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Marie-Josephte Corriveau | |
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.png) La Corriveau's skeleton terrorising a traveller one stormy night. Illustration by Charles Walter Simpson for the Légendes du Saint-Laurent, 1926. | |
| Born | January or February 1733[Note 1] Saint-Vallier, New France |
| Died | April 18, 1763 (aged 30) |
| Resting place | Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-De Lévy, Lévis |
| Nationality | New France |
| Other names | La Corriveau |
| Known for | Murder |
Marie-Josephte Corriveau (1733 at Saint-Vallier, Quebec – April 18, 1763 at Quebec City), better known as "la Corriveau", is a well-known figure in Québécois folklore. She lived in New France, and was sentenced to death by a British court martial for the murder of her second husband, was hanged for it and her body hanged in chains. Her story has become a legend in Quebec, and she is the subject of many books and plays.
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