André (Sire) Cyr (aft. 1628 - 1689)

Born after 1628 in Fontenay-le-Comte, Poitou, France

Ancestors

Husband of Élisabeth Charbonneau — married before 1679 in Canada, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died 22 Aug 1689 before age 61 in Île Jésus, Canada, Nouvelle-France

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Biography

André (Sire) Cyr migrated from France to New France.

I’ve traced Cyr origins in Montreal, Quebec and New Brunswick under the Acadian Clan where in both area the name was spelled Cyr, Sire, Le Sire, Syre, Sirre, just to name a few but my main interest is in Montreal, André Le Sire, who departed from La Rochelle in France to Nouvelle-France in 1668. He was hired as a labourer and slate-layer for the Compagnie des Indes Occidentales by Pierre Gaigneur, a merchant in La Rochelle, who hired him for a period of thirty six months at a salary of 70 livres a year. This contract mentioned that he was from Fontenay-Le-Compte in Poitou (Vendée),^[1][2] his parents Pierre Sire and Jeanne Metayer were married in the church of Notre-Dame on August 23, 1626,^[3] meaning that André was born after 1628; he had a brother Pierre and a sister Marie.^[4][5]

André (Sire) Cyr lived
in Canada, Nouvelle-France.

Once his contract ended in 1671 in Nouvelle-France, he set out to Saint-Ours were he cleared a piece of land and built his house and in 1673 he bought 60 acres of land in Sorel, André in 1675 went to the Jesuit at La Prairie, to receive the sacrament of confirmation,^[6] in March 6th, 1678 he was named godfather to André Ethier son of Léonard and Isabelle Godion and the same year September 5th, witness to the marriage of Jacques Chevalier with Jeanne Vilair. We know that he was married before December 18th, 1679 to Elisabeth Charbonneau because Elisabeth was the godmother of Charles Labelle son of Guillaume with Anne Charbonneau in Repentigny which stated that she was the wife of André Sire. The following years, André and Elisabeth had four boys and a girl, François March 5, 1681, Jean Baptiste June 19, 1682, Joseph March 22, 1687, Michel April 24, 1689 and Marie December 4, 1684 all born on Île Jésus and baptised either in Repentigny or Lachenaie. Researched by Givogue-4

'Saint-Charles de Lachenaie' André Le Sire Torturé

Le lundi vingt-deuxième d’août 1689 jay enterrré près de la Croix de la Pointe de l’Isle Jésus, André Le Sire habitant de la dite Isle qui avait été tué quelques heures auparavant par les Iroquois, ayant peu de jours qu’il s'estoit confessé et communié, présence de Michel Paroissien^[7] et de Guillaume des Patis lequel a déclaré ne savoir signer de ce interpellé. Signé Buisson.^[8] Transcrit par Givogue-4 et Liard-1

Note: André Cyr/Sire died at the hands of the Iroquois in a subsequent attack to that done on Lachine, he was on Île Jésus. He was not part of the Lachine massacre. There were attacks done on Lachine first, then on Pointe-aux-Trembles and Lachenaie and various surrounding places. The battle of la Coulée Grou happened in 1690.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Blogue de Guy Perron #149 Les engagés levés par Pierre Gaigneur pour le Canada en 1668
2. ↑ Abbé L. Auger, Vendéens au Canada aux 17e et 18e siècle, 1990. P. 68,100, 157.
3. ↑ recherche.archives.manche.fr, Paroisse Notre-Dame, Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée, France juill.1628-août 1645 pg.3, Mariages juill.1628-août 1645 AD2E092/2
4. ↑ Fichier origine 243813 André Sire / Cyr 2016 Fédération québécoise des sociétés de généalogie//Québec Federation of Genealogical Societies
5. ↑ Dossier Fichier
6. ↑ Grenon, H. Us et Coutumes du Québec, Edition Lapresse, 1974. P. 309.
7. ↑ Témoin du mariage de Pierre Leroux avec Marie Bounelier The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie, Lachenaie, Québec Canada Image 1171 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99M-BSV8?mode=g&i=1170&wc=9RL7-3Y7%3A15233701%2C15233702%2C15233703%3Fcc%3D1321742&cc=1321742
8. ↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, paraoisse Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie pg.7 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-27928-2935-28?cc=1321742&wc=MMY5-W67:n1761447608
9. ↑ La Coulée Grou (FR)

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Joel Bridgham for creating WikiTree profile Cyr-506 through the import of Artimenta_Ellen_Girard_ancestors_2013-11-03.ged on Nov 3, 2013.