .

Parents & Family of Agnes CYR

Parents of Agnes CYR

Father

Pierre CYR

Mother

Claire Angélique CORMIER

Grandparents of Agnes CYR

Paternal grandparents

Pierre CYR Marie Françoise BOURGEOIS

Maternal grandparents

Thomas CORMIER Marie Madeleine GIROUARD

m. Arsenault Abraham
m. Bacquet Francois

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Agnes CYR

Agnes CYR married

Abraham ARSENAULT
Marriage date: 13 February 1747
Marriage place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Abraham ARSENAULT was the child of Abraham ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) and Jeanne GAUDET

Children of Abraham ARSENAULT and Agnes CYR

Marie Modeste ARSENAULT

Born: abt. 1751, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 20 December 1821, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph LAVERDIÈRE 13 January 1772 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1723
10 January 1723
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

1747 Marriage / Partner
Agnes CYR and Abraham ARSENAULT 13 February 1747, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

She was 24 years old.

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

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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie Modeste ARSENAULT married 13 January 1772, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph LAVERDIÈRE

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.