The Bloody Townships - The Execution of Major David McLane of Providence, Rhode Island at Quebec

Major David McLane, a gifted housewright of Providence, Rhode Island
and a Major during in the Revolutionary War built one of the first coffee houses in
America. After the mysterious deaths of his first three wives,
David married Joanna DeEechant of France on July 19, 1794 at
the First Congregational Church of Providence.
Years of living the High Life soon came to an end. His
business collapsed and with many creditors after
him, he took his wife Joanna's advice and became involved in
the Jacobin plot to overthrow the established governments of
North Amerca, starting with the rule of Canada.
He was caught, tried and convicted for High Treason, and executed for the same, the only person in Canadian history
to suffer such a fate: to be hanged, drawn
& quartered.
A sorrowful record indeed