Charles BRUN

Born

7 February 1725 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

19 January 1807 , Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Charles BRUN

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Born: 7 February 1725 in Port Royal, Acadia

Parents of Charles BRUN

Father

Claude BRUN

Mother

Cecile DUGAS

Grandparents of Charles BRUN

Paternal grandparents

Sebastien BRUN Huguette BOURG

Maternal grandparents

Claude DUGAS Françoise BOURGEOIS

Charles 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):

Charles married Marie Josephte LAURE (LORD) abt. 1750 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie Josephte LAURE (LORD) was born abt. 1733 in Acadia, Canada. Marie Josephte died 18 November 1820 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada . Marie Josephte was the child of Charles LORD (LAURE) and Marie Josephe DOUCET.

Charles BRUN died 19 January 1807 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada .
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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

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

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles BRUN

Charles BRUN married

Marie Josephte LAURE (LORD)
Marriage date: abt. 1750
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marie Josephte LAURE (LORD) was the child of Charles LORD (LAURE) and Marie Josephe DOUCET

Children of Charles BRUN and Marie Josephte LAURE (LORD)

Josephte LEBRUN

Born: abt. 1761, , Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Married: Antoine-De-Padoue MARCHAND 22 July 1776 Place: Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada

Charles LEBRUN

Born: 6 September 1767, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 March 1827, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS 7 November 1791 Place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne LEMIRE dite GONNEVILLE 8 October 1799 Place: Maskinongé, Lower Canada

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Birth — 1725
7 February 1725
Port Royal, Acadia

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.

1767 Birth of Child
Charles LEBRUN was born 6 September 1767, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Charles was 42 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.