Philippe-Napoléon Pacaud
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Philippe-Napoléon Pacaud (January 22, 1812 – July 27, 1884) was a Quebec
notary
and Patriote.
He was born in Quebec City
in 1812, the son of Joseph Pacaud. He studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet, articled as a notary with Louis Panet and qualified to practice in 1833. He set up practice at Saint-Hyacinthe
. In 1834, he married Julie-Aurélie Boucher de La Bruère, the sister of Pierre-Claude Boucher de la Bruère. In 1837, he helped form a chapter of Les Fils de la Liberté at Saint-Hyacinthe. After participating in earlier battles and wanted by the authorities, he attempted to escape to the United States
in November of that year. When his route was blocked, he hid himself near Saint-Hyacinthe until a general amnesty was declared in June 1838.
He was arrested in December 1838 after attending a Patriote meeting and released the following January without being charged. After the death of his wife and two children, he moved to Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska
. In 1847, he married Clarice Duval. Pacaud served as justice of the peace, captain in the local militia and local postmaster. He died at Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska in 1884.
His son Jean-Baptiste-Napoléon-Gaspard
served in the Ontario legislative assembly and his son Philippe-Olivier-Ernest
was a Quebec journalist and political organizer. His brother Édouard-Louis
served in the Quebec Legislative Council.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
notary
Civil law notary
Civil-law notaries, or Latin notaries, are lawyers of noncontentious private civil law who draft, take, and record legal instruments for private parties, provide legal advice and give attendance in person, and are vested as public officers with the authentication power of the State...
and Patriote.
He was born in Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
in 1812, the son of Joseph Pacaud. He studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet, articled as a notary with Louis Panet and qualified to practice in 1833. He set up practice at Saint-Hyacinthe
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Saint-Hyacinthe is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 55,823. The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie region, and is traversed by the Yamaska River which flows...
. In 1834, he married Julie-Aurélie Boucher de La Bruère, the sister of Pierre-Claude Boucher de la Bruère. In 1837, he helped form a chapter of Les Fils de la Liberté at Saint-Hyacinthe. After participating in earlier battles and wanted by the authorities, he attempted to escape to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in November of that year. When his route was blocked, he hid himself near Saint-Hyacinthe until a general amnesty was declared in June 1838.
He was arrested in December 1838 after attending a Patriote meeting and released the following January without being charged. After the death of his wife and two children, he moved to Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska
Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, Quebec
Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska is a municipality in Quebec....
. In 1847, he married Clarice Duval. Pacaud served as justice of the peace, captain in the local militia and local postmaster. He died at Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska in 1884.
His son Jean-Baptiste-Napoléon-Gaspard
Gaspard Pacaud
Gaspard Pacaud was an Ontario journalist and political figure. He represented Essex North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1886 to 1890 as a Liberal member....
served in the Ontario legislative assembly and his son Philippe-Olivier-Ernest
Ernest Pacaud
Ernest Pacaud was a Quebec lawyer and journalist.He was born Philippe-Olivier Pacaud in Trois-Rivières, Canada East in 1850, the son of Philippe-Napoléon Pacaud. He attended school in Trois-Rivières and then studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet...
was a Quebec journalist and political organizer. His brother Édouard-Louis
Édouard-Louis Pacaud
Édouard-Louis Pacaud was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He represented Kennebec division in the Legislative Council of Quebec from 1887 to 1889....
served in the Quebec Legislative Council.