Claude BRUN

(b. abt. 1678 , Port Royal, Acadia d. 12 March 1760 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada )

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Claude BRUN was born abt. 1678 in Port Royal, Acadia

Claude BRUN was the child of Sebastien BRUN and Huguette BOURG and the grandchild of: (paternal) Vincent BRUN and Marie-Renee BREAU (BRAULT) (maternal) Antoine BOURQUE (BOURG) (BOURC) and Antoinette LANDRY

Claude was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Claude married Cecile DUGAS 27 November 1709 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Cecile DUGAS was born abt. 1692 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Cecile was the child of Claude DUGAS and Françoise BOURGEOIS.

Claude BRUN died 12 March 1760 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada .
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Family and Children of Claude BRUN

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Claude BRUN married

Cecile DUGAS-- Date: 27 November 1709 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
Les registres de St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755

Cecile DUGAS was the child of Claude DUGAS and Françoise BOURGEOIS

On 27 November 1709 Cécile, married Claude Brun, son of Sébastien Brun and Huguette Bourg, in Port-Royal, Acadia, Canada.

(White, Stephen A. Dictionnaire Généalogique des Famillies Acadiennes. volume I. Moncton, Canada: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999).

Children
Marie Brun b. 17 Dec 1710, d. b 22 Aug 1763
Vincent Brun b. 12 Jun 1712, d. b 29 May 1749
Anne Brun b. 6 Feb 1715, d. b 15 Nov 1773
Joseph Brun b. 20 Mar 1719
Ambroise Brun b. 3 Oct 1726
Claude Brun b. 20 May 1728, d. bt 1760 - 1761
Michel Brun b. 8 Apr 1730, d. b 1763
Claire Brun b. c 1732

Children of Claude BRUN and Cecile DUGAS:

Marie Louise BRUN (b.17 December 1710, Port Royal, Acadia d. 26 August 1777, Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Jean Baptiste MARTIN dit BARNABÉ 24 October 1732 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Vincent BRUN (b.12 June 1712, Port Royal, Acadia d. abt. 1749, )
m. Marie LEGER 1737 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Anne BRUN (b.6 February 1715, Port Royal, Acadia d. abt. 1773, )
m. Pierre-Paul DOUCET 4 February 1738 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Joseph BRUN (b.20 March 1719, Port Royal, Acadia d. , )
m. Marguerite PELLERIN 29 July 1743 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Marguerite BRUN (b.31 August 1722, Port Royal, Acadia d. , )
m. Joseph Jacques LAPIERRE 4 October 1743 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Charles BRUN (b.7 February 1725, Port Royal, Acadia d. 19 January 1807, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )
m. Marie Josephte LAURE (LORD) 1750 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Ambroise BRUN (b.3 October 1726, Port Royal, Acadia d. 23 March 1810, La Pocatière, Lower Canada )
m. Marie BERGERON 1750 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Claude BRUN (b.21 May 1728, Port Royal, Acadia d. abt. 1760, )
m. Anastasie MELANSON 1756 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Michel BRUN (b.8 April 1730, Port Royal, Acadia d. abt. 1763, )

Claire BRUN (b.abt. 1732, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
m. Simon Joseph MELANSON 1745 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

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1686 Port Royal
Bastien BRUN 32, Hugette BOURG 28 children: Jeanne 9, Claude 7, Abraham 6, Vincent 5, Jean 4, Antoine 1 1 gun. 12 cattle 12 sheep, 10 hogs.
1686 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1700 Port Royal
Sebastien BRUN (widower) 45; Claude 21; Abraham 19; Vincent 18; Jean-Batiste 16; Anthoine 15; Marie 13; 10 cattle, 22 sheep, 10 arpents, 1 gun.
1700 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1709 Marriage / Partner
Claude BRUN and Cecile DUGAS 27 November 1709 , Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1709 marriage

1710 Birth of Child
Marie Louise BRUN was born 17 December 1710, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1712 Birth of Child
Vincent BRUN was born 12 June 1712, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1715 Birth of Child
Anne BRUN was born 6 February 1715, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1719 Birth of Child
Joseph BRUN was born 20 March 1719, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1722 Birth of Child
Marguerite BRUN was born 31 August 1722, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1725 Birth of Child
Charles BRUN was born 7 February 1725, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1726 Birth of Child
Ambroise BRUN was born 3 October 1726, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1728 Birth of Child
Claude BRUN was born 21 May 1728, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1730 Birth of Child
Michel BRUN was born 8 April 1730, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1732 Marriage of Child
Marie Louise BRUN married 24 October 1732, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Jean Baptiste MARTIN dit BARNABÉ

1738 Marriage of Child
Anne BRUN married 4 February 1738, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Pierre-Paul DOUCET

1743 Marriage of Child
Joseph BRUN married 29 July 1743, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Marguerite PELLERIN

1743 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BRUN married 4 October 1743, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence) to Joseph Jacques LAPIERRE

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)