Jean BREAU (BRAULT)

Born

abt. 1706 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Died

abt. 1756 ,

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François BREAU (BRAULT)Marie COMEAU

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Born: abt. 1706 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

Jean 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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Jean married Catherine THIBODEAU 27 December 1729 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine THIBODEAU was born 3 October 1704 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Catherine was the child of Antoine THIBODEAU and Marie PREJEAN.

Jean married (2) Marguerite RICHARD 25 October 1745 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite RICHARD was born 1 May 1720 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marguerite died 8 December 1757 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite was the child of Alexandre RICHARD and Marie LEVRON.

Jean BREAU (BRAULT) died abt. 1756 in .
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Jean BREAU (BRAULT) married

Catherine THIBODEAU
Marriage date: 27 December 1729
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Catherine THIBODEAU was the child of Antoine THIBODEAU and Marie PREJEAN

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27 December 1729

Marriage

Jean Brau, twenty-three years old, living in the parish of St. Joseph at Mines Groom

François Brau Father

Marie Comau Mother

Catherine Tibaudeau, twenty-five years old Bride

Antoine Tibaudeau Father

Marie Prijean Mother

Witnesses:

Jean Brau, uncle of the groom

Jean Brau, the son of said Jean Brau

Antoine Tibaudeau, son of Antoine Tibaudeau, brother of the bride

Jean Duon, cousin of the bride

Source:

An Acadian Parish Remembered

The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste

Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755

Children of Jean BREAU (BRAULT) and Catherine THIBODEAU

Catherine BRAULT

Born: abt. 1740, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean Baptiste LANDRY 14 July 1760 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Jean BREAU (BRAULT) married

Marguerite RICHARD
Marriage date: 25 October 1745
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marguerite RICHARD was the child of Alexandre RICHARD and Marie LEVRON

Marriage notes:

Jean Breaux married (2) Marguerite Richard, daughter of Alexandre Richard and Marie Levron, on 25 October 1745 at Port Royal

Source:

Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire Genealogique Des Familles Acadiennes, 279.

Children of Jean BREAU (BRAULT) and Marguerite RICHARD

Elisabeth BRAULT

Born: abt. 1756,
Died: 6 March 1792, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Claude LANGLOIS 4 August 1778 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Married: Pierre HUOT dit ST-LAURENT 27 November 1782 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Married: Jacques-Charles JACQUES 11 January 1790 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

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

1729 Marriage / Partner
Jean BREAU (BRAULT) and Catherine THIBODEAU 27 December 1729, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1745 Marriage / Partner
Jean BREAU (BRAULT) and Marguerite RICHARD 25 October 1745, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

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

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