Vincent Brun (abt. 1611 - abt. 1686)

Born about 1611 in La Chaussée, Poitou, France

Husband of Renée Breau — married about 1644 in France

Descendants

Died about 1686 at about age 75 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

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Vincent Brun migrated from France to Acadia.

Vincent Brun was born around 1611.^[1] He was probably born in La Chaussée, France.^[2]

Around 1644 he married Renée Breau in France and between 1645 and 1658 the couple had five children. The first two children were born in La Chausée, France.

1. Madeleine Brun June 23, 1645, marriages to - a) Guillaune Trahan - b) Pierre de Bézier.
2. Andrée Brun August 21 1646, marriages to - a) Germain Terriot - b) Emmanuel Hébert.
3. Françoise Brun 1653, marriage to Bernard Bourg.
4. Sébastien Brun 1654, marriage to Huguette Bourg.
5. Marie (Sébastienne) Brun 1659, marriage to Abraham Bourg.

The Bruns and the first two children arrived before 1653 when child number three was born in Port Royal. Both Vincent and Marie are considered Pioneers of Acadie by Stephen White^[3]

In 1654, Port-Royal was captured by Robert Sedgwick, who led 300 British soldiers and volunteers.^[4]

"The [French] soldiers at Port-Royal, who numbered about 130 … put up a brief defense against Sedgwick. Setting up an ambush between the landing site of the English troops and the fort, the Frenchmen fired on the attackers but proved no match for the experienced Roundheads. The French soon "took their heels to ye Fort." On August 16 the fort surrendered... Sedgwick granted honorable terms, allowing the defenders to march out of the fort with flags flying, drums beating, and muskets at the ready. The soldiers and employees working at the fort were offered transportation back to France and given enough pelts to cover their wages."^[5]

Although the commander of Port Royal left for France, most Acadians, including the Brun family, remained in Acadia. They were permitted to retain their land and belongings, and they were guaranteed religious freedom.^[5] Dunn describes life in Acadia during the 16 years of nominal British rule:

"During the years of British rule, most of the Port-Royal population moved upriver away from the town. Using the agricultural practices initiated under D'Aulnay, the Acadians dyked and cultivated extensive salt marshes along the river and raised livestock. Through necessity, residents had reached an accommodation with New England traders who had become their sole source for the goods that they could not produce themselves... New England traders exchanged their goods for Acadian produce and furs... There were seventy to eighty families in the Port Royal area in 1665."

By 1671, the British had ceded Acadia to France and French settlement resumed.^[6] Around 1671^[7], the family homestead had five arpents^[8] under cultivation and they had 10 cattle and 4 sheep.^[9] Their farm was likely situated several miles from the fort on the north bank of the Dauphin (Annapolis River) to the east of the Belleisle Marsh.^[10]

Sometime before 1678, Vincent lost Renée, as he was living with his son Sébastien by then.^[11]

In 1686, at Port Royal, Vincent BRUN, aged 70 [sic], was listed for the last time on any census. If he was 60 in the 1671 census and born in 1611, he would have been 75 in the 1686 census.^[12]

According to his unsourced Find a Grave memorial, Vincent died in 1693 and is buried in present-day Garrison Graveyard, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada^[13], but this is unprovable as the wooden crosses used at the cemetery would have disappeared long ago.

Vincent and Renée have 179,906 descendants profiled on WikiTree as of August 2024.

Timeline

c1611 Birth, in France

1632 Treaty Saint-Germain-en-Laye cedes Acadia to France; Razilly brings ~300 elite men ^[14]

1636 D'Aulnay brings the first French families to settle permanently ^[15][5]

c1644 Marriage to Renée Breau

1645 Birth of daughter, Madeleine Brun, in France

1646 Birth of daughter, Andrée Brun, in France

c1653 Birth of daughter Françoise Brun

c1654 Birth of son Sébastien Brun

1654 British capture Port-Royal; French settlement ceases ^[4]

c1659 Birth of daughter Marie (Sébastienne) Brun

1667-70 Treaty of Breda cedes Acadia to the French; settlement resumes ^[6]

1671 Residence, Port-Royal

b1678 Widowed

1678 Residence, Port-Royal

1686 Residence, Port-Royal

Death after 1686 at Port-Royal, where he is presumed to have lived during his life in Acadia

Research Notes

Some assertions by Massignon have been disproved.

Between 1636 and 1637, the family likely arrived in Acadia. Note: this statement hasn't been verified and is probably not correct.^[15] based on the birth location in France of the first two children.

Sources

1. ↑ White, Stephen A., Patrice Gallant, and Hector-J Hébert. Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes. Moncton, N.-B.: Centre d'études acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999, Print. p. 289-290
2. ↑ Karen Theriot Reader Vincent Brun citing:

   "Progenitors--Those Most Misunderstood," ACADIAN GENEALOGY EXCHANGE; ; vol. XXIII, no. 4 (Oct 1994); P. 119; these facts have been verified by the Centre d'Etudes acadiennes as accurate. "Vincent BRUN and one other Acadian were from LaChaussée. All the other names below said to be from Martaizé or LaChaussée were derived from conclusions derived by researcher Genevieve Massignon. Later research generally disproved these conclusions." Link to view the article in Acadian Genealogy Exchange

   • Bona Arsenault, Histoire et généalogie des Acadiens: 1625-1810; Ottawa, Editions Lemeac, 1978, 6 vols.; p. 474 (Port Royal); own copy. Vincent BRUN , born in 1616, originally from La Chaussée (reference to Genevieve Massignon, LES PARLERS FRANCAIS D'ACADIE, vol. 1, p. 53+ as well as the journal LA SOCIETE HISTORIQUE ACADIENNE). Vincent arrived in Acadia around 1648, having married around 1644 to Renée Breau; five children listed, born from 1645 to 1659.

3. ↑ White, Steven A. "Origins of the Pioneers of Acadia According to the Depositions made by Their Descendants at Belle-Ile-en-Mer in 1767" Vincent Brun Updated September 6, 2014. Lucie LeBlanc Consentino Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home, January 17, 2005-Present.

   BREAU, Renée, came from France with her husband Vincent Brun, according to her great-grandson Claude Pitre (Doc. inéd., Vol. III, p. 28). The baptismal records of Renée and Vincent's daughters Madeleine (January 25, 1645) and Andrée (August 21, 1646) are in the registers of the parish of La Chaussée, in the present department of Vienne (see DGFA-1, p 289).
   
   BRUN, Vincent, came from France with his wife Renée Breau, as is mentioned in the last paragraph. Claude Pitre gave the family name as LeBrun, which is a variant used by some descendants.

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} William I. Roberts, 3rd, “SEDGWICK, ROBERT,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed May 22, 2023, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/sedgwick_robert_1E.html.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Dunn, Brenda. A History of Port Royal / Annapolis Royal 1605-1800. Nimbus Publishing, p 23-24 (1654 Capture of Port-Royal); p25-27;29 (the English period 1654-1670).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} In collaboration, “MORILLON DU BOURG,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed May 22, 2023, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/morillon_du_bourg_1E.html.
7. ↑ Charles Trahan's translations adding land holdings to 1671 Census
8. ↑ Statistics Canada 1 arpent= 0.845 acres
9. ↑ 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.

   Vincent BRUN, farmer, 60, wife Renee BRODE 55; Children (three married): Magdeleine 25, Andree 24, Francoise 18; (unmarried): Bastien 15, Marie 12; cattle 10, sheep 4, 5 arpents of land.

10. ↑ 1707 homestead location of farms of Sebastien and Abraham Brun. In Au Coeur de l'Acadie Acadian Settlement on the Annapolis River, 1707 Map Parks Canada
11. ↑ 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

    Vincent Brun Widower, Bastien Brun & Huguette Bourg, 1 boy age 1 born 1677;1 girl age 2 born 1676, 6 acres 8 cattle.

12. ↑ 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 National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 15-60;

    at Port Royal: Vincent BRUN 70

13. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK18-3X7Y : 15 December 2015), Vincent Brun, ; Burial, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada, Garrison Graveyard; citing record ID 140082017, Find A Grave: Memorial #140082017
14. ↑ George MacBeath, “RAZILLY (Rasilly), ISAAC DE,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed May 22, 2023, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/razilly_isaac_de_1E.html.
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} Massignon, Geneviève. "Les parlers français d'Acadie, enquête linguistique", Librairie Klincksieck, Paris, 1962, 2 tomes.|p=p32 first French families in Acadia; 36-37(Brun family origins and departure for Acadia