Jean Brun (1735 - 1831)

Born Jun 1735 in Chipoudie, Colony of Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Husband of Angélique Doiron — married 15 Feb 1772 in Franklin Manor, Colony of Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died 3 Jan 1831 at age 95 in Cap-Pelé, Westmorland, Colony of New Brunswick

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Biography

Jean Brun was born in Jun 1735 in Chipoudie, Colony of Nova Scotia, son of Charles Brun and Anne Caissie. ^[1][2]

In 1752 his parents Charles and Anne-Marie were recorded on a census in Pointe-à-Beauséjour with 4 boys and 3 girls. ^[3] In 1755 they were residing at Aulac with the same number of children. ^[4][5] The children were not named on those censuses but considering Jean's age at the time, it is likely that he was counted in the household.

In 1755 the family was deported to South Carolina. ^[5] However, his brothers Michel and Pierre escaped deportation by fleeing to Isle Saint-Jean. ^[6] It is uncertain if Jean was deported to South Carolina with his parents. He disappeared from the records until 1768 when he settled in Menoudie and became one of the original tenants of Desbarres. ^[1][6]

Jean married Angélique Doiron, daughter of Pierre Doiron and Anne Forest of Menoudie, on 15 Feb 1772 in Menoudie. ^[1] The marriage was recorded in the civil register of Franklin Manor, Colony of Nova Scotia. They moved to New Brunswick by 1820 and settled at Cap-Pelé, Botsford Parish, Westmorland County.^[1][6]

Jean and Angélique had the following children:^[1]

1. Madeleine, b. 12 Sep 1776; d. aft 1851; m. Louis Latour
2. Marie Brun b. 15 Apr 1778; d. 7 Dec 1859; m. abt 1800, Guillaume Finnigan or Fagan of Menoudie, NS, b. - , died 1832; settled at Bas-Cap-Pelé, NB
3. Jean Brun b. 3 May 1779; d. 29 Apr 1837; m. 3 May 1829, Anne Brun d/o Pierre Brun and Nanon Melanson; settled at Bas-Cap-Pelé, NB
4. Angélique Brun b. 1 Jan 1781; d. 6 Feb 1884; m. 1812, Pierre Comeau s/o Joseph Comeau and Madeleine Hébert, and widower of Rosalie LeBlanc d/o André LeBlanc of Menoudie, NS; settled at Bas-Cap-Pelé about 1818
5. Bénoni Brun b. 11 Nov 1783; m. 30 Apr 1827 at Grand-Digue, Marie-Maxime LeBlanc b. c1791; died 1830, d/o Charles LeBlanc and Marguerite Cormier; settled at Bas-Cap-Pelé, NB
6. Claire Brun b. 24 Aug 1786; went to PEI
7. Thérèse, b. 24 Feb 1787; d. unmarried 1839; settled at Cap-Pelé, NB
8. Placide Brun dit O’Brien b. 16 Dec 1788; married abt 1813 at Menoudie, NS, Suzanne Huntley; settled at Bas-Cap-Pelé, NB about 1820, then at Rexton, NB in 1853

Jean died on 1 Jan 1831 in Cap-Pelé and was buried on 3 January 1831 in the parish of Barachois, Westmorland, Colony of New Brunswick aged ~95. ^[7][8]

Research notes

There are discrepancies concerning the year of Jean Brun's birth (1734, 1735, 1739), and the date of his settlement in Cap-Pelé (1805, 1820).

Jean Brun dit Petit Charlot -p.91-b.yr of abt 1739; d.dt&loc of Barachois; marr.info. J03- -p.133-b.yr of June 1734; marr.info; list of children; he lived with his family at Point Beausejour in 1754; he is the brother of Pierre and Michel...around 1805, he, with his family settled at Lower Cape Bald where he died at 95 and a half. B27-p.27-b.dt of Jun 1735. It was possible that he was exiled to North Carolina with his parents. He reappeared in Acadia in October 1762, because he is listed with a list of prisoners with his brother Pierre at Fort Edward, Windsor. He settled at Miudie with his brother Pierre in 1768. He married in Minudie. About 1820, the family settled at Cap Pele where Jean died in 1831. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} New Brunswick Genealogical Society First Families: Brun, Jean : citing MC80/1855 Régis Brun’s Un histoire de la famille Brun 1648-1994, pages 27,…
2. ↑ White, Stephen A. "La généalogie des trente-sept familles hôtesses des Retrouvailles 94," online articles, Les Cahiers de la Société historique acadienne, vol. 25, nos 2 et 3 (1994), DOIRON, page 1

   viii. Angélique Doiron, m (Rg Franklin Manor) 15 fév 1772 Jean BRUN (Charles & Anne Caissie).

3. ↑ Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home"; 2005 – Present, hosted by Lucie LeBlanc Consentino; 1752 Census The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Image 280.

   Charles BRUN, his wife, 4 boys, 3 girls.

4. ↑ Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home"; 2005 – Present, hosted by Lucie LeBlanc Consentino;1755 Census p. 28 of 32

   Charles Brun, his wife, 4 boys, 3 girls

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Stephen A. White, Recensements de Beaubassin et des Trois Rivières de Chipoudie, de Memramcook et de Petcoudiac (1686-1755). Les Cahiers de la Société historique acadienne, vol. 50, nos 2-4, juin-décembre 2019, p. 272-273.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Brun, Régis, "Un Registre de l'état civil des habitants de Franklin Manor, des Champs-Élysés, de Maccan et de Nappan", Les Cahiers de la Société historique acadienne, vol. II, no 3, 13e cahier, octobre 1966, p. 44, 48-49, accessed Jan 2023 at https://societehistoriqueacadienne.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/13cahier_total.pdf
7. ↑ Barachois, incluant Tediche et Aboujagane, Nouveau-Brunswick, Registre de la paroisse Saint-Henri, catholique, Baptêmes 1812-1870, Mariages 1820-1870, Sépultures 1812-1870 ( F.M. 9, A 11, vol 2), Image #416, Jean Brun Burial 3 Jan 1831, digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-3016, Parish Registers: New Brunswick : C-3016, accessed Jan 2023.
8. ↑ Gilles Pinet, My Acadian Family | Ma famille acadienne, Jean Brun
9. ↑ Annette and Arthur Owen, Our Maritime Ties Jean Brun citing Bona Arsenault vol.3,p.884

See also:

• Marcel Walter Landry Jean dit Petit Charlot Brun at Généalogie des Landry à travers le monde, accessed Jan 2023 (login required)
• Léandre Maillet, Généalogie acadienne, Jean Brun
• https://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogie=Brun_Jean&pid=123041