Jean CYR dit CROC

(b. abt. 1711 , Acadia, Canada d. 1 May 1785 , Kingsclear, Crocks Point, York County, New Brunswick, Canada )

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Jean CYR dit CROC was born abt. 1711 in Acadia, Canada

Jean CYR dit CROC was the child of Jean CYR and Françoise MELANSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre CYR and Marie Françoise BOURGEOIS (maternal) Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE and Marie DUGAS

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Jean married Marguerite CORMIER 26 January 1734 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marguerite CORMIER was born 16 February 1718 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Marguerite died abt. 1792 in Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada (Edmundston). Marguerite was the child of Pierre CORMIER and Catherine Marie LEBLANC.

Jean CYR dit CROC died 1 May 1785 in Kingsclear, Crocks Point, York County, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Jean CYR dit CROC married

Marguerite CORMIER-- Date: 26 January 1734 Place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Marguerite CORMIER was the child of Pierre CORMIER and Catherine Marie LEBLANC

Children of Jean CYR dit CROC and Marguerite CORMIER:

Jean-Baptiste CYR dit CROC (b.abt. 1734, , Acadia, Canada d. 16 June 1822, Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada )
m. Marie-Judith GUERET dite DUMONT 12 January 1767 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph CYR (b.abt. 1735, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. , )

Firmin CYR (b.abt. 1740, , Acadia, Canada d. , )

Paul CYR (b.13 March 1741, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. 18 January 1812, Madawaska, Nouveau-Brunswick Canada)
m. Charlotte AYOTTE 1780 in , New Brunswick, Canada

Pierre CYR (b.28 December 1744, , Acadia, Canada d. 5 March 1822, Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada )
m. Madeleine AYOTTE 4 June 1786 in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada

Jacques CYR (b.abt. 1746, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. 28 June 1828, Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada )

Francois CYR dit CROC (b.3 June 1747, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. 28 July 1832, Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada )
m. Marie Anne GUILBAULT 19 February 1770

Anne Marie CYR (b.abt. 1757, d. 9 July 1834, Saint-Valentin, Lower Canada)
m. Olivier THIBODEAU 1780

Antoine CYR (b.abt. 1763, d. , )

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1734 Marriage / Partner
Jean CYR dit CROC and Marguerite CORMIER 26 January 1734, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1741 Birth of Child
Paul CYR was born 13 March 1741, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1744 Birth of Child
Pierre CYR was born 28 December 1744, , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

1747 Birth of Child
Francois CYR dit CROC was born 3 June 1747, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste CYR dit CROC married 12 January 1767, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Judith GUERET dite DUMONT

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.