Ambroise BRUN

(b. 3 October 1726 , Port Royal, Acadia d. 23 March 1810 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada )

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Ambroise BRUN was born 3 October 1726 in Port Royal, Acadia

Ambroise BRUN was the child of Claude BRUN and Cecile DUGAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Sebastien BRUN and Huguette BOURG (maternal) Claude DUGAS and Françoise BOURGEOIS

Ambroise was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Ambroise married Marie BERGERON abt. 1750 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie BERGERON was born abt. 1727 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie died 21 April 1808 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie was the child of Michel BERGERON dit NANTES and Marie DUGAS.

Ambroise BRUN died 23 March 1810 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Family and Children of Ambroise BRUN

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Ambroise BRUN married

Marie BERGERON-- Date: abt. 1750 Place: , Acadia, Canada
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Marie BERGERON was the child of Michel BERGERON dit NANTES and Marie DUGAS

Children of Ambroise BRUN and Marie BERGERON:

Suzanne LEBRUN (BRUN) (b.abt. 1752, d. 12 February 1790, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Francois BERUBE 20 November 1775 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie BRUN (b.abt. 1753, d. 18 April 1811, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Benoit LEVESQUE 15 January 1776 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Rosalie BRUN (b.abt. 1754, d. , )
m. Joseph BERUBE 13 January 1777 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Vincent BRUN (b.13 February 1774, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 May 1805, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Marie MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 13 November 1797 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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1726 Birth
3 October 1726
Port Royal, Acadia

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1774 Birth of Child
Vincent BRUN was born 13 February 1774, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Ambroise was 47 years old.

1775 Marriage of Child
Suzanne LEBRUN (BRUN) married 20 November 1775, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Jean-Francois BERUBE

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1776 Marriage of Child
Marie BRUN married 15 January 1776, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Benoit LEVESQUE

1777 Marriage of Child
Rosalie BRUN married 13 January 1777, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Joseph BERUBE

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Death of Child
Suzanne LEBRUN (BRUN) died 12 February 1790, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Ambroise was 63 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Marriage of Child
Vincent BRUN married 13 November 1797, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1805 Death of Child
Vincent BRUN died 3 May 1805, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Ambroise was 78 years old.

1808 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie BERGERON died 21 April 1808 , La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

1810 Death
23 March 1810
La Pocatière, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 83.

Added: 11/26/2018 11:35:03 AM - Updated: 1/22/2025 12:43:24 PM