Marie Madeleine Pellerin (1714 - 1768)

Born 8 Sep 1714 in Annapolis Royal, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Wife of Jean Baptiste Brun — married 11 Nov 1737 in Annapolis Royal, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died 11 Jun 1768 at age 53 in Saint-François, L'Île-d'Orléans, Québec Province

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Biography

Marie was born in 1714. She was the daughter of Bernard Pellerin and Marguerite Gaudet. ^[1] Her sponsors were Pierre Godet, her grandfather and Magdelaine Pellerin, wife of Pierre Godet Le Jeune.

She married Jean-Baptiste Brun on November 11, 1737 in Annapolis Royal. A dispensation for 3-3 consanguinity was granted. ^[2][3] The witnesses were Jean Brun father of the groom, Bernard Pelerin father of the bride, Paul Blanchard, Pierre Pelerin and Marguerite Pelerin.

Children: ^[4]

1. Pierre BRUN, b. 10 Jan 1739, Annapolis Royal, Acadie,
2. Marie Josèphe BRUN, b. 24 Mar 1740, Annapolis Royal, Acadie,
3. Amand Grégoire Brun b. 31 Jul 1741, Annapolis Royal,
4. Nathalie BRUN, b. 11 Nov 1744, Annapolis Royal, Acadie,
5. Jean Baptiste BRUN, b. 3 Jan 1747, Annapolis Royal, Acadie,
6. Marie Magdelaine Brun b. 21 Apr 1750, Annapolis Royal, Acadie,
7. Marie-Anne Brun b. ca 1753, Annapolis Royal, Acadie,
8. Praxède BRUN, b. 13 Oct 1754, Annapolis Royal, Acadie,
9. Praxede Brun b. 11 May 1756, New England Colonies

The family did not escape the deportations during the Grand Dérangement. They were deported to the New England Colonies in 1755 and appeared on a list of Acadian exiles in Preston, Connecticut on 9 September 1763. ^[5]

After the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763, the Acadians detained in the Anglo-American colonies were finally free to leave. On 1 March 1765, James Murray, Governor of the Province of Quebec, issued a proclamation offering free land to new immigrants. Between 1765 and 1775, 1306 Acadians deported to New England immigrated to Quebec. According to historian André-Carl Vachon, the Brun family was among the passengers of the brigantine Pitt that left New London, Connecticut on 26 June 1767 and arrived at the port of Quebec on 31 July 1767. Travelling with Jean-Baptiste and Marie-Madeleine were their children Marie-Josèphe 27, Amand-Grégoire 25, Marie-Madeleine 17, Marie-Anne 15, and Praxède 11. The first mention of the family in an official record in Quebec was at the baptism of Praxède on 21 September 1767 at Notre-Dame-de-Québec. ^[5]

She passed away in 1768. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755, register RG 1 volume 26 page 129; online database with images, Marie Magdelaine Pellerin Baptism, 29 September 1714, accessed June 2022.
2. ↑ The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755, register RG 1 volume 26a page 171; online database with images, Jean Baptiste Brun & Marie Madelene Pelerin Marriage, 11 November 1737, accessed June 2022.
3. ↑ Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes, Première partie 1636-1714, 2 vols., (Moncton, Nouveau-Brunswick: Centre d'études acadiennes, 1999 ) p. 293 Entry for Jean-Baptiste Brun. Does not mention deportation or presence in Connecticut
4. ↑ Marcel Walter Landry, Page for Marie-Madeleine Pellerin, Généalogie des Landry à travers le monde, accessed June 2022 (login required)
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} André-Carl Vachon, Les Acadiens déportés qui acceptèrent l'offre de Murray, (Tracadie-Sheila, N-B., La Grande Marée, 2016 Kindle edition), p. 128, 249
6. ↑ Sépulture: https://www.genealogiequebec.com/membership/LAFRANCE/img/Tag/d1p_30791347.jpg

See also:

• Nosorigines
• Baptême: https://novascotia.ca/archives/acadian/archives.asp?ID=504