Alexis
BRO (BRAULT)
(b.
22 September 1721
,
Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
d.
16 July 1811
,
L'Acadie, Lower Canada
)
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Alexis BRO (BRAULT) was born 22 September 1721 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Alexis BRO (BRAULT) was the child of François BREAU (BRAULT) and Marie COMEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Vincent BREAU (BRAULT) and Marie BOURC (BOURG) (maternal) Jean Augustin COMEAU and Catherine BABINAlexis 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):
Alexis married Marguerite BARIAULT (BARIAUT) abt. 1745 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marguerite BARIAULT (BARIAUT) was born abt. 1726 in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada (Pisiquit, Acadia). Marguerite died 17 December 1805 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie).
Alexis BRO (BRAULT) died 16 July 1811 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Alexis appear below.
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Family and Children of Alexis BRO (BRAULT)
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Marguerite BARIAULT (BARIAUT)-- Date: abt. 1745 Place: Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
abt. 1757
Source: www.acadian-home.org
From Boston to the Town of Chelsea
Alexis BREAUX, possibly son of Antoine - Marguerite DUGAS, m. to Marguerite BARILLOT. Children: Joseph (1747) Jean-Baptiste (ca. 1748) Marie (ca. 1749) Charles (ca. 1750) Firmin (ca. 1754) Elizabeth (ca. 1756) Marguerite (ca. 1758) Françoise-Rose (1762). At Massachusetts 1755 and Laprairie, Québec, Canada 1767.
"Alexis Breaux, son of Francois Breau and Marie Comeau, b. 22 Sept 1721 at Riviere Aux Canards, married at Grand Pre about 1746 Marguerite Barrieu, daughter of Nicolas Barrieu, b. circa 1726 at Pisiguit, Windsor, died 17 Dec. 1805 at L'Acadie. Alexis died 16 July 1811 at L'Acadie."
Source: www.gladysdevilliers.acadian-home.org
Children of Alexis BRO (BRAULT) and Marguerite BARIAULT (BARIAUT):
Joseph BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT) (b.abt. 1747, , Acadia, Canada d. 21 October 1827, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Felicite BOUDREAU 25 July 1774 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Marie BRO (BREAULT) (b.abt. 1749, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
m. Firmin BOUDREAU 5 February 1776 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Jean Baptiste BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT) (b.abt. 1750, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia d. 29 June 1794, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Charlotte BROSSEAU 21 November 1774 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Pierre Firmin BRO (BREAULT) (b.abt. 1754, , Acadia, Canada d. 1 October 1808, La Pointe, Territory of Orleans)
m. Marguerite BREAUX 13 April 1769 in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, USA
Elisabeth BRAULT (BRO) (b.abt. 1757, , Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 28 December 1825, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Laurent ROY 11 August 1777 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Charles BRAULT (b.abt. 1757, Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 14 May 1839, Napierville, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite CLOUÁTRE 18 October 1779 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
m. Charlotte GUILLARD 21 October 1805 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
Marguerite BRO (BREAULT) (b.abt. 1758, , Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 7 December 1776, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
Françoise-Rose BRO (BREAULT) (b.17 May 1765, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 May 1848, L'Acadie, Canada East )
m. François ROY 3 August 1778 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Marguerite BARIAULT (BARIAUT)-- Date: abt. 1745 Place: Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia abt. 1757
Source: www.acadian-home.org
From Boston to the Town of Chelsea
Alexis BREAUX, possibly son of Antoine - Marguerite DUGAS, m. to Marguerite BARILLOT. Children: Joseph (1747) Jean-Baptiste (ca. 1748) Marie (ca. 1749) Charles (ca. 1750) Firmin (ca. 1754) Elizabeth (ca. 1756) Marguerite (ca. 1758) Françoise-Rose (1762). At Massachusetts 1755 and Laprairie, Québec, Canada 1767.
"Alexis Breaux, son of Francois Breau and Marie Comeau, b. 22 Sept 1721 at Riviere Aux Canards, married at Grand Pre about 1746 Marguerite Barrieu, daughter of Nicolas Barrieu, b. circa 1726 at Pisiguit, Windsor, died 17 Dec. 1805 at L'Acadie. Alexis died 16 July 1811 at L'Acadie."
Source: www.gladysdevilliers.acadian-home.org
Children of Alexis BRO (BRAULT) and Marguerite BARIAULT (BARIAUT):
Joseph BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT) (b.abt. 1747, , Acadia, Canada d. 21 October 1827, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )m. Felicite BOUDREAU 25 July 1774 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Marie BRO (BREAULT) (b.abt. 1749, , Acadia, Canada d. , )m. Firmin BOUDREAU 5 February 1776 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Jean Baptiste BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT) (b.abt. 1750, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia d. 29 June 1794, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )m. Marie-Charlotte BROSSEAU 21 November 1774 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Pierre Firmin BRO (BREAULT) (b.abt. 1754, , Acadia, Canada d. 1 October 1808, La Pointe, Territory of Orleans)m. Marguerite BREAUX 13 April 1769 in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, USA
Elisabeth BRAULT (BRO) (b.abt. 1757, , Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 28 December 1825, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )m. Laurent ROY 11 August 1777 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Charles BRAULT (b.abt. 1757, Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 14 May 1839, Napierville, Lower Canada )m. Marguerite CLOUÁTRE 18 October 1779 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
m. Charlotte GUILLARD 21 October 1805 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
Marguerite BRO (BREAULT) (b.abt. 1758, , Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 7 December 1776, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada ) Françoise-Rose BRO (BREAULT) (b.17 May 1765, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 May 1848, L'Acadie, Canada East )m. François ROY 3 August 1778 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
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1721 Birth 22 September 1721
Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
1721
Name: Alexis Breau
Gender: Male
Baptism/ Christening Date: 01 Nov 1721
Baptism/ Christening Place: SAINT CHARLES,GRAND PRE,KINGS,NOVA SCOTIA
Birth Date: 22 Sep 1721
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Francois Breau
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Marie Comod
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C51007-1
Syst Origin: Nova_Scotia-ODM
Source Film Number: 484099
Reference Number:
Collection: Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896
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Name: Alexis Breau
Gender: Male
Baptism/ Christening Date: 01 Nov 1721
Baptism/ Christening Place: SAINT CHARLES,GRAND PRE,KINGS,NOVA SCOTIA
Birth Date: 22 Sep 1721
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Francois Breau
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Marie Comod
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C51007-1
Syst Origin: Nova_Scotia-ODM
Source Film Number: 484099
Reference Number:
Collection: Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896
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1755
Name: Alexis Breaux
Arrival year: 1755
Arrival Place: Massachusetts
Primary Immigrant: Breaux, Alexis
Family Members: Wife Marguerite Barillot; Child Firmin; Child Charles; Child Joseph; Child Marie; Child Jean-Baptiste
Source Publication Code: 3500
Annotation: Mostly place and date of first mention of residence in place cited. Only those people showing birth overseas or whose data imply immigration were indexed in PILI. All children born prior to date listed were assumed to have immigrated with parents. This so
Source Bibliography: JEHN, JANET. Acadian Exiles in the Colonies. Covington, KY: Jehn, 1977. 366p.
Household Members:
Name Relation
Alexis Breaux
Marguerite Barillot Breaux Wife
Joseph Breaux Child
Jean-Baptiste Breaux Child
Firmin Breaux Child
Charles Breaux Child
Marie Breaux Child
Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.
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Name: Alexis Breaux
Arrival year: 1755
Arrival Place: Massachusetts
Primary Immigrant: Breaux, Alexis
Family Members: Wife Marguerite Barillot; Child Firmin; Child Charles; Child Joseph; Child Marie; Child Jean-Baptiste
Source Publication Code: 3500
Annotation: Mostly place and date of first mention of residence in place cited. Only those people showing birth overseas or whose data imply immigration were indexed in PILI. All children born prior to date listed were assumed to have immigrated with parents. This so
Source Bibliography: JEHN, JANET. Acadian Exiles in the Colonies. Covington, KY: Jehn, 1977. 366p.
Household Members:
Name Relation
Alexis Breaux
Marguerite Barillot Breaux Wife
Joseph Breaux Child
Jean-Baptiste Breaux Child
Firmin Breaux Child
Charles Breaux Child
Marie Breaux Child
Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.
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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.1765 Birth of ChildFrançoise-Rose BRO (BREAULT) was born 17 May 1765, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Alexis was 43 years old.
1769 Marriage of ChildPierre Firmin BRO (BREAULT) married 13 April 1769, Donaldsonville, Louisiana, USA to Marguerite BREAUX
1774 Marriage of ChildJoseph BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT) married 25 July 1774, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Felicite BOUDREAU
1774 Marriage of ChildJean Baptiste BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT) married 21 November 1774, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Charlotte BROSSEAU
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 ChildMarie BRO (BREAULT) married 5 February 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Firmin BOUDREAU
1776 Death of ChildMarguerite BRO (BREAULT) died 7 December 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Alexis was 55 years old.
1777 Marriage of ChildElisabeth BRAULT (BRO) married 11 August 1777, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Laurent ROY
1778 Marriage of ChildFrançoise-Rose BRO (BREAULT) married 3 August 1778, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to François ROY
1779 Marriage of ChildCharles BRAULT married 18 October 1779, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marguerite CLOUÁTRE
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1794 Death of ChildJean Baptiste BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT) died 29 June 1794, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
Alexis was 72 years old.
1805 Marriage of ChildCharles BRAULT married 21 October 1805, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Charlotte GUILLARD
1805 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarguerite BARIAULT (BARIAUT) died 17 December 1805, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
1808 Death of ChildPierre Firmin BRO (BREAULT) died 1 October 1808, La Pointe, Louisiana, USA
Alexis was 87 years old.
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Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1811 Death 16 July 1811
L'Acadie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 89.
Alexis is buried at: Sainte-Marguerite L'Acadie Cemetery L'Acadie Quebec, Canada
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