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Re: I need assistance re;Upper Canada 1837 rebellion

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 6:17PM GMT
Classification: Query
Can I ask: do you have any BEDARD listed on your rebel list. He was never caught (as far as I know) but escaped to the US for a while, before returning to his family in Ontario.
Any assistance you can give to solve a family mystery would be appreciated.
Judi
Ontario

Re: I need assistance re;Upper Canada 1837 rebellion

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 8:34PM GMT
Classification: Query
I would need a bit more information such as names and dates and where was this Bedard supposed to have been, Lower or Upper Canada?

Re: Objet : Re: Objet : I need assistance re;Upper Canada/Aussie convivt

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 2:53AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hello to gpetrin169--my name is Dick Carlson, and I'm writing to see if you would be willing to share any information you may have about the Rebellion of 1837. My great-great-great-grandfather was Pierre Remi Narbonne, who as you probably know was one of the Patriotes who was hanged by the British in 1839. I'm interested in his part in the rebellions. I have a rough translation of a section on him from a book by L. O. David. I also have found on the internet a transcript of his trial, in English. I'm also aware that his name is on a monument in the Cote de Neiges Cemetery in Montreal, and that there is a (very short) street in Montreal named after him. I don't want to put you to a lot of trouble, but is there any more low-hanging fruit to be picked from this part of my family tree? I'm also interested in what happened to his children (I'm descended from his son Eugene). I believe there were one or two other children, and I wouldn't mind finding out if I have any distant cousins. Many thanks, and I hope your researches are going well.

Re: Objet : Re: Objet : I need assistance re;Upper Canada/Aussie convivt

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 12:09PM GMT
Classification: Query
There is no lack of good books about the 1837 Rebellion in Quebec. Only a few Patriots were hanged and they are pretty famous. There is a public building in St-Remi named after your ancestor and I am pretty sure the Historical Society for the area has tons of material on him.
Your public library should help you get that.

According to his bio, Pierre Remi Narbonne had 3 children and his wife [Catherine Leclair] died when he was arrested. She was extremely ill already.

Pierre Narbonne and Catherine Leclair were married Oct 24 1831 in St.Phillipe. Interestingly enough, his parents are NOT named on the marriage record.

He had a brother named Louis Narbonne who was a sculptor from St-Remi.

As far as I could see, Remi Narbonne and Catherine Leclair had two children who got married.

Eugene who married Adelaide Lefebvre in 1861 and
Delima Narbonne who married Camille Pinsonnault in 1856

Both marriages took place in St-Constant.

Delima died before 1861, when Camille Pinsonnault remarried. I don't know if they have children, but you can search for them.

The memorial to Pierre Remi Narbonne only states 2 children, so possibly the third child died. I did not find a marriage for another child.

Parish registers for Quebec are online at familysearch.org.

You should be able to get the burial record for Catherine Leclair Narbonne and probably the baptism of their children.
Her father was Henri Leclair of St.Edouard, so you might want to check the St.Edouard parish register.
Have fun.

Re: Objet : Re: Objet : I need assistance re;Upper Canada/Aussie convivt

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 12:15PM GMT
Classification: Query
There is actually a web site dedicated to the descendant of Henri Leclair, you might be familiar with it already. They have an English site.

http://associationfamillesleclerc.ca/en/VanClerc_Leclair_en....

Van Clerc dit Leclair

This ancestor was originally from Alsace, Germany. He arrived before 1800, the year of his marriage, and settled in the parish of Saint-François-Régis (Saint-Philippe de Laprairie). On October 13, 1800, at this parish, Louis-Henri, age of 37 years, and the son of Chester Leclaire and Elizabeth Vestreseize of Germany, wed Marie-Josephe Perras, 37 years of age and the daughter of Etienne and Marie-Josphe Demers from Saint-Constant. He was said to be a labourer in Saint-Philippe.

We know their six children married. A daughter, Catherine, was named Vincler, and another Eleonore, named Wincler at their marriage. At least one of their grandsons, Nazaire, was named Van-Clerc at his marriage. This family, even though they started much later, became a real puzzle, genealogically speaking. In "Nos origins Allemande" he was called Henri Leclerc.

This family is very numerous in the gardens of Quebec, the black soils of Saint-Michel, Saint-Constant, Sherrington, Saint-Edouard, etc. If you meet a descendant of this family, they will tell you that the different spelling, Leclair or Leclerc, for them, is two different sources and is of great importance, even though they are all descendants of Louis-Henri.

Catherine Vincler, daughter of this ancestor, married on October 24, 1831 at the parish of Saint-Philippe de Laprairie, Pierre-Rémi Narbonne, 28 years of age, and a painter/decorator and a bailiff from St-Edouard de Napierville. He was a hero in the Patriots Rebellion of 1837-1838. On February 15, 1839, in the company of Chevalier de Lorimier, Charles Hinde, Amable Daunais and François Nicolas they climbed the steps of the scaffold. About this event, it is written: "The spectacle of this assassination was vile. He had only one arm, and when the trap door opened, he held the deadly rope with his one good hand. A mercenary struck him savagely with his rifle butt on the face and arm. Bleeding heavily and his face swollen, Narbonne released his hold on the rope. Then, he took hold of the rope again with the wounded hand. Several mercenaries attacked him again with incredible savagery. This manoeuvre was repeated two or three times.... " Catherine has died during his imprisonment, leaving two orphans.

Re: Objet : Re: Objet : I need assistance re;Upper Canada/Aussie convivt

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 5:36PM GMT
Classification: Query
Thanks so much for your help. I will post again once I've investigated the things that you've given me.
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