Execution and Post-Mortem Exhibition
- When
- April 18, 1763 (probable)
- Where
- Buttes-à-Nepveu, near the Plains of Abraham, Quebec
Corriveau was probably hanged on April 18, 1763, at the Buttes-à-Nepveu near the Plains of Abraham in Quebec, and her remains were exhibited post-mortem at a crossroads.
The place of execution was Quebec, on the Buttes-à-Nepveu, near the Plains of Abraham, probably on April 18, 1763. After death, her remains were subjected to post-mortem exhibition at a busy crossroads, a practice also used under the French regime and reserved in England for those guilty of the most serious crimes. The gibbeting, the trial's repercussions, and surrounding rumours stirred popular imagination and became enduring legends.
Sources
- Marie-Josephte Corriveau Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-24
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