Jean Baptiste BRUN

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5 September 1715 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

22 May 1758 , Québec, Canada, New France

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Antoine BRUN Marie Françoise COMEAU

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Born: 5 September 1715 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Antoine BRUN

Mother: Marie Françoise COMEAU

Paternal grandparents: Sebastien BRUN , Huguette BOURG

Maternal grandparents: Pierre COMEAU dit DES LOUPS-MARINS , Jeanne Marie BOURGEOIS

Jean Baptiste 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

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Jean Baptiste married Marguerite GAUDET 22 January 1742 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite GAUDET was born 30 July 1721 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marguerite died 9 April 1811 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marguerite was the child of Bernard GAUDET dit BLÈCHE and Marguerite PELLERIN.

Jean Baptiste BRUN died 22 May 1758 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Jean Baptiste BRUN married

Marguerite GAUDET
Marriage date: 22 January 1742
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marguerite GAUDET was the child of Bernard GAUDET dit BLÈCHE and Marguerite PELLERIN

Marriage notes:

Jean Baptiste Brun married Marguerite Gaudet on 22 January 1742; Jean Baptiste m. 22 jan 1742 Marguerite Gaudet Bernard & Marguerite Pellerin.

Source:

Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire Genealogique Des Familles Acadiennes. p295.

Children of Jean Baptiste BRUN and Marguerite GAUDET

Bonaventure LEBRUN

Born: abt. 1742, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 4 August 1804, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte-Marguerite COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ 12 January 1767 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marguerite LEBRUN

Born: abt. 1749, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 21 November 1816, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Isidore BELANGER 10 February 1777 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marie LEBRUN

Born: abt. 1752, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 5 May 1818, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph COUTURIER 9 January 1769 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Amable Ferdinand LEBRUN

Born: 20 January 1754, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Madeleine COUTURIER 20 January 1777 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Married: Exupere GOYETTE 22 January 1812 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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1715 Birth
Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896
name: Jean Baptiste Brun
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date: 29 Sep 1715
baptism/ christening place: SAINT JEAN BAPTISTE,PORT ROYAL,ANNAPOLIS,NOVA SCOTIA
birth date: 05 Sep 1715
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father's name: Antoine Brun
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mother's name: Francois Comeau
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indexing project (batch) number: C51008-1
system origin: Nova_Scotia-ODM
source film number: unknown
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familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
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1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1742 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste BRUN and Marguerite GAUDET 22 January 1742 , Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 26 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Amable Ferdinand LEBRUN was born 20 January 1754, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jean Baptiste was 38 years old.