Saint-Charles Church

Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu,
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Other

The troops took refuge in the church on the night of November 25, 1837. The current church was built between 1816 and 1820. A plaque bearing the names of the 24 Patriots buried in the parish cemetery was erected on its front wall on May 24, 1987, by the 150th anniversary municipal commission.

Inscription

A LA BATAILLE DU 25 NOVEMBRE 1837
CONTRE LES HABITS ROUGES
ENVIRON TRENTE-CINQ PATRIOTES ONT DONNE LEUR VIE
POUR LA LIBERTE
VING-QUATRE D'ENTRE EUX FURENT
INHUMES DANS LE CIMETIERE DE SAINT-CHARLES

JOSEPH BOULE BOULAY
HENRI CHAUME
PIERRE EMERY-CODAIRE
JOSEPH COMEAU
LOUIS MOISE DALPE DIT PARISEAU
JOSEPH FENIX DIT DAUPHINAIS
JOSEPH GODHUE
GABRIEL GOSSELIN
FELIX HAMIEL
GABRIEL HAMIEL DIT LUSIGNAN
ISAIE FONTAINE DIT PION

AMABLE HEBERT
JEAN-BAPTISTE HEBERT
MOYSE LEMOINE
OLIVIER LES CAUT
ANDRE LEVESQUE
TOUSSAINT LOISEL
JOSEPH MAYNARD
FRANCOIS MINGOT
TOUSSAINT PAQUET
XAVIER PARISEAU
EUSEBE PROVOST
ABRAHAM REMI DIT BELLEFLEUR

HONNEUR AUX PATRIOTES MAI 1987

Visitor information

Location
Saint-Charles Church

405 Patriotes Road
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 45.6834624
Long. -73.1872982
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