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Jeanne Brun was born about 1676 in Port Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France, daughter of Sébastien Brun (abt. 1655–1728) and Huguette Bourg (abt. 1657–bef. 1693).[1] She was the eldest child of Sébastien Brun and Huguette Bourg.
She was listed in the 1678 census of Port-Royal at age 2.[2]
In 1686, at Port Royal, Jeanne, aged 9, was living with her parents, Bastien [sic] BRUN, aged 32, and Hugette [sic] BOURG, aged 28, and her five siblings: Claude, aged 7, Abraham, aged 6, Vincent, aged 5, Jean [recte Jean Baptiste], aged 4, and Antoine, aged 1. They owned 1 gun, 12 cattle, 12 sheep and 10 hogs.[3],
She was also recorded in the censuses of Port-Royal at age 16[4] and age 22.[5]
Jeanne (22) married Marc Pitre (25) (born about 1673 in Port-Royal, Acadie; son of Jean Pitre and Marie Pesseley) in 1699 in Port Royal.[1] Their known children were:
In the 1701 census of Port-Royal the newly married couple was listed with their son Claude, age 1.[6] It's certainly possible that they had more than four surviving children, but at this point only the four listed have been traced back to this couple.
They seemed to have settled initially in Port Royal, where two sons were born. Port Royal was again attacked in 1704 so that may have prompted the move south to Cap Sable, as there are no other children of theirs in the Port Royal baptism registers and they next appeared in the 1708[7] census for Cap Sable. In the 1714 census of Acadia that lay within English control, the couple was listed with two sons and two daughters.[8] This accounts for the four traceable offspring.
Jeanne died sometime after 1714 in Acadie.[9]
Vincent Brun widower, Bastien Brun & Huguette Bourg. 1 boy age 1 born 1677, 1 girl age 2 born 1676 named Jeanne. 6 acres of land, 8 cattle,
at Port Royal: Bastien BRUN 32, Hugette BOURG 28; children: Jeanne 9, Claude 7, Abraham 6, Vincent 5, Jean 4, Antoine 1; 1 gun. 12 cattle 12 sheep, 10 hogs. In the 1686 census at Port Royal, Sébastien was listed as Bastien, Huguette was listed as Huguette but transcribed as Hugette, and Jean Baptiste was listed as just Jean.
Sebastien BRUN (widower) 38, Jeanne (daughter) 16, Claude 14, Abraham 12, Vincent 11, Jean Baptiste 9, Anthoine 8, Marie 6; 12 cattle, 20 sheep, 10 pigs, 10 arpents, 1 gun
Sebastien BRUN widower 45; Jeanne 22; Claude 20; Abraham 18, Vincent 16, Jean 14; Antoine 13; Marie 20; 10 cattle, 15 sheep, 7 hogs, 21 arpents, 60 fruit trees, 1 gun.
Marc PITRE 29, Jeanne BOURG (wife); Claude 1; 1 gun, 7 cattle, 4 sheep, 2 hogs.
p. 53/56 http://www.acadian-home.org/ACADIA%201708%20Census.pdf
Marc PITRE and wife, 2 sons, 2 daughters.
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