He was arrested in December 1838 after attending a Patriote meeting and released the following January without being charged. After the death of his wife and two children, he moved to Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska.
In December 1838, he was detained after attending a gathering of the Patriotes, but he was acquitted in January of the following year without being formally charged. After experiencing a personal tragedy with the loss of his wife and two children, he moved to Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska.