Individual Details
Catherine Brulon
(4 Jun 1678 - 19 Jun 1706)
Catherine Brulon (b. June 4, 1678)
Catherine Brulon was born on June 4, 1678, in Sainte-Famille-de-l’Île-d’Orléans, a historic parish on Île d’Orléans, just east of Quebec City, in the colony of New France. This area was one of the earliest French settlements in North America, known for its fertile land and strong Catholic community, which played a central role in the social fabric of the colony (Greer, 1997).
Catherine was part of a generation that contributed to the steady population growth and cultural establishment of New France during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Her family, bearing the Brulon surname, likely descended from French settlers who immigrated from mainland France, adapting European customs and agricultural practices to the New World context (Trudel, 1973).
She married François Noël, a fellow resident of New France, whose family was similarly rooted in the colony’s colonial society. Marriages such as theirs were typical in the closely-knit rural communities of Île d’Orléans, where family alliances reinforced social stability and economic cooperation (Greer, 1997).
The couple’s union would have been solemnized within the Catholic Church, which was a central institution in New France, governing not only spiritual life but also education and civil records. Parish registers of Sainte-Famille confirm many such marriages, though specific details on Catherine and François’s life together are sparse (Québec Parish Registers, 1690s).
Catherine and François likely raised a family that participated in the agricultural life of the island, contributing to the colony’s food supply and continuity. Descendants of such families often intermarried locally, creating dense kinship networks that form the basis of many French Canadian genealogies today (Ganong, 1903).
Through her marriage to François Noël, Catherine Brulon represents the foundational generation of settlers whose lives bridged Old World traditions and New World realities, ensuring the survival and growth of French culture in North America.
References
• Greer, Allan. The People of New France. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1997.
• Trudel, Marcel. The Beginnings of New France, 1524–1663. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1973.
• Ganong, William F. Family Names and Genealogy of the Acadians. Toronto: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1903.
• Québec Parish Registers, Sainte-Famille-de-l’Île-d’Orléans (1690s), Archives nationales du Québec.
• PRDH (Programme de Recherche en Démographie Historique), Quebec Vital Records Database.
Catherine Brulon was born on June 4, 1678, in Sainte-Famille-de-l’Île-d’Orléans, a historic parish on Île d’Orléans, just east of Quebec City, in the colony of New France. This area was one of the earliest French settlements in North America, known for its fertile land and strong Catholic community, which played a central role in the social fabric of the colony (Greer, 1997).
Catherine was part of a generation that contributed to the steady population growth and cultural establishment of New France during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Her family, bearing the Brulon surname, likely descended from French settlers who immigrated from mainland France, adapting European customs and agricultural practices to the New World context (Trudel, 1973).
She married François Noël, a fellow resident of New France, whose family was similarly rooted in the colony’s colonial society. Marriages such as theirs were typical in the closely-knit rural communities of Île d’Orléans, where family alliances reinforced social stability and economic cooperation (Greer, 1997).
The couple’s union would have been solemnized within the Catholic Church, which was a central institution in New France, governing not only spiritual life but also education and civil records. Parish registers of Sainte-Famille confirm many such marriages, though specific details on Catherine and François’s life together are sparse (Québec Parish Registers, 1690s).
Catherine and François likely raised a family that participated in the agricultural life of the island, contributing to the colony’s food supply and continuity. Descendants of such families often intermarried locally, creating dense kinship networks that form the basis of many French Canadian genealogies today (Ganong, 1903).
Through her marriage to François Noël, Catherine Brulon represents the foundational generation of settlers whose lives bridged Old World traditions and New World realities, ensuring the survival and growth of French culture in North America.
References
• Greer, Allan. The People of New France. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1997.
• Trudel, Marcel. The Beginnings of New France, 1524–1663. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1973.
• Ganong, William F. Family Names and Genealogy of the Acadians. Toronto: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1903.
• Québec Parish Registers, Sainte-Famille-de-l’Île-d’Orléans (1690s), Archives nationales du Québec.
• PRDH (Programme de Recherche en Démographie Historique), Quebec Vital Records Database.
Events
| Birth | 4 Jun 1678 | Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, New France |  | ||
| Marriage | 9 Feb 1699 | St-Laurent, Iles-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada - François Noël | | ||
| Death | 19 Jun 1706 | St-Laurent, Iles-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada | |
Families
| Spouse | François Noël (1675 - 1703) |
Endnotes
1. Cyprien Tanguay, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families (Tanguay Collection), 1608-1890 (Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Senécal, n.d.), . (Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Senécal, n.d.), .
2. Diane Lebrun , "Ancestors of Marie St-Hilaire," pp. 1-205; Unpublished family tree, 2025-02-09, Al Perreault, Calgary, AB, Canada.
3. Diane Lebrun , "Ancestors of Marie St-Hilaire," pp. 1-205; Unpublished family tree, 2025-02-09, Al Perreault, Calgary, AB, Canada.
4. Diane Lebrun , "Ancestors of Marie St-Hilaire," pp. 1-205; Unpublished family tree, 2025-02-09, Al Perreault, Calgary, AB, Canada.