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Guillaume "Julien" Cyr
Born about 1679 in Beaubassin, Acadie, Nouvelle-Francemap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of Pierre Cyr and Marie Bourgeois
Brother of Jean Cyr, Pierre Cyr, Germain Girouard [half], Agnes Girouard [half] and Agnès Girouard [half]
Husband of Marguerite Bourg — married 1708 in Beaubassin, Acadie, Nouvelle-Francemap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Michel Cyr, Jean Cyr, Pierre Cyr, Marie Cyr, Paul Cyr, Marguerite Cyr, Anne Cyr, Madeleine Cyr and Rosalie Cyr
Died before 1740 before about age 61 in Beaubassin, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotiamap
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1 Biography
2 Timeline
3 Censuses
4 Sources
Biography
Guillaume was born around 1679 in Acadia. His parents were Pierre Cyr and Marie Bourgeois. Pierre's father died shortly after is birth. His mother remarried in June 9 1680, and he was raised by his stepfather Germain Girouard in Beaubassin (Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada).[1][2][3][4]
Around 1707, Guillaume married Marguerite Bourg, daughter of Michel and Elisabeth Melanson. Between around 1708 and 1730, the couple had nine children: Michel, Jean, Pierre, Maire, Paul, Marguerite, Anne, Madeleine, and Rose.
Guillaume died before 1740.
Timeline
1679 birth in Acadia
1687 War of the League of Augsburg (King William’s War) starts between England and France
1686 Residence, in Beaubassin
1693 Residence, in Beaubassin
1698 Residence, in Beaubassin
1696 Benjamin Church raids Beaubassin. Once the English ships were seen, the inhabitants fled, carrying their more valuable possessions. Church “…stayed nine days and in his own account …admitted that the settlers’ ”cattle sheep, hogs, and dogs” were left ”lying dead about their houses, chopped and hacked with hatches". The church and some of the houses were also burnt.
1700 Residence, in Beaubassin
1702 War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne’s War) starts between England and France
1704: Church raids Beaubassin again: “The Acadians were in arms and an indecisive skirmish ensued. After the Acadians retreated into the woods, Church and his men found that the inhabitants had removed as much of their household and farm goods as possible. Church set the buildings on fire and killed about 100 cattle before leaving to return to Boston
c1707 married Marguerite Bourg
1707 Residence, in Beaubassin
1714-15: A new English king requires oaths of allegiance.[4] Delegates from Beaubassin sign a conditional oath of allegiance, promising to stay true to the King of Great Britain for as long as they stayed in Nova Scotia, and to remain neutral in the event of a conflict between France and Great Britain
1714 Residence, in Beaubassin
1720 and onward: Acadians refuse to sign an unconditional oath of allegiance. This is tolerated by the British as they lack military means to enforce the oath. 1713-1744: Golden Age of Acadian Growth and Prosperity. Beaubassin is productive in raising cattle, growing grain, and trading fur with the Mi’kmaq and Maliseet. Surpluses are traded with both the English (Bay of Fundy) and the French (Baie Vert).
b1740 death
Censuses
1686 Acadian Census at Beaubassin: Germain GIROUARD 30, Marie BOURGEOIS 34; children of Marie BOURGEOIS and Pierre CIRE (her first husband): Jean 15, Pierre 8, Guillaume 6; (and by her second husband:) Germain Girouer 4, Agnes 7 months; 1 gun, 4 arpents, 8 cattle, 3 sheep, 4 hogs.
1693 Acadian Census at Beaubassin: Marie GIROUARD (sic Bourgeois) widow (of Pierre SIRE and Germain GIROUARD) 41, Jean SIRE 22, Piere SIRE 16, Guillaume SIRE 14, Germain GIROUARD 12, Agnes GIROUARD 8; 20 cattle, 23 sheep, 11 hogs, 8 arpents, 2 guns.
1698 Acadian census at Beaubassin: Marie BOURGEOIS widow (of Pierre SIRE and Germain GIROUARD) 47; Jean SIRE her son 26; Francoise MELLANSON his wife 14; children of widow BOURGEOIS; Pierre SIRE 22; Guillaume (SIRE) 19; Germain (GIROUARD) 15; Agnes (GIROUARD) 13; 9 cattle, 2 sheep, 6 hogs, 21 arpents, 3 guns 1 servant
1700 Acadian census at Beaubassin: The widow of GIROUARD (Marie BOURGEOIS) 49; Pierre 24; Guillaume 21; Germain 19; Agnes 15; 15 cattle, 6 sheep, 15 hogs, 21 arpents, 3 guns.
1707 Acadian census at Beaubassin: Guillaume SIRE and Margrte BOURG; 4 arpents, 10 cattle, 5 sheep, 2 hogs.
1714 Acadian census at Beaubassin: Guillaume SIRE and Marguerite BOURG his spouse; children: Michel, Jean, Pierre; the widow Marie GIROUARD.
Sources
? tps://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/GMTB-R8X/julien-cyr-1695
? https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/GMTB-R8X/julien-cyr-169
? Cyr-1169.jpg
? http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1207/7?r=0&s=1
See also:
Baptism, Paul Cyr
Source: S-2100457410 Repository: #R-2143129220 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=13226668&pid=1040 NOTE:
http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogy=Guillaume_Cyr&pid=33472&lng=en&partID=33473
Bio on Ancestry (user-submitted)
White, Stephen A., Patrice Gallant, and Hector-J Hébert. Dictionnaire Généalogique Des Familles Acadiennes. Moncton, N.-B.: Centre D'études Acadiennes, Université De Moncton, 1999, Print, p. 433; 436-437(Cyr).
Surette, Paul. Atlas of the Acadian Settlement of the Beaubassin 1660 to 1755. Tintamarre and Le Lac. Tantramar Heritage Trust. 2005, p 44-45 (parents' Ouesqoque homestead at Amherst Point); p9(dispute with the Poiriers); p ? (Cormier marital homestead location); p 16 (adoption of sister Marie-Madeleine Cormier Boudrot’s orphans)
Griffiths, Naomi E.S., From migrant to Acadian : a North-American border people, 1604-1755, Montreal (Québec), McGill-Queen's University Press, 2005, p147-151 (King William’s War); p 164 (1696 Church raid of Beaubassin); p173 (survival to maturity relative to Europe); p 208 (1704 Church’s Raid on Beaubassin)); p 267-268 (oaths of allegiance)
Dunn, Brenda. A History of Port Royal / Annapolis Royal 1605-1800. Nimbus Publishing, p44-45 (1697 Treaty of Ryswick); p52-53(1702 Queen Anne’s War); p82-85(1710 Siege of PR).
The Neutrality: Political Context, 1755 Histoire et Les Histoires, University of Moncton
Griffiths, Naomie E.S. The Contexts of Acadian History 1686-1784.Published for the Center for Canadian Studies Mount Allison University, Montreal: McGill-Queens University Press, 1992, p60 (low infant mortality, multiple generation); p61 (golden age);
Brun, Régis with contributions by AJB Johnston and E Clarke, Fort Beauséjour/Fort Cumberland: Une Histoire/A History, Société du Monument Lefebvre in Collaboration with Parks Canada, Accessed November 2013
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