Marie-Josephte Corriveau

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Marie-Josephte Corriveau
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	(1763-04-18)April 18, 1763 (aged 30) Quebec City
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 – (1763-04-18)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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