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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-Eustache. Trapped with his men in a church by the British troops who set flames to the building, he was killed while attempting to escape through a window. He died to shouts of "Remember Weir!", a reference to George Weir, a British spy executed by the Patriotes. After pillaging of the village, the British mutilated Chénier's corpse to scare and humiliate his Patriote supporters:
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- Marche au flambeau st eustache hommage jean olivier ch nier
- Dr Jean Olivier Chnier Journe nationale des Patriotes 20 mai 2013
- References
![Jean-Olivier Chénier Biography CHNIER JEANOLIVIER Volume VII 18361850](https://alchetron.com/cdn/jean-olivier-chnier-64a56474-ac46-459c-a282-59e7df1579f-resize-750.jpeg)
Chénier was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic religion until 1945. The name was condemned because Jean-Olivier Chénier fought on holy ground inside a church. The Chénier park in the Bas-St-Laurent was renamed after the excommunication of the family.The excommunicated family moved to Hawkesbury, Ontario.
![Jean-Olivier Chénier Jean Olivier Chenier 1 by Kebeca1690 on DeviantArt](https://alchetron.com/cdn/jean-olivier-chnier-393961ed-d9c0-43f0-bf20-a0fd7dd6c3d-resize-750.jpeg)
There is a statue of Jean-Olivier Chénier in St-Eustache in remembrance of those who died in the fire of 1837.
![Jean-Olivier Chénier JeanOlivier Chnier The Canadian Encyclopedia](https://alchetron.com/cdn/jean-olivier-chnier-ac21a66b-ec66-4b0c-a410-e29e11aa5c9-resize-750.jpeg)
Chénier Street in Montreal is named for him, as is the Jean-Olivier-Chénier Section of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Montreal. The Chénier Cell of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ), responsible for the assassination of Pierre Laporte, was also named for him.
![Jean-Olivier Chénier JeanOlivier Chnier Wikipdia](https://alchetron.com/cdn/jean-olivier-chnier-077d7cad-d2f3-4b55-aca4-319aae86c3f-resize-750.jpg)
CLSC Jean Olivier Chenier on Oka Road in Sainte-Eustache, Quebec, was also named after Chenier.
Dr. Jean Olivier Chénier - Journée nationale des Patriotes - 20 mai 2013
![Jean-Olivier Chénier Chnier JeanOlivier Rpertoire du patrimoine culturel du Qubec](https://alchetron.com/cdn/jean-olivier-chnier-d382694f-6529-4988-9c8f-e1d61064a13-resize-750.jpeg)
![Jean-Olivier Chénier Biography CHNIER JEANOLIVIER Volume VII 18361850](https://alchetron.com/cdn/jean-olivier-chnier-e4b7c676-cf77-4e68-8141-4ba86de6827-resize-750.jpeg)
![Jean-Olivier Chénier Chnier JeanOlivier Voyage travers le Qubec](https://alchetron.com/cdn/jean-olivier-chnier-019e8ab2-54be-46be-a47a-b19943b4bae-resize-750.jpeg)