The de Lorimier family has a place in Canadian history that has touched and changed many locations, particularly in and around Montreal.
The Pied-du-Courant Prison
PIED-DU-COURANT PRISON
"Long live freedom, long live independence!", shouted by Chevalier de Lorimier on February 15th, 1839 as he was executed at the old Pied-du-Courant prison, in Montreal. Pied-du-Courant was the scene of the 1837 Patriots revolt in what was then Lower Canada. Read more about Pied-du-Courant.
MAISON LEBER-LEMOYNE
Built around 1669, Maison LeBer-LeMoyne is one of the oldest houses in Canada and the oldest building on the island of Montreal. Built by merchants Jacques LeBer and Charles LeMoyne, it once served as a fur trade post. Francois Chorel of Saint-Romain acquired the house in 1695 for his daughter Marguerite who settled there with her husband Guillaume de Lorimier. The de Lorimier family occupied the home until 1760.
Maison LeBer-LeMoyne
The Patriots Monument
THE PATRIOTS MONUMENT
Located in the Place of the Patriots in front the site of the old Pied-du-Courant Prison, the Patriots Monument is a testament to those whose died on the scaffold in the winter of 1838-1839. Read more about the Patriots Monument.
