Bio of BRUN, Claphase (b.1859), Wright Co., MN
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282            HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY 

Claphase Brun, a substantial farmer of Albion township, was 
born in Montreal, Canada, April 21, 1859, son of Paul and Aurelia Brun, 
of French birth. Paul Brun came to St. Paul, Chester county, Province 
of Quebec, Canada, in 1861 and died there in 1895. The mother died at 
Saco, Minn., in 1907. Claphase Brun was reared on the home farm in 
Canada, and came to the United States in 1879 and secured work in the 
Michigan woods. In 1888 he came to Minnesota, found his way to Wright 
county, and secured 104 acres in section 10. Eight acres of the tract 
had been cleared of trees, but the stumps were still standing. 
His first act was to build a log cabin. This was a primitive affair, 
but much better than the cabins of the earlier days. It was built of 
hewed logs, with a board floor and a shingled roof, and was 24 by 26 
feet in size. When he came here, Mr. Brun had one cow. He bought six 
swine and a pair of oxen and thus began his farming operations. His 
trading point was at Maple Lake. With this beginning Mr. Brun has become 
a prosperous farmer. He has a well improved place, and carries on general 
farming, raising blue stem wheat, yellow dent corn, Shorthorn cattle, 
Poland China swine and Plymouth Rock fowls. Mr. Brun was married January 
27, 1880, to Victoria Possion, daughter of Marcel and Mary Charity Possion, 
of Canada. In the family there are eight children.  Paul was born February 
5, 1881, and died April 8, 1883. Delphine was born January 14, 1883. 
She was married June 23, 1908, to William Gagnon, of St. Cloud, and 
they have two children, Philip and Bernice. Albert was born April 8, 
1884. Clara was born April 21, 1886, was married September 24, 1912, 
to John Fouquette, of Chatham township, and died May 7, 1913. Annie 
was born November 14, 1887. Alphonse was born April 7, 1889. Mary was 
born January 4, 1892, was married October 26, 1910, to Joseph Jude, 
and lives two miles east of Maple Lake, and has four children, Catherine, 
Marvin, Frederick and John. Josephine was born September 17, 1894, and 
lives at home. The family faith is that of the Catholic Church.