François BRUN

Born

14 September 1712 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

9 March 1767 , Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 14 September 1712 in Port Royal, Acadia

Parents of François BRUN

Father

Antoine BRUN

Mother

Marie Françoise COMEAU

Grandparents of François BRUN

Paternal grandparents

Sebastien BRUN Huguette BOURG

Maternal grandparents

Pierre COMEAU dit DES LOUPS-MARINS Jeanne Marie BOURGEOIS

François was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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

François married Madeleine DUPUIS 24 October 1735 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Madeleine DUPUIS was born 2 March 1710 in Port Royal, Acadia . Madeleine was the child of Jean DUPUIS and Anne Madeleine RICHARD.

François married (2) Gertrude DEBLOIS 4 November 1765 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . Gertrude DEBLOIS was born 21 May 1734 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France. Gertrude died 1 April 1809 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada . Gertrude was the child of François DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE and Gertrude VÉRIEU (VEILLEUX) (VÉRIEUL).

François BRUN died 9 March 1767 in Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

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Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François BRUN

François BRUN married

Madeleine DUPUIS
Marriage date: 24 October 1735
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Madeleine DUPUIS was the child of Jean DUPUIS and Anne Madeleine RICHARD

Marriage notes:

Francois Brun married Madeleine Dupuis, daughter of Jean Dupuis and Anne Madeleine Richard, on 24 October 1735 at Port Royal; he was 23 yrs, she was 25 yrs.

Source:

Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire Genealogique Des Familles Acadiennes, 295.

Children of François BRUN and Madeleine DUPUIS

Anne BRUN

Born: 8 August 1737, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Joseph BRIN dit LEBRUN

Born: 16 December 1738, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 27 August 1794, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Ursule BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS 10 October 1785 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Madeleine BUSSIÈRE 24 June 1793

François BRIN dit LEBRUN

Born: abt. 1748, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 16 April 1817, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe CHARRON 9 October 1775 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

François BRUN married

Gertrude DEBLOIS
Marriage date: 4 November 1765
Marriage place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Gertrude DEBLOIS was the child of François DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE and Gertrude VÉRIEU (VEILLEUX) (VÉRIEUL)

Children of François BRUN and Gertrude DEBLOIS

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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1712 Birth

Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896
Name: Francois Brun
Gender: Male
baptism/ christening date: 14 Sep 1712
baptism/ christening Place: SAINT JEAN BAPTISTE,PORT ROYAL,ANNAPOLIS,NOVA SCOTIA
Birth Date: 14 Sep 1712
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father's Name: Antoine Brun
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mother's Name: Francoise Comeau
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indexing project (batch) number: C51008-1
system origin: Nova_Scotia-ODM
source Film Number: unknown
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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1735 Marriage / Partner
François BRUN and Madeleine DUPUIS 24 October 1735, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 23 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Anne BRUN was born 8 August 1737, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

François was 24 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Joseph BRIN dit LEBRUN was born 16 December 1738, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

François was 26 years old.

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

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1765 Marriage / Partner
François BRUN and Gertrude DEBLOIS 4 November 1765, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 53 years old.