In November 1837, some 250 Patriots gathered in Saint-Antoine and crossed the river to fight at Saint-Denis, answering a call from George-Étienne Cartier, one of Papineau’s lieutenants. The obelisk is made of wood and measures approximately 20 feet high, with a cement base on which have been installed three plaques bearing the names of the 15 known Patriots from Saint-Antoine. It also bears the Saint-Antoine coat of arms. The memorial was erected on May 24, 1987 by the 150th anniversary municipal commission.
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu,
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Monuments
Inscription
[left plaque on obelisk/plaque de gauche sur l’obélisque]
Allaire, Joseph
Bourgeois, Lévy
Cartier, George-Étienne
Cormier, Gédéon
Gauthier, Théodule
Lenoir-Rolland, Nicolas
Marchessault, Augustin
[centre plaque on obelisk/plaque du centre sur l’obélisque]
HOMMAGE AU PATRIOTES DE 1837 - 1838 et à leurs compagnons d'armes
St-Antoine-sur-Richelieu 24 mai 1987
[right plaque on obelisk/plaque de droite sur l’obélisque]
Allaire, Pierre
Bouteillet, Honoré
Cartier, Henri
Durocher, L.-Benjamin
Gravel, Nicolas
Mandeville, F.-André
Perodeau, Joseph
Roberge, François
[individual plaque/plaque individuelle]
Les patriotes
de Saint-Antoine
[The balance of the wording is not clear in the photo]
Visitor information
Location
Saint-Antoine Patriots' Memorial
1028 Rivage Street
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu
Saint-Antoine Patriots' Memorial
1028 Rivage Street
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 45.7781335
Long. -73.1726407
Lat. 45.7781335
Long. -73.1726407
front view
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