Joseph Duquet (September 18, 1815 – December 21, 1838) was anotary inLower Canada. He was executed for his part in theLower Canada Rebellion.
He was born inChâteauguay, Lower Canada in 1815. He studied at thePetit Séminaire de Montréal and the Collège de Chambly. Duquet articled as a notary withJoseph-Narcisse Cardinal and then studied law withChevalier de Lorimier. In 1837, he continued his training as a notary with his unclePierre-Paul Démaray at Dorchester (laterSaint-Jean-sur-Richelieu). Démaray was arrested forhigh treason in November 1837 but was freed by a group of Patriotes while he was being escorted to the jail atMontreal. Duquet helped his uncle escape to the United States. After a skirmish at Moore's Corner, he escaped toSwanton, Vermont. In February 1838, he took part in an attempted invasion of Lower Canada byRobert Nelson.
Duquet returned to Lower Canada in July 1838 after an amnesty was proclaimed. He then helped recruit members for thefrères chasseurs and organized a lodge at Châteauguay. He was captured with Joseph-Narcisse Cardinal atKahnawake when they attempted to get weapons from the native people there. At a trial in November 1838, he was sentenced to death for the crime of high treason with a recommendation for executive clemency. He was hanged at Montreal in December 1838 and buried in the old Catholic cemetery there. In 1858, his remains were moved to theNotre Dame des Neiges Cemetery and buried under a monument dedicated to the Patriotes of 1837–8.
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