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Rebellion of 1837 Overview Copyright © 1998 By Lorine McGinnis Schulze In 1837 revolts against Britain took place in Upper and Lower Canada. William Lyon MacKenzie led those in Upper Canada, while Lower Canada had Louis-Joseph Papineau as their leader. Both men favoured an American style of government. The revolts came after many years of unrest and political tension with those who favoured reform against the British governor and his local allies. In Upper Canada the Family Compact was the elite class who benefited from British rule, while in Lower Canada it was the Chateau Clique. Within communities, rural populations clashed with farmers who tended to support the reformers. In November of 1837, the revolts broke out when the British government decided to arrest French-Canadian reformers and their allies (the Patriotes). When they fled, troops were sent after them - and the first battle of the revolt was fought at St. Denis on the 23rd. November. The government forces were defeated and forced back. The next battles were at St. Charles and St. Eustache, where the reformers were defeated and Papineau forced to flee to the U.S.A. The revolt then spread to Upper Canada, and on 5 December 1837, Mackenzie and about 800 of his followers were stopped at Montgomery's Tavern on Yonge Street by local militia. Mackenzie and his men dispersed. A few days later, another uprising occured in Brantford at Dr. Dunscombe's. The rebels were once again defeated, and MacKenzie fled to the U.S.A. In the months following, the rebels made several attempts to take Canada, and engaged in several minor skirmishes, but without success. MacKenzie and Papineau returned to Canada but many of their followers were hung or deported to Australia. Wishing you had an ancestor photograph? Check out the 1800s photographs and antique photo albums on Lost Faces. There are over 2,500 photos in this growing genealogy collection Ancestry.com Databases 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia 1901 Census of Canada 1906 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta The Naval Service of Canada: Its Official History Ontarian families : genealogies of United-Empire loyalists and other pioneer families of Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837, Upper Canada War of 1812: Miscellaneous Canadian Records Smith's Canadian gazetteer The Canadian biographical dictionary Find Military Ancestors Soldiers of the First World War (CEF) searchable database Courts-martial of the First World War War Diaries of the First World War Soldiers of the South African War, 1899 - 1902 Second World War Service Files: Canadian Armed Forces War Dead Soldiers of the South African War, 1899 - 1902 Second World War Service Files: Canadian Armed Forces War Dead Your ancestors' names may be waiting for you! Great news! Ancestry is offering several different FREE trials of their most popular databases. These databases include history and genealogy records 14 Day FREE Trial Annual US Deluxe Membership 14 Day FREE Trial Annual World Deluxe Membership

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