Pete, Mabe you can help. My cousin passed on a family album to me and I have been researching the Cyr family trying to establish a solid link to Louis Cyr who by family word of mouth is related to us. My great grandfather was John B. Cyr. I'm trying to establish that he is a brother to Louis.
From 1880 census Pierre and Philomine father to Louis) had children living with them in Lowell; Malvina, Noe, Alphonsine, Pierre, Odile, John (age 11 in 1880 and possibly my grandfather), Olvine, Hermaine Leon, and Napoleon.
That's where I loose track. My grandfather, John B. Cyr worked for the B&M railroad out in Mechanicville NY. I have yet to find any listing of his middle name but his birth date 1868 and a mention that he claimed to be from Massachusetts makes me think he is referring to Lowell. In a 1900 census he claimed to be from Canada but in 1910 claimed Massachusetts and that's where he is listed as John B. Cyr Jr. (the only mention of being a jr., which makes no sense.) you can contact me thru email
carlbbiker@yahoo.com Carl