Jean Jacques Cyr (abt. 1713 - 1776)

Born about 1713 in Beaubassin, Acadie, Nouvelle-France [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Josephe Hebert — married about 1736 in Acadie

Descendants

Died 26 Nov 1776 at about age 63 in Saint-Pierre-de-Terre-Neuve, Miquelon, France

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Biography

Jean-Jacques Cyr was born around 1713, likely in Beaubassin, Acadia (Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada) to parents Pierre Cyr and Claire Cormier. Around 1736 he married Marie-Josèphe Hébert, daughter of Jean-Emmanuel Hébert and Madeleine Dugas.

Children:

1. Marguerite Cyr †1759
2. Anne Cyr ca 1737-
3. Marie Joseph Cyr 1739-1775
4. Pierre Cyr ca 1742-
5. Joseph Cyr ca 1742-
6. Théotiste Cyr ca 1746-
7. Francoise Cyr ca 1747-
8. Modeste Cyr ca 1748-
9. Félicité Cyr ca 1754-

In 1752, Jean-Jacques and Marie-Josèphe were residents of Memramcook with 2 boys and 6 girls. ^[1]They were recorded again in the 1755 census, at the same location and the same number of children. ^[2] His brother Pierre was living on the neighboring lot, and Marie-Josèphe's siblings Claude, François, Bénoni, Amand, Jean-Baptiste, and Michel were living nearby. ^[3]

In order to escape deportation, the family fled to Isle Saint-Jean (present-day Prince Edward Island) between 1755 and 1758. ^[3] Unfortunately, after the deportations of 1755 in the area of Beaubassin and Grand-Pré, another deportation took place on Isle Saint-Jean in 1758. ^[4] The family was put aboard the Duke William and disembarked at Saint-Malo on 1 November 1758.^[5]

They managed to survive horrific conditions on the ship. Of the 342 passengers listed, 146 died at sea, 29 died at hospital after arrival. Jean, Marie-Josèphe and 6 of their children needed to be hospitalized upon arrival in France.

In 1762, he was listed in the Census of St-Servan, France. By 1772, he was living at St-Malo. In 1776, he was living in St-Pierre de Terre-Neuve in Saint Pierre Miquelon, France. He was buried there on November 26, 1766.

Sources

1. ↑ Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home"; 2005 – Present, hosted by Lucie LeBlanc Consentino; 1752 Census The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 277-308, image 282.

   Jean SIRE, his wife, 2 boys, 6 girls.

2. ↑ Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home"; 2005 – Present, hosted by Lucie LeBlanc Consentino;1755 Census p. 11

   Jean Sire, his wife, 2 boys, 6 girls

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} White, Stephen A. Recensements de Beaubassin et des Trois Rivières de Chipoudie, de Memramcook et de Petcoudiac (1686-1755). Les Cahiers de la Société historique acadienne, vol. 50, nos 2-4, juin-décembre 2019, p. 294-295.

   Jean-Jacques Cyr (Pierre #3 DGFA) married to Marie-Josèphe Hébert (Emmanuel # 12 DGFA) around 1736. Residing in Memramcook in 1752 and 1755 censuses with 2 boys and 6 girls. Location of exile or refuge: Isle Saint-Jean. Location of establishment: Saint-Pierre-de-Terre-Neuve, Saint-Servan, Shippagan, Tracadie, Nouvelle-Écosse.

4. ↑ Arsenault, Georges, "The Acadians Of Prince Edward Island." [online] Acadian Home. Available at: http://www.acadian-home.org/Georges-Arsenault-pen.html Accessed 4 June 2020.
5. ↑ "Etat des gens de mer, habitans et autres qui ont débarqué à St Malo du paquebot Anglois le Duc Guillaume," Fonds de l'inscription maritime de Saint-Servan (France): C-4619, MG6 C2, Library and Archives Canada, Roll of the Duke William, disembarked at Saint-Malo on November 1, 1758 image 138 accessed 10 Nov 2023

   Family #36

   SIRE Jean, from Acadie, at hospital 3/11 to 8/12/1758

   HEBERT Marie Josèphe, his wife, at hospital 3/11 to 5/12/1758

   SIRE Joseph, son, at hospital 3/11 to 5/12/1758

   SIRE Anne, daughter, at hospital 3/11 to 5/12/1758

   SIRE Théotiste, daughter, at hospital 3/11 to 5/12/1758

   SIRE Félicité, daughter, at hospital 3/11 to 5/12/1758

   SIRE Pierre, son, at hospital 28/11 to 5/12/1758

   SIRE Marie, daughter

   SIRE Françoise, daughter, at hospital 14/11 to 5/12/1758

   SIRE Modeste, daughter

   BORNI Jean "embarked with them"

   BORNI Jacques "embarked with them"

• http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogy=Jean-Jacques_Cyr&pid=125890&lng=en&partID=125891
• 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. 435.