Marguerite BRUN

Born

10 November 1716 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

25 May 1769 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean Baptiste BRUN Anne GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

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Born: 10 November 1716 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Jean Baptiste BRUN

Mother: Anne GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

Paternal grandparents: Sebastien BRUN , Huguette BOURG

Maternal grandparents: Claude GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) , Marie THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)

Marguerite 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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Marguerite married Pierre PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) 25 November 1743 in Port Royal, Acadia . Pierre PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) was born 17 December 1708 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Pierre died 22 May 1768 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Pierre was the child of Jean PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) dit LEBRETON and Andree SAVOIE.

Marguerite BRUN died 25 May 1769 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Pierre PRÉJEAN (PREGENT)
Marriage date: 25 November 1743
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Pierre PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) was the child of Jean PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) dit LEBRETON and Andree SAVOIE

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Birth — 1716
10 November 1716
Port Royal, Acadia

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

1743 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BRUN and Pierre PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) 25 November 1743, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

She was 27 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.