Pierre LEJEUNE dit BRIARD

Born

abt. 1656 , Acadia, Canada

Died

abt. 1712 , Acadia, Canada

Parents & Family of Pierre LEJEUNE dit BRIARD

Explore parents, grandparents, spouses, children, and the family connections surrounding Pierre LEJEUNE dit BRIARD.

Parents

Pierre LEJEUNE dit BRIARD Unknown DOUCET

Grandparents

Explore grandparents

Spouse & Children

View family relationships1 recorded relationship(s)

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: abt. 1656 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Pierre LEJEUNE dit BRIARD

Mother: Unknown DOUCET

Paternal grandparents: Pierre LEJEUNE , Unknown UNKNOWN

Maternal grandparents: Germain DOUCET dit LAVERDURE , Marie BOURGEOIS?

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

Pierre married Marie THIBODEAU abt. 1678 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie THIBODEAU was born abt. 1663 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marie died abt. 1704 Marie was the child of Pierre THIBODEAU and Jeanne THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT).

Pierre LEJEUNE dit BRIARD died abt. 1712 in Acadia, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Spouse & Children of Pierre LEJEUNE dit BRIARD

Hide Family & Children

Pierre LEJEUNE dit BRIARD married

Marie THIBODEAU
Marriage date: abt. 1678
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marie THIBODEAU was the child of Pierre THIBODEAU and Jeanne THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)

Marriage notes:

About 1678 Marie, married Pierre Lejeune dit Briard, son of Pierre Lejeune and unknown Doucet, in Port-Royal, Acadia, Canada.

(White, Stephen A. Dictionnaire Généalogique des Famillies Acadiennes. volume II. Moncton, Canada: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999)

Children of Pierre LEJEUNE dit BRIARD and Marie THIBODEAU

Marie Marguerite LEJEUNE

Born: abt. 1687, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: abt. 1752, Port Royal, Acadia

Married: Jean Joseph BOUTIN 1708 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Pierre LEJEUNE

Born: abt. 1689, , Acadia, Canada
Died: abt. 1742, , Acadia, Canada

Married: Jeanne Anne BENOIT dite LABRIERE 12 September 1712 Place: Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Jeanne LEJEUNE

Born: abt. 1691, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean Baptiste ROY 3 October 1712 Place: Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Germain LEJEUNE dit BRIARD

Born: abt. 1693, , Acadia, Canada
Died: abt. 1752, Port Royal, Acadia

Married: Anne Marie TRAHAN 1717 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Married: Marie GUEDRY (GUILDRY) 1735 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Marguerite LEJEUNE

Born: abt. 1695, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Alexandre TRAHAN 28 November 1714 Place: Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Married: Pierre GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) 1747 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Jean LEJEUNE

Born: abt. 1697, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 28 May 1759, Chateauneuf, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France

Married: Françoise GUEDRY 1725 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Catherine LEJEUNE

Born: abt. 1701, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine LABAUVE 10 October 1718 Place: Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Married: Claude Antoine DUPLESSIS 3 September 1736 Place: Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Joseph LEJEUNE

Born: 20 July 1704, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 13 December 1758, At Sea*

Married: Cecile PITRE 1727 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Pierre LEJEUNE dit BRIARD.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Pierre LEJEUNE dit BRIARD.

Hide Life & Records

How to read this timeline
Records about Pierre LEJEUNE dit BRIARD and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.