Jean-Baptiste CYR

(b. 8 September 1740 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 27 March 1809 , Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste CYR was born 8 September 1740 in Laval, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste CYR was the child of Jean-Baptiste CYR and Marie-Josephe ROSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel SIRE (CYR) and Marie CHARTRAND (maternal) Charles ROSE and Marie PATENAUDE

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

Jean-Baptiste married Elisabeth-Isabelle PEPIN 9 February 1763 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth-Isabelle PEPIN was born 13 December 1741 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Elisabeth-Isabelle died 11 March 1795 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima). Elisabeth-Isabelle was the child of Louis-Michel PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marguerite RENAUD.

Jean-Baptiste CYR died 27 March 1809 in Sainte-Thérèse, 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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Jean-Baptiste CYR married

Elisabeth-Isabelle PEPIN-- Date: 9 February 1763 Place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth-Isabelle PEPIN was the child of Louis-Michel PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marguerite RENAUD

Children of Jean-Baptiste CYR and Elisabeth-Isabelle PEPIN:

Louis-Jean CYR (b.23 June 1766, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 March 1813, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise MONET 10 February 1789 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

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1740 Birth
8 September 1740
Laval, Canada, New France

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste CYR and Elisabeth-Isabelle PEPIN 9 February 1763, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Louis-Jean CYR was born 23 June 1766, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

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.