Born in Presque Isle, Aroostook, Maine, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Theophile Tuffield Cyr Jr.
and Julia Dionne (Young) Cyr
Sister of
Orin H Cyr, Lawrence Henry Cyr, Lewis V Cyr, Edward L Cyr, Maurice John Cyr, Zoa Frances Cyr, Ada Louise Cyr, Rose Elizabeth Cyr, Helen E Cyr, Doris M Cyr, Marjorie Delena (Cyr) Perkins and Arnold R Cyr
Wife of
Lyall Stanley Downing
— married
25 Nov 1922 in Exeter, Penobscot, Maine, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Althea Downing, Zelma (Downing) Issler, [private daughter (1920s - unknown)], Lyall Stanley Downing Jr., Robert Lee Downing, [private daughter (1920s - unknown)], Maynard E. Downing, Alton Leroy Downing, [private daughter (1930s - unknown)], James Gareth Downing, [private daughter (1930s - unknown)] and Betty Lou (Downing) Buxton
Died
at age 81
in Exeter, Penobscot, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Oct 2013
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Biography
Clara Eva (Eva) Cyr was born 28 Apr 1898 in Presque Isle, Aroostook, Maine, United States.
She was the daughter of Theophile Tuffield Cyr Jr. and Julia Dionne (Young) Cyr. Sister of Orin H Cyr, Lawrence Henry Cyr, Lewis V Cyr, Edward L Cyr, Maurice John Cyr, Zoa Frances Cyr, Ada Louise Cyr, Rose Elizabeth Cyr, Helen E Cyr, Doris M Cyr, Marjorie Delena (Cyr) Perkins and Arnold R Cyr.
Clara became the wife of Lyall Stanley Downing — married 25 Nov 1922 in Exeter, Penobscot, Maine, United States.
Mother of Althea Downing, Zelma (Downing) Issler, [private daughter (1920s - unknown)], Lyall Stanley Downing Jr., Robert Lee Downing, [private daughter (1920s - unknown)], Maynard E. Downing, Alton Leroy Downing, [private daughter (1930s - unknown)], James Gareth Downing, [private daughter (1930s - unknown)] and Betty Lou (Downing) Buxton.
Clara Eva (Cyr) Downing passed away 12 Jan 1980 at age 81 in Exeter, Penobscot, Maine, United States.
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