Alexis BRO (BRAULT)

Born

22 September 1721 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Died

16 July 1811 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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François BREAU (BRAULT)Marie COMEAU

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Born: 22 September 1721 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Father: François BREAU (BRAULT)

Mother: Marie COMEAU

Paternal grandparents: Vincent BREAU (BRAULT) , Marie BOURC (BOURG)

Maternal grandparents: Jean Augustin COMEAU , Catherine BABIN

Alexis 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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Alexis married Marguerite BARIAULT (BARIAUT) abt. 1745 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marguerite BARIAULT (BARIAUT) was born abt. 1726 in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada (Pisiquit, Acadia). Marguerite died 17 December 1805 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie).

Alexis BRO (BRAULT) died 16 July 1811 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .
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Spouse & Children of Alexis BRO (BRAULT)

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Alexis BRO (BRAULT) married

Marguerite BARIAULT (BARIAUT)
Marriage date: abt. 1745
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

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abt. 1757

Source: www.acadian-home.org

From Boston to the Town of Chelsea

Alexis BREAUX, possibly son of Antoine - Marguerite DUGAS, m. to Marguerite BARILLOT. Children: Joseph (1747) Jean-Baptiste (ca. 1748) Marie (ca. 1749) Charles (ca. 1750) Firmin (ca. 1754) Elizabeth (ca. 1756) Marguerite (ca. 1758) Françoise-Rose (1762). At Massachusetts 1755 and Laprairie, Québec, Canada 1767.

"Alexis Breaux, son of Francois Breau and Marie Comeau, b. 22 Sept 1721 at Riviere Aux Canards, married at Grand Pre about 1746 Marguerite Barrieu, daughter of Nicolas Barrieu, b. circa 1726 at Pisiguit, Windsor, died 17 Dec. 1805 at L'Acadie. Alexis died 16 July 1811 at L'Acadie."

Source: www.gladysdevilliers.acadian-home.org

Children of Alexis BRO (BRAULT) and Marguerite BARIAULT (BARIAUT)

Joseph BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT)

Born: abt. 1747, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 21 October 1827, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Felicite BOUDREAU 25 July 1774 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie BRO (BREAULT)

Born: abt. 1749, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Firmin BOUDREAU 5 February 1776 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean Baptiste BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT)

Born: abt. 1750, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: 29 June 1794, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Charlotte BROSSEAU 21 November 1774 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre Firmin BRO (BREAULT)

Born: abt. 1754, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 1 October 1808, La Pointe, Territory of Orleans

Married: Marguerite BREAUX 13 April 1769 Place: Donaldsonville, Louisiana, USA

Elisabeth BRAULT (BRO)

Born: abt. 1757, , Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 28 December 1825, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Laurent ROY 11 August 1777 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Charles BRAULT

Born: abt. 1757, Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 14 May 1839, Napierville, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite CLOUÁTRE 18 October 1779 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Married: Charlotte GUILLARD 21 October 1805 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marguerite BRO (BREAULT)

Born: abt. 1758, , Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 7 December 1776, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Françoise-Rose BRO (BREAULT)

Born: 17 May 1765, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 May 1848, L'Acadie, Canada East

Married: François ROY 3 August 1778 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1721
22 September 1721
Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

1721
Name: Alexis Breau
Gender: Male
Baptism/ Christening Date: 01 Nov 1721
Baptism/ Christening Place: SAINT CHARLES,GRAND PRE,KINGS,NOVA SCOTIA
Birth Date: 22 Sep 1721
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Father's Name: Francois Breau
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Mother's Name: Marie Comod
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C51007-1
Syst Origin: Nova_Scotia-ODM
Source Film Number: 484099
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Collection: Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896

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

1755
Name: Alexis Breaux
Arrival year: 1755
Arrival Place: Massachusetts
Primary Immigrant: Breaux, Alexis
Family Members: Wife Marguerite Barillot; Child Firmin; Child Charles; Child Joseph; Child Marie; Child Jean-Baptiste
Source Publication Code: 3500
Annotation: Mostly place and date of first mention of residence in place cited. Only those people showing birth overseas or whose data imply immigration were indexed in PILI. All children born prior to date listed were assumed to have immigrated with parents. This so
Source Bibliography: JEHN, JANET. Acadian Exiles in the Colonies. Covington, KY: Jehn, 1977. 366p.
Household Members:
Name Relation
Alexis Breaux
Marguerite Barillot Breaux Wife
Joseph Breaux Child
Jean-Baptiste Breaux Child
Firmin Breaux Child
Charles Breaux Child
Marie Breaux Child

Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.

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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.

1765 Birth of Child
Françoise-Rose BRO (BREAULT) was born 17 May 1765, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Alexis was 43 years old.

1769 Marriage of Child
Pierre Firmin BRO (BREAULT) married 13 April 1769, Donaldsonville, Louisiana, USA to Marguerite BREAUX

1774 Marriage of Child
Joseph BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT) married 25 July 1774, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Felicite BOUDREAU

1774 Marriage of Child
Jean Baptiste BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT) married 21 November 1774, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Charlotte BROSSEAU

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Marie BRO (BREAULT) married 5 February 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Firmin BOUDREAU

1776 Death of Child
Marguerite BRO (BREAULT) died 7 December 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Alexis was 55 years old.

1777 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth BRAULT (BRO) married 11 August 1777, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Laurent ROY

1778 Marriage of Child
Françoise-Rose BRO (BREAULT) married 3 August 1778, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to François ROY

1779 Marriage of Child
Charles BRAULT married 18 October 1779, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marguerite CLOUÁTRE

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)

1794 Death of Child
Jean Baptiste BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT) died 29 June 1794, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Alexis was 72 years old.

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

1805 Marriage of Child
Charles BRAULT married 21 October 1805, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Charlotte GUILLARD

1805 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite BARIAULT (BARIAUT) died 17 December 1805, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

1808 Death of Child
Pierre Firmin BRO (BREAULT) died 1 October 1808, La Pointe, Louisiana, USA

Alexis was 87 years old.