René BREAU (BRAULT)

Born

abt. 1685 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

17 December 1768 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of René BREAU (BRAULT)

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Born: abt. 1685 in Port Royal, Acadia

Parents of René BREAU (BRAULT)

Father

Vincent BREAU (BRAULT)

Mother

Marie BOURC (BOURG)

Grandparents of René BREAU (BRAULT)

Paternal grandparents

René BRAULT Marie RENEAUME

Maternal grandparents

Antoine BOURQUE (BOURG) (BOURC) Antoinette LANDRY

René 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):

René married Marie HÉBERT 18 December 1715 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie HÉBERT was born abt. 1695 in Port Royal, Acadia . Marie died 30 October 1778 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of Antoine HÉBERT and Jeanne CORPORON.

René BREAU (BRAULT) died 17 December 1768 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, 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 René BREAU (BRAULT)

René BREAU (BRAULT) married

Marie HÉBERT
Marriage date: 18 December 1715
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marie HÉBERT was the child of Antoine HÉBERT and Jeanne CORPORON

Marriage notes:

18 December 1715

Marriage

René Brau Groom

Vincent Brau deceased Father

Marie Bourg Mother

Marie Hebert Bride

Antoine Hebert Father

Jeanne Corporon Mother

Source:

An Acadian Parish Remembered

The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste

Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755

son, Antoine Brau, baptised 1 Dec 1716, St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal, Acadia

daughter, Marie Brau, baptised 18 Feb 1719, St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal, Acadia

daughter, Magdelaine Brau, baptised 4 Jan 1725, St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal, Acadia - she was five months old

daughter, Anne Brau, baptised 10 April 1726, St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal, Acadia

son, Charles Protais Brau, baptised 25 July 1728, St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal, Acadia (note: born 29 February 1728, born and baptised at the house by Marie Rimbault, wife of the old man La Bove on 29 February)

daughter, Felicite Braut, b. 15 Jun 1737, baptised 16 Aug 1737, St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal, Acadia

Source:

An Acadian Parish Remembered

The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste

Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755

Children of René BREAU (BRAULT) and Marie HÉBERT

Antoine BRAULT

Born: 1 December 1716, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Marie BRAULT

Born: 18 February 1719, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Jacques BRAULT

Born: 3 July 1720, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Madeleine BRAULT

Born: 4 January 1725, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Anne BRAULT

Born: 10 April 1726, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Charles BREAU (BRAULT)

Born: 29 February 1728, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 17 May 1810, La Présentation, Lower Canada

Married: Marie Osithe BELLEMERE 12 February 1760 Place: , Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Marie-Madeleine BLOUIN 24 July 1770 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Felicite BRAULT

Born: 16 August 1737, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

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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

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Biography

Youngest son René, born in c1685, married Marie, daughter of Antoine Hébert, at Port-Royal in December 1715. René also remained at Port-Royal. He and Marie had seven children, including a son who married into the Célestin dit Bellemère and Blouin families.

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1686 Port Royal

Marie BOURC, widow of Vincent BREAU, 50; children: Antoine 22, Marguerite 18, Pierre 16, Anne 14, Francois 12. Jean 11, Marie 9, Jeanne 6, Rene 3, Susanne 2 months; 3 arpents, 6 cattle, 4 sheep, 6 hogs.

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1686 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1693 Port Royal

Marie BOURG (widow of Vincent BRAU) 48, Marguerite 24, Pierre 22, Anne 20, Francois 18, Jean 15, Jeanne 9, Rene 8, Elisabeth 7; 14 cattle, 20 sheep, 8 pigs, 12 arpents, 1 gun

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1693 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1698 Port Royal

Marie BOURG widow (of Vincent BRUN) 53, Margueritte 28; Francois 24; Jean 22; Anne 20; Marie 18 Jeanne 17, Rene 15; Elisabeth 13; 12 cattle, 15 sheep, 12 hogs, ;8 arpents, 30 fruit trees,

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1698 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1700 Port Royal

Marie BOURG, widow (of Vincent BROT) 55; Pierre 27; Francois 25; Jean 22; Rene 15; Anne 27; Jeanne 16; Elisabeth 15; 15 cattle, 18 sheep, 12 arpents, 1 gun.

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1700 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1715 Marriage / Partner
René BREAU (BRAULT) and Marie HÉBERT 18 December 1715, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Birth of Child
Antoine BRAULT was born 1 December 1716, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1719 Birth of Child
Marie BRAULT was born 18 February 1719, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

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

1720 Birth of Child
Jacques BRAULT was born 3 July 1720, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1725 Birth of Child
Madeleine BRAULT was born 4 January 1725, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1726 Birth of Child
Anne BRAULT was born 10 April 1726, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1728 Birth of Child
Charles BREAU (BRAULT) was born 29 February 1728, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1737 Birth of Child
Felicite BRAULT was born 16 August 1737, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

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

1760 Marriage of Child
Charles BREAU (BRAULT) married 12 February 1760, , Province of Massachusetts Bay to Marie Osithe BELLEMERE

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.