Individual Details

Vincent Brun

(28 May 1611 - Abt 1686)

Events

Birth	28 May 1611	La Chaussée, Poitou, France
Marriage	Abt 1644	La Chaussée, Loudun, Vienne, France - Renée Breau
Death	Abt 1686	Port-Royal, Acadia, New France
Burial	Abt 1686	Port-Royal, Acadia, New France
Life sketch		Biography Vincent Brun was born around 1611. He was probably born in La Chaussée, France. Around 1644 he married Renée Breau 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, 1652, marriage to Bernard Bourg. 4.) Sébastien Brun, 1654, marriage to Huguette Bourg. 5.) Marie Brun. 1659, marriage to Abraham Bourg. In 1654 Port-Royal was captured by Robert Sedgwick, who led 300 British soldiers and volunteers. "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." 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 were guaranteed religious freedom. 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. Around 1671, the family homestead had five arpents under cultivation and they had 10 cattle and 4 sheep. 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. Sometime before 1678, Vincent lost Renée, as he was living with his son Sébastien. Vincent is not listed in any censuses after the one in 1686. 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. Timeline c1611 Birth, in France 1632 Treaty Saint-Germain-en-Laye cedes Acadia to France; Razilly brings ~300 elite men 1636 D'Aulnay brings the first French families to settle permanently c1644 Marriage to Renée Breau 1645 Birth of daughter, Madeleine Brun, in La Chausée France 1646 Birth of daughter, Andrée Brun, in La Chausée France c1652 Birth of daughter Françoise Brun c1654 Birth of son Sébastien Brun 1654 British capture Port-Royal; French settlement ceases c1659 Birth of daughter Marie Brun 1667-70 Treaty of Breda cedes Acadia to the French; settlement resumes 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

Families

Spouse	Renée Breau (1616 - 1678)
Child	Sébastien Brun (1654 - 1728)

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