{"id":61601,"date":"2021-06-28T14:35:26","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T18:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/event\/my-morrin-la-pendaison-de-william-suitor\/"},"modified":"2021-06-28T14:55:32","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T18:55:32","slug":"my-morrin-the-hanging-of-william-suitor","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/event\/my-morrin-the-hanging-of-william-suitor\/","title":{"rendered":"My Morrin: The Hanging of William Suitor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018\u2018A public hanging right here! The \u2018wasteland\u2019 territory is being settled south of Quebec City; a time of incredible change. And then\u2026 a murder, trial, public hanging, transportation to Van Diemen\u2019s Land, lost ancestors, re-discovery and many more surprises\u2026\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>In this My Morrin event, Steven L. Cameron tells the story of a prisoner who was hanged above the Morrin Centre&#8217;s entrance. William Suitor was executed in 1834 for murder. His father and brother were sent to Van Diemen&#8217;s Land, Tasmania and, to this day, descendants contact Steve to learn about Suitor&#8217;s story.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11897 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/hatpic-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/hatpic-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/hatpic-scaled-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/hatpic-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/hatpic-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/hatpic-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/hatpic-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/hatpic-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/hatpic-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/hatpic-253x190.jpg 253w, https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/hatpic-175x131.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/hatpic-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/hatpic-scaled.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/>Steven L. Cameron is a former VP of the Literary &amp; Historical Society of Quebec &amp; Co-Founder of Coirneal Cealteach (an Irish Heritage group). He has a business degree from the University of Concordia that allowed him to work in senior management positions with Imperial Oil, Alcan, Canada Post Corporation and Societe de Transport de Quebec. He is the author of 3 non-fiction works about the stories of the ancestor-settlers. He lives in Tir-Na-N\u2019Og, in Ste. Agathe de Lotbiniere, where he pursues his research.<\/p>\n<p>His passion: finding, saving, sharing and documenting the stories for the next generation (Keeping them alive!)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/my-morrin\/\"><strong>About the My Morrin Programme<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My Morrin allows members to lead events sponsored by the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec (Morrin Centre). Members are thus encouraged to submit ideas for arts, heritage and education activities.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/my-morrin\/\">Consult the My Morrin page<\/a>\u00a0for more information and to submit your projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018\u2018A public hanging right here! The \u2018wasteland\u2019 territory is being settled south of Quebec City; a time of incredible change. And then\u2026 a murder, trial, public hanging, transportation to Van Diemen\u2019s Land, lost ancestors, re-discovery and many more surprises\u2026\u2019\u2019 In this My Morrin event, Steven L. Cameron tells the story of a prisoner who was hanged above the Morrin Centre&#8217;s entrance. William Suitor was executed in 1834 for murder. His father and brother were sent to Van Diemen&#8217;s Land, Tasmania and, to this day, descendants contact Steve to learn about Suitor&#8217;s story. Steven L. Cameron is a former VP of the Literary &amp; Historical Society of Quebec &amp; Co-Founder of Coirneal Cealteach (an Irish Heritage group). He has a business degree from the University of Concordia that allowed him to work in senior management positions with Imperial Oil, Alcan, Canada Post Corporation and Societe de Transport de Quebec. He is the author of 3 non-fiction works about the stories of the ancestor-settlers. He lives in Tir-Na-N\u2019Og, in Ste. Agathe de Lotbiniere, where he pursues his research. His passion: finding, saving, sharing and documenting the stories for the next generation (Keeping them alive!) &nbsp; About the My Morrin Programme My Morrin allows members to lead events sponsored by the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec (Morrin Centre). Members are thus encouraged to submit ideas for arts, heritage and education activities.\u00a0Consult the My Morrin page\u00a0for more information and to submit your projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11893,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[178],"class_list":["post-61601","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tribe_events_cat-cultural-event","cat_cultural-event"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>My Morrin: The Hanging of William Suitor - Morrin Centre<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/event\/my-morrin-the-hanging-of-william-suitor\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"My Morrin: The Hanging of William Suitor - Morrin Centre\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u2018\u2018A public hanging right here! The \u2018wasteland\u2019 territory is being settled south of Quebec City; a time of incredible change. And then\u2026 a murder, trial, public hanging, transportation to Van Diemen\u2019s Land, lost ancestors, re-discovery and many more surprises\u2026\u2019\u2019 In this My Morrin event, Steven L. Cameron tells the story of a prisoner who was hanged above the Morrin Centre&#8217;s entrance. William Suitor was executed in 1834 for murder. His father and brother were sent to Van Diemen&#8217;s Land, Tasmania and, to this day, descendants contact Steve to learn about Suitor&#8217;s story. Steven L. Cameron is a former VP of the Literary &amp; Historical Society of Quebec &amp; Co-Founder of Coirneal Cealteach (an Irish Heritage group). He has a business degree from the University of Concordia that allowed him to work in senior management positions with Imperial Oil, Alcan, Canada Post Corporation and Societe de Transport de Quebec. He is the author of 3 non-fiction works about the stories of the ancestor-settlers. He lives in Tir-Na-N\u2019Og, in Ste. Agathe de Lotbiniere, where he pursues his research. His passion: finding, saving, sharing and documenting the stories for the next generation (Keeping them alive!) &nbsp; About the My Morrin Programme My Morrin allows members to lead events sponsored by the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec (Morrin Centre). Members are thus encouraged to submit ideas for arts, heritage and education activities.\u00a0Consult the My Morrin page\u00a0for more information and to submit your projects.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/event\/my-morrin-the-hanging-of-william-suitor\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Morrin Centre\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/morrin.centre\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-06-28T18:55:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/web.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1439\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"768\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@MorrinCentre\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.morrin.org\\\/en\\\/event\\\/my-morrin-the-hanging-of-william-suitor\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.morrin.org\\\/en\\\/event\\\/my-morrin-the-hanging-of-william-suitor\\\/\",\"name\":\"My Morrin: The Hanging of William Suitor - Morrin Centre\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.morrin.org\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.morrin.org\\\/en\\\/event\\\/my-morrin-the-hanging-of-william-suitor\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.morrin.org\\\/en\\\/event\\\/my-morrin-the-hanging-of-william-suitor\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.morrin.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/11\\\/web.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-06-28T18:35:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-06-28T18:55:32+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.morrin.org\\\/en\\\/event\\\/my-morrin-the-hanging-of-william-suitor\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.morrin.org\\\/en\\\/event\\\/my-morrin-the-hanging-of-william-suitor\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.morrin.org\\\/en\\\/event\\\/my-morrin-the-hanging-of-william-suitor\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.morrin.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/11\\\/web.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.morrin.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/11\\\/web.jpg\",\"width\":1439,\"height\":768},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.morrin.org\\\/en\\\/event\\\/my-morrin-the-hanging-of-william-suitor\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.morrin.org\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Events\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.morrin.org\\\/en\\\/events-activities\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"My Morrin: The Hanging of William Suitor\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.morrin.org\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.morrin.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Morrin Centre\",\"description\":\"Cultural centre\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.morrin.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.morrin.org\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.morrin.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Morrin Centre\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.morrin.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.morrin.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.morrin.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/07\\\/logo-morrin.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.morrin.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/07\\\/logo-morrin.png\",\"width\":190,\"height\":214,\"caption\":\"Morrin Centre\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.morrin.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/morrin.centre\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/MorrinCentre\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/morrin-centre?trk=nav_account_sub_nav_company_admin\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/TheMorrinCentre\",\"https:\\\/\\\/fr.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Morrin_Centre\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"My Morrin: The Hanging of William Suitor - Morrin Centre","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/event\/my-morrin-the-hanging-of-william-suitor\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"My Morrin: The Hanging of William Suitor - Morrin Centre","og_description":"\u2018\u2018A public hanging right here! The \u2018wasteland\u2019 territory is being settled south of Quebec City; a time of incredible change. And then\u2026 a murder, trial, public hanging, transportation to Van Diemen\u2019s Land, lost ancestors, re-discovery and many more surprises\u2026\u2019\u2019 In this My Morrin event, Steven L. Cameron tells the story of a prisoner who was hanged above the Morrin Centre&#8217;s entrance. William Suitor was executed in 1834 for murder. His father and brother were sent to Van Diemen&#8217;s Land, Tasmania and, to this day, descendants contact Steve to learn about Suitor&#8217;s story. Steven L. Cameron is a former VP of the Literary &amp; Historical Society of Quebec &amp; Co-Founder of Coirneal Cealteach (an Irish Heritage group). He has a business degree from the University of Concordia that allowed him to work in senior management positions with Imperial Oil, Alcan, Canada Post Corporation and Societe de Transport de Quebec. He is the author of 3 non-fiction works about the stories of the ancestor-settlers. He lives in Tir-Na-N\u2019Og, in Ste. Agathe de Lotbiniere, where he pursues his research. His passion: finding, saving, sharing and documenting the stories for the next generation (Keeping them alive!) &nbsp; About the My Morrin Programme My Morrin allows members to lead events sponsored by the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec (Morrin Centre). Members are thus encouraged to submit ideas for arts, heritage and education activities.\u00a0Consult the My Morrin page\u00a0for more information and to submit your projects.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/event\/my-morrin-the-hanging-of-william-suitor\/","og_site_name":"Morrin Centre","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/morrin.centre","article_modified_time":"2021-06-28T18:55:32+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1439,"height":768,"url":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/web.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@MorrinCentre","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/event\/my-morrin-the-hanging-of-william-suitor\/","url":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/event\/my-morrin-the-hanging-of-william-suitor\/","name":"My Morrin: The Hanging of William Suitor - Morrin Centre","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/event\/my-morrin-the-hanging-of-william-suitor\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/event\/my-morrin-the-hanging-of-william-suitor\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/web.jpg","datePublished":"2021-06-28T18:35:26+00:00","dateModified":"2021-06-28T18:55:32+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/event\/my-morrin-the-hanging-of-william-suitor\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/event\/my-morrin-the-hanging-of-william-suitor\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/event\/my-morrin-the-hanging-of-william-suitor\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/web.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/web.jpg","width":1439,"height":768},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/event\/my-morrin-the-hanging-of-william-suitor\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Events","item":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/events-activities\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"My Morrin: The Hanging of William Suitor"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/","name":"Morrin Centre","description":"Cultural centre","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/#organization","name":"Morrin Centre","url":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/logo-morrin.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/logo-morrin.png","width":190,"height":214,"caption":"Morrin Centre"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/morrin.centre","https:\/\/x.com\/MorrinCentre","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/morrin-centre?trk=nav_account_sub_nav_company_admin","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/TheMorrinCentre","https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Morrin_Centre"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/61601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/61601\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61601"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=61601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}