Joseph BRUN

Born

2 March 1753 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

9 June 1819 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Joseph BRUN Françoise COMEAU

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Born: 2 March 1753 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Joseph BRUN

Mother: Françoise COMEAU

Paternal grandparents: Abraham BRUN , Anne PELLERIN

Maternal grandparents: Abraham COMEAU , Marguerite PITRE

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Joseph married Marie Anne DUPUIS 5 February 1781 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie Anne DUPUIS was born abt. 1761 Marie Anne died 24 November 1834 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Marie Anne was the child of Olivier DUPUIS and Anne BOUDROT (BOUDREAU).

Joseph BRUN died 9 June 1819 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .
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Marie Anne DUPUIS
Marriage date: 5 February 1781
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marie Anne DUPUIS was the child of Olivier DUPUIS and Anne BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

Children of Joseph BRUN and Marie Anne DUPUIS

Marie-Rosalie BRUN

Born: 12 February 1782, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 December 1849, Napierville, Canada East

Married: Louis CLOUET (CLOUETTE) 2 July 1804 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Rene-Hyppolite BRUN

Born: 12 August 1795, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Marguerite CHARLAND 11 January 1825 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1753
2 March 1753
Port Royal, Acadia

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.

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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BRUN and Marie Anne DUPUIS 5 February 1781, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 27 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Marie-Rosalie BRUN was born 12 February 1782, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Birth of Child
Rene-Hyppolite BRUN was born 12 August 1795, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph was 42 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rosalie BRUN married 2 July 1804, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Louis CLOUET (CLOUETTE)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.