Napierville in Les Jardins-de-Napierville, Québec — Central Canada (French-Canadian)
Magasin d'Allen Clark
| — | du rêve à l'exil — 1838 | — |
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 19, 2024
1. Magasin d'Allen Clark Marker
Allen Clark, loyaliste, est le propriétaire de ce magasin général en 1838.
Lorsque les Patriotes commencent à méditer leur projet de rébellion, il quitte pour Champlain, New-York, le 31 octobre 1838. Sa famille le suit le lendemain afin de se mettre en sécurité. Il laisse son magasin sous la surveillance de son domestique David Labrecque. Les Patriotes pillent sa maison et son magasin pendant son absence. A son retour, vers le 10 novembre, il trouve sa maison et son magasin occupés par les Volontaires (miliciens loyaux) mais, s'étant adressé au Colonel Taylor et à monsieur Coleman (officiers britanniques), ils sont remis en sa possession.
Flavie Fournier (épouse de David Labrecque), qui est à son emploi et présente au magasin au début de la rébellion, témoigne que les Patriotes sont entrés chez Allen Clark et qu'un dénommé 15 Bourassa était leur chef. Ils lui dirent en entrant : « Tout est à nous. Le maître est parti. Il est Bureaucrate ».
David Labrecque témoigne qu’Allen Clark lui a donné de son argent
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Samedi, le 3 novembre 1838, étant dans la maison de Clark, Labrecque est fait prisonnier par François Trépanier (1796-1844) et d'autres personnes qui l'amènent en prison. Lorsqu’il a été fait prisonnier, tous les effets mentionnés dans le détail du compte décrit par Clark clans sa réclamation de 1839, étaient chez lui en sa possession, excepté les 6 minots de pois et d'avoine qui sont au moulin.
Après le retour d'Allen Clark les troupes sont parties, non sans avoir précédemment aidé celui-ci à chercher dans la rivière et ailleurs, pour découvrir ce gui manquait de ses effets.
La Municipalité de Napierville est maintenant propriétaire de l'emplacement du magasin d'Allen Clark.
— From Dream to Exile — 1838 —
You are at lot number 9, rue de L'Acadie. On this site was Allen Clark's general store.
Allen Clark, a loyalist, is the owner of this general store in 1838.
When the Patriots begin to plan their rebellion, he leaves for Champlain, New York, on October 31, 1838. His family follows the next
2. Marker detail: Maison sur l'remplaçant du magasin d'Allen Clark
House on the site of Allen Clark's Store.
Flavie Fournier (wife of David Labrecque), who works there and was present at the store at the start of the rebellion, testifies that the Patriots entered Allen Clark's house and that a man named Bourassa was their leader. They told her upon entering: “Everything is ours. The master has left. He is a Bureaucrat.”
David Labrecque testifies that Allen Clark gave him some of his money to go find out what was happening with the rebels in order to provide information to the authorities.
On Saturday, November 3, 1838, while at Clark's house, Labrecque was taken prisoner by François Trépanier (1796-1844) and others who brought him to jail. When he was captured, all the belongings listed in the detailed account described by Clark in his 1839 claim were in his possession, except for
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 19, 2024
3. Magasin d'Allen Clark Marker
The marker is beside the sidewalk, directly in front of Napierville City Hall.
After Allen Clark returned, the troops left, not before helping him search in the river and elsewhere to find what was missing from his belongings.
The Municipality of Napierville now owns the site of Allen Clark's store.
Erected by Municipalité de Napierville / Municipality of Napierville. (Marker Number 9.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.
Location. 45° 11.325′ N, 73° 24.218′ W. Marker is in Napierville, Québec, in Les Jardins-de-Napierville. It is at the intersection of Rue de l'Église (Québec Route 219) and Rue Saint-Alexandre, on the left when traveling south on Rue de l'Église. The marker is beside the sidewalk, directly in front of Napierville City Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 260 Rue de l'Église, Napierville QC J0J 1L0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, and the Western World. Historically,
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 19, 2024
4. Hôtel de Ville Napierville City Hall
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Napierville Historique (here, next to this marker); La Chapelle-Presbytère (1825-1886) (within shouting distance of this marker); Jean-Baptiste Lukin N.P. (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Docteur C.-H.-O. Côté, m.d. (about 180 meters away); C'est ici que fut proclamée la République du Bas-Canada (about 210 meters away); La Prison (about 210 meters away); Palais de Justice et prison du comté de L'Acadie / Acadie County Court House and Goal (about 240 meters away); Loop Odell (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Napierville.
Also see . . . Lower Canada Rebellion (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: The Lower Canada Rebellion, commonly referred to as the Patriots' Rebellion in French, is the name given to the armed conflict in 1837–38 between rebels and the British colonial government of Lower Canada (now southern Quebec). Together with the simultaneous rebellion in the neighbouring colony of Upper Canada (now southern Ontario), it formed the Rebellions of 1837–38. As a result of the rebellions, the Province of Canada was created from the former Lower Canada and Upper Canada. In Quebec, the rebellion, as well as the parliamentary and popular struggle, is now commemorated as the Journée nationale des Patriotes (National Patriots' Day) on the Canadian statutory holiday, Victoria Day.(Submitted on November 5, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 5, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
