Pierre BREAU (BRAULT)

(b. abt. 1670 , Port Royal, Acadia d. 25 April 1758 , Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay )

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Pierre BREAU (BRAULT) was born abt. 1670 in Port Royal, Acadia

Pierre BREAU (BRAULT) was the child of Vincent BREAU (BRAULT) and Marie BOURC (BOURG) and the grandchild of: (paternal) René BRAULT and Marie RENEAUME (maternal) Antoine BOURQUE (BOURG) (BOURC) and Antoinette LANDRY

Pierre 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):

Pierre married Marie Josephe BOURGEOIS abt. 1694 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie Josephe BOURGEOIS was born abt. 1677 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Josephe was the child of Germain BOURGEOIS and Marguerite BELLIVEAU.

Pierre married (2) Anne LEBLANC abt. 1705 in Canard, Acadie . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Anne LEBLANC was born 29 September 1681 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Anne died 30 January 1770 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Anne was the child of Jacques LEBLANC and Catherine HÉBERT.

Pierre BREAU (BRAULT) died 25 April 1758 in Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Family and Children of Pierre BREAU (BRAULT)

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Pierre BREAU (BRAULT) married

Marie Josephe BOURGEOIS-- Date: abt. 1694 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marie Josephe BOURGEOIS was the child of Germain BOURGEOIS and Marguerite BELLIVEAU

Pierre Breaux married Marie Josephe Bourgeois, daughter of Germain Bourgeois and Madeleine Belliveau, circa 1694 at Port Royal, Acadie.

Source:
Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire Genealogique Des Familles Acadiennes, 254.

Children of Pierre BREAU (BRAULT) and Marie Josephe BOURGEOIS:

Marie BREAU (BRAULT) (b.abt. 1695, , Acadia, Canada d. abt. 1717, , Acadia, Canada )
m. Pierre AUCOIN 1716 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Anne BRAULT (b.abt. 1695, , Acadia, Canada d. 30 June 1759, St-Suliac, France )
m. Antoine AUCOIN 20 November 1713 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Pierre BRAULT (b.abt. 1697, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
m. Anne-Francoise DUPUIS 23 November 1722 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jean-Baptiste BRAULT (b.abt. 1699, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
m. Elisabeth HENRY 1725 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Pierre BREAU (BRAULT) married

Anne LEBLANC-- Date: abt. 1705 Place: Canard, Acadie
Anne LEBLANC was the child of Jacques LEBLANC and Catherine HÉBERT

Pierre Breaux married Anne Le Blanc, daughter of Jacques Le Blanc and Catherine Hebert, circa 1705 at Grand Pre.

Source:
Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire Genealogique Des Familles Acadiennes, 271.

Children of Pierre BREAU (BRAULT) and Anne LEBLANC:

Joseph BREAU (BRAULT) (b.abt. 1706, Canard, Acadie d. , )
m. Isabelle Élisabeth THIBODEAU 1739 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Catherine BRAULT (b.7 February 1708, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia d. 2 November 1780, Ste. Anne du Ruisseau, Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Pierre SURETTE 30 September 1732 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Anne BRAULT (b.31 January 1710, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste DUPUIS 1729 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Isabelle BRAULT (b.16 April 1712, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia d. 24 August 1764, St Louis, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Jean Pierre BABINEAU dit DESLAURIERS 1730 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Jean Pierre BREAU (BRAULT) (b.abt. 1714, , Acadia, Canada d. 23 December 1788, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Josephte Jeanne DUPUIS 1744 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Paul BRAULT (b.3 July 1717, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia d. 15 June 1783, Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte LANDRY 1742 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Brigitte BRAULT (b.17 March 1718, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia d. 5 August 1765, St-Martinville, Territory of Orleans)
m. Charles THIBODEAU 1739 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Armand BREAU (BRAULT) (b.abt. 1721, Canard, Acadie d. 23 July 1773, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie Madeleine LEBLANC 4 February 1743 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Agathe BRAULT (b.abt. 1723, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia d. , )
m. Pierre Jacques LEGER 1752

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Pierre, born in c1670, married Marie-Josèphe, daughter of Germain Bourgeois, probably at Port-Royal in c1694. His wife died after giving him five children, including two sons who married into the Dupuis and Henry families and two daughters who married into the Aucoin family. In c1705, Pierre remarried to Anne, daughter of Jacques LeBlanc, probably at Port-Royal. They settled at Grand-Pré in the Minas Basin, not far from his older brother Antoine. Anne gave him nine more children, including four more sons, who married into the Thibodeau, Dupuis, Landry, and LeBlanc families. Their five daughters married into the Surette, Dupuis, Babineau dit Deslauriers, Thibodeau, and Léger families.
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1671 Pierre Comeau
Vincent BROT, 40, wife Marie BOURG 26; Children: Marie 9, Antoine 5, Marguerite 3, Pierre 1; cattle 9, sheep 7.
1671 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1678 Port Royal
Vincelot Beraud & Marie Bourg
3 acres 5 cattle
4 boys
age 12 b. 1666 Antoine

age 9 b. 1669 Pierre

age 7 b. 1671 (unknown)

4 1674 Francois

2 girls
age 11 b. 1667 Marguerite

age 8 b. 1670 Anne
1678 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1686 Port Royal
Marie BOURC, widow of Vincent BREAU, 50; children: Antoine 22, Marguerite 18, Pierre 16, Anne 14, Francois 12. Jean 11, Marie 9, Jeanne 6, Rene 3, Susanne 2 months; 3 arpents, 6 cattle, 4 sheep, 6 hogs.
1686 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1693 Port Royal
Marie BOURG (widow of Vincent BRAU) 48, Marguerite 24, Pierre 22, Anne 20, Francois 18, Jean 15, Jeanne 9, Rene 8, Elisabeth 7; 14 cattle, 20 sheep, 8 pigs, 12 arpents, 1 gun

1693 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1700 Port Royal
Marie BOURG, widow (of Vincent BROT) 55; Pierre 27; Francois 25; Jean 22; Rene 15; Anne 27; Jeanne 16; Elisabeth 15; 15 cattle, 18 sheep, 12 arpents, 1 gun.
1700 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1708 Birth of Child
Catherine BRAULT was born 7 February 1708, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

1710 Birth of Child
Anne BRAULT was born 31 January 1710, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

1712 Birth of Child
Isabelle BRAULT was born 16 April 1712, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

1713 Marriage of Child
Anne BRAULT married 20 November 1713, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia) to Antoine AUCOIN

1717 Birth of Child
Paul BRAULT was born 3 July 1717, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

1718 Birth of Child
Brigitte BRAULT was born 17 March 1718, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1722 Marriage of Child
Pierre BRAULT married 23 November 1722, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Anne-Francoise DUPUIS

1732 Marriage of Child
Catherine BRAULT married 30 September 1732, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia) to Pierre SURETTE

1743 Marriage of Child
Armand BREAU (BRAULT) married 4 February 1743, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia) to Marie Madeleine LEBLANC

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

1757 Braintree, Massachusetts
Source: www.acadian-home.org/ acadians-massachusetts.html

'In obdeience to the order of the General Court dated January 21, 1757, the following is a list of names of circumstances of the French Inhabitants of Nova Scotia now residing in the Town of Braintree taken by the selectmen this 25th day of April 1757.

1 Family(denotes 1st family listed)
Pierre BRAUX age 87 - invalid - incapable of labor
Ann BRAUX age 77 -
Ann BRAUX age 51 - invalid
Joseph BRAUX age 18 - capable of labor
Aman BRAUX age 17 - capable of labor
John Sml BRAUX age 15 - invalid - incapable of labor
Margaret BRAUX age 19 - subject to fitts

2 Family(denotes 2nd family)
Amman BRAUX age 40 - capable of labor
Magdalen BRAUX age 36 - near her time - incapable of labor
(obviously pregnant and about to give birth)
Mary BRAUX age 11 or 12 - weakly
John BRAUX age 9 -
Joseph BRAUX age 7 -
Magdalen BRAUX age 5 -
Margaret BRAUX age 3

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