Françoise Brun (abt. 1653 - 1725)

Born about 1653 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Daughter of Vincent Brun and Renée Breau

Wife of Bernard Bourg — married 1670 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died 23 May 1725 at about age 72 in Annapolis Royal, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

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Biography

Françoise was born in Port Royal, Acadie, around 1653.^[1] She was the third daughter born to Vincent Brun and Renee Breau, and the first of their children to be born in the New World.

In 1671, at the age of 19, Françoise was married and had one child. She and her husband Bernard Bourg, a farmer, lived in Port Royal. They owned no cultivated land, but they had a few cattle and some sheep.^[2]

In 1678, they had 8 beasts, 1 acre [sic], and five children.^[3]

In 1686, at Port Royal, Françoise BRUN, aged 34, was living with her husband, Bernard BOURC [sic], aged 36, and eight children: Marie [recte Marie Claire], aged 15, Marguerite, aged 13, Rene, aged 9, Anne, aged 8, Jeanne, aged 6, Claire, aged 4, Francoise, aged 3, and Abraham, aged 1. They owned 1 gun and were living on 3 arpents of cultivable land with 4 cattle, 6 sheep and 6 hogs.^[4]

They were found there again in the 1693 Census of Port Royal, Acadie. Bernard BOURG 41, Francois BRUN 40, Marguerite 19, Rene 17, Jeanne 15, Anne 13, Claire 13, Francoise 10, Abraham 8, Rene 4, Marie 3, Claire 1; 18 cattle, 20 sheep, 12 pigs, 30 arpents, 1 gun.^[5]

Françoise and Bernard prospered in Port Royal. In 1698, after 28 years of marriage, they had 11 children, 35 arpents of land, 45 fruit trees, and plenty of livestock.^[6]. They continued to live well in Port Royal though with somewhat less land 1700 Census of Port Royal. Bernard BOURG 48; Francoise BRUN (wife) 47; Rene 24; Abraham 13; Jeanne 22; Anne 20; Francoise 17; Marie 10; Clair 8; 24 cattle, 18 sheep, 30 arpents, 1 gun.^[7] and in 1701 only the family was enumerated (no land or beasts shown) in the 1701 Census of Port Royal. Bernard BOURG 54, Francoise BRUN (wife) 50; Abraham 15, Jeanne 23, Francoise 18, Renee 13, Marie 1D, Claire 6.^[8]

As their children fledged, the family size (and concommitantly land holdings) shrunk. As of the 1707 Census of Port Royal. they were: Bernard BOURG and his wife, 1 boy 14 or older, 3 girls less than 12; 8 arpents, 26 cattle, 30 sheep, 24 hogs, 2 guns.^[9] and the 1714 Census of Port Royal. Bernard BOURG and wife, 1 son, 3 daughters.^[10]

Françoise lived to the age of 75, outliving her husband, as well as two or three of her children. She died on 23 May 1725 having received the sacraments of penance, communion and extreme unction and was buried from the parish of St. Jean the Baptiste in Port Royal the next day, 24 May 1725.^[11][12].

Sources

1. ↑ Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes 2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'études acadiennes, 1999. p. 289
2. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1671 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie. 1671 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 3-14.
3. ↑ Tim Hebert; 1678 Port Royal Acadian Census noting that the correlations for this census were done by Rev. Clarence J. d'Entremont, Fairhaven, Massachusetts.1678 Census

   Bernard Bourg & Francoise Brun 8 beasts 1 acre 1 gun 1 boy: 3 1675 4 girls: 8 1670 5 1673 4 1674 2 1676

4. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1686 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1686 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 15-60;

   at Port Royal: Bernard BOURC 36. Francoise BRUN 34; children: Marie 15, Marguerite 13, Rene 9, Anne 8, Jeanne 6, Claire 4, Francoise 3, Abraham 1; 1 gun, 3 arpents, 4 cattle, 6 sheep, 6 hogs. In the 1686 census at Port Royal, Bourg was listed as Bourc and Marie Claire was listed as just Marie.

5. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1693 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1693 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 62-108.
6. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1698 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie1698 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752," Images 110-166.

   Bernard BOURG 50; Francoise BRUN (wife) 46, Rene 21; Jeanne 19; Anne 17; Clair 15, Francoise 14; Abraham 12; Renee 9; Marie 7; Claire 4; 19 cattle, 40 sheep, 12 hogs, 35 arpents, 45 fruit trees, 2 guns.

7. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1700 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1700 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 167-173.
8. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1701 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1701 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 174-211.
9. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1707 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1707 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 221-237.
10. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1714 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1714 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 239-.
11. ↑ Library and Archives Canada, Fonds de la paroisse catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Port-Royal, N.-É.)-1870 C-1870 (image 80) https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1870/80?r=0&s=5
12. ↑ An Acadian Parish Remembered The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755, RG 1 Vol. 26 p.215, Françoise Brun Burial

    Burial of Françoise Brun died 23 May 1725, seventy-five years old, widow of the late Bernard Bourk; Abraham Bourk Le Jeune her son and Clement Babineau her son-in-law, Witnesses

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #152677237
• Savard, Denis, Administrator, Mothers of Acadia mtDNA Project reports mtDNA Test Results (Accessed 8 Dec 2023), Kits: tester1 IN116045 tester2 956072. EKA: Renee Breau - Spouse of Vincent Brun. Haplogroup: H13a1a4.
• Savard, Denis, Administrator, Mothers of Acadia mtDNA Project reports this diagram depicting matrilineal descent, from the Mothers of Acadia DNA Project for more information.

DNA

• mtDNA Tester M. Castonguay is a grandchild of Alice Marie Roy who is a 8x ggd of Renee Breau through daughter Madeleine Brun (abt.1645-abt.1700).
• mtDNA Tester UNK is a great grandchild of Honora Clavel, who is a 6x ggd of Renee Breau through daughter Francoise Brun (abt.1653-abt.1725).
• Maternal relationship is confirmed through Mitochondrial DNA test results on Family Tree DNA. M. Castonguay FTDNA kit # IN116045, (a grandchild of Alice Marie Roy) and her maternal line cousin UNK (a great grandchild of Honora Clavel), FTDNA kit # 956072, have an Genetic Distance = 1 in HVR2 at 309.2C, thereby confirming their direct maternal lines back to their most-recent common ancestor who is Renee Breau the 10x great grandmother of M. Castonguay and the 9x grandmother of UNK.