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Lucien Gagnon fonds [textual record]

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Fonds

Date:

1837-1838.

Reference:

R6667-0-5-E, MG24-B78

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Item ID number:

104483

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Lucien Gagnon fonds
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Date(s):

1837-1838.

Place of creation:

Québec (Province)

Extent:

0.4 cm of textual records (17 p.).

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of two depositions of Daniel Scott regarding Gagnon's participation in the Lower Canadian Rebellion and papers relating to the confiscation of his property, 1837-1838.

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Gagnon, Lucien, fl. 1837-1838

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Gagnon, Lucien, fl. 1837-1838 : Lucien Gagnon was born 8 January 1793 in La Prairie, Lower Canada where his family had lived for several generations. He learned to farm at an early age and inherited the family farm with his two brothers after the death of their father, Pierre, ca. 1811. Later after the death of his wife, Catherine Cartier in 1828, he moved with his family from La Prairie to the parish of Saint-Valentin where he became one of the major farmers in the area. He became involved in the Patriote movement in 1834 being motivated by the high seigneurial charges and by the debt he found himself in. By 1837, he was one of the most active in the area in the revolutionary organization. He showed the makings of a leader from early on and was active rallying farmers to join the movement. In November of 1837, Gagnon and the Patriotes led a number of attacks on villages in the area, the last being at Moore's Corner (Saint-Armand Station).

Gagnon was injured in the battle but was able to escape to Swanton, Vermont where the Patriotes had made their base. Gagnon learned at this time that volunteers attached to the British army had burnt down his farm and drove his wife and eight children away. Gagnon, however, continued to play an important role in the Patriote movement and was given the support of many farmers who were demanding independence for Lower Canada and the abolition of tithes and of the seigneurial regime. He was active as an organizer in the region despite being an outlaw and took part in several uprisings during the year 1838 which ended in the final defeat of the Patriotes on 9 November in Odelltown. He returned to the United States where inner turmoil brought an end to the Patriotes' activities. He died 7 January 1842 in Corbeau, New York.

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Canada - History - Rebellion, 1837-1838 - Lower Canada, 1837-1838 Daniel Scott, 1837-1838

Property - Lower Canada, 1837-1838

Depositions - Lower Canada, 1837-1838
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MG24-B78
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