Bruner History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

French settlers came early to North American, following in the wake of the explorers, and creating New France. Quebec City, founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain is said to have been the first American site founded as a permanent settlement, rather than as just a commercial outpost. But emigration was slow, in 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 French people in Quebec, and by 1663, when the region was officially made The Royal Colony of New France, by Louis XIV, there still only around 500 settlers. Over 2,000 would arrive during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. Youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted immigrants, both noble and commoner from France. By 1675, there were around 7000 French in the colony, and by that same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. Despite the loss of the Colony to England, the French people flourished in Lower Canada. Among settlers to North America of the Bruner surname were

Bruner Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Heinrich Bruner, who settled in Philadelphia in 1731
• Heinrich Bruner, aged 17, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1735 2
• Hendryk Bruner, aged 17, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1735 2
• Joh Henrich Bruner, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1736 2
• Hans Conrad Bruner, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1743 2
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Bruner Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Diederick H Bruner, who arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1829 2
• George Bruner, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1838 2
• G Bruner, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 2
• J W Bruner, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 2
• Joseph Bruner, who landed in Arkansas in 1891 2

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bruner Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

• Mr. Peter Bruner U.E. who settled in Adolphus Town [Adolphustown], Ontario c. 1783 3

• Stephen Lee Bruner (b. 1984), known by his stage name Thundercat, an American musician, bassist, singer and songwriter from Los Angeles, California. In 2016 he won a Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Performance, in 2020 he won a Grammy Award for Best Progressive R&B Album
• Jerome Seymour Bruner (1915-2016), American psychologist, a senior research fellow at the New York University School of Law, awarded the 1987 Balzan Prize for Human Psychology
• Ervin M. Bruner, American politician, Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1955-1957)
• Elwood Bruner (1854-1915), American politician and lawyer, Member of the California State Assembly (1880-1881)
• Bud Bruner (1907-1996), American boxing manager, trainer and gym proprietor; WBA World Heavyweight Champion Jimmy Ellis and Mayfield Pennington and Muhammad Ali trained at this gym
• Wally Bruner (1931-1997), American journalist and television host, first host of the 1968-1975 "What's My Line?"
• Ervin M. Bruner (1915-2008), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Wisconsin State Assembly from Dane County 5th District, 1953-57 4
• Elwood Bruner (d. 1915), American politician, Member of Alaska Territorial Senate 2nd District, 1913-15 4
• Elwood Bruner, American politician, Member of California State Assembly, 1880-81, 1891-93 4
• Charles K. Bruner, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1900 4
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• Descendants of George Peter Bruner by Harlan Keith Bruner.