Jacques Labrie (January 4, 1784 – October 26, 1831) was a physician and political figure in

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. He was born at Saint-Charles in 1784, the son of farmer Jacques Nau, dit Labry, and studied at the

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. He studied medicine with François Blanchet and completed his medical training at

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. Labrie was also editor for the ''

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'' from 1806 to 1808. He set up practice first at

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and then at Saint-Eustache. In 1809, he married Marie-Marguerite Gagnier, the daughter of the local notary at Saint-Eustache. Labrie served as surgeon for the militia during the

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. He founded two schools, one for girls and one for boys, in his parish. In 1827, he was elected to the

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for York, as a supporter of the

parti patriote The Parti canadien () or Parti patriote () was a primarily francophone political party in what is now Quebec founded by members of the liberal elite of Lower Canada at the beginning of the 19th century. Its members were made up of liberal prof ...

. He was elected for the new riding of Deux-Montagnes in 1830 after York was split up. He died of

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at Saint-Eustache in 1831 while still in office. Labrie had written but not completed a history of Canada, which was deposited for safe-keeping in the library of

Jean-Joseph Girouard Jean-Joseph Girouard (November 13, 1794 – September 18, 1855) was a notary and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born at Quebec City in 1794, of Acadian descent, and lived with his grandfather, Jean Baillairgé, after his father ...

. The manuscript was destroyed by fire during the

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. His daughter Zéphirine married

Jean-Olivier Chénier Jean-Olivier Chénier (December 9, 1806 – December 14, 1837) was a physician in Lower Canada (present-day Quebec). Born in Lachine (or maybe Montreal). During the Lower Canada Rebellion, he commanded the Patriote forces in the Battle of Saint-Eus ...

, a leader of the Patriotes.

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