Hilaire Martin Cyr

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Hilaire CYR was born in 1805. He appears in the 1831 survey of the Madawaska Settlements taken by Deane and Kavanagh, living on the north bank of the St.John River across from near the current border of Frenchville and Fort Kent, where he owned land fronting on the river 60 rods wide (about 330 yards), had a house and a barn, and 15 acres of land cleared.

He appeared in the 1830 US census of the Madawaska Settlement, as Delay Cere.

He appeared in the 1833 New Brunswick census of the Madawaska Settlement, as Elier Crock, living on ungranted land on the north bank of the St.John with his wife, one son and three daughters; he owned one horse, two oxen, two cows, two young cattle, 14 sheep and seven pigs.

He appeared in the 1840 US census in Madawaska North of the St.John River, as Eli Cyr, heading a household containing 2 males under the age of 5, one male aged 10-14, one male aged 30-39, one female under the age of 5, three females aged 5-9, one female aged 10-14, one female aged 15-19, and one female aged 30-39.

He appeared in the 1851 New Brunswick census aged 46, farmer, born in New Brunswick, living in the parish of Madawaska with his wife Judique and children Hilaire (20), Stasile (20), Thalie (18), Lizette (16), Caliste (15), Damas (13), Vital (11), Modeste (9), Filomene (7), Edite (5), and Honoré (7 months)(page 15). He appeared in the 1861 New Brunswick census, as Hilaire Cyr, age 56, farmer, living in household with his wife Judique and son Hilaire (32), daughter-in-law Mary (27), children Vital (20), Philomene (17), Edite (15), Henry (10), Sophie (9) and grandchildren Denis (6), Maxime (4), Modest (3), and Fleuvie (7 months), living in Madawaska parish (p.4). He died in 1877.

He was married to Judith LIZOTTE on 20 Nov 1827 in St-Basile, New Brunswick.