Historedia
Person

Isabelle Sylvain

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1763

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Isabelle Sylvain, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Execution of Marie-Josephte Corriveau in Quebec

    1763

    Role: witness, cousin of Marie-Josephte

    1. January 27, 1763 · Dodier's barn in Saint-VallierDeath of Louis Étienne Dodier

      Corriveau's second husband was found dead in his barn with multiple head wounds on January 27, 1763.

    2. March 29 – April 9, 1763 · Ursulines of Quebec, Quebec CityFirst Trial Before the Military Tribunal

      A tribunal of 12 English officers under Lieutenant Colonel Roger Morris opened at the Ursulines of Quebec on March 29, 1763, ending April 9 with Joseph Corriveau's conviction.

    3. April 15, 1763 · Quebec CitySecond Trial and Confession

      At a second trial on April 15, 1763, Marie-Josephte testified she killed her husband with two hatchet blows while he slept, citing his ill-treatment.

    4. April 18, 1763 (probable) · Buttes-à-Nepveu, near the Plains of Abraham, QuebecExecution and Post-Mortem Exhibition

      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.

Sources

  1. Marie-Josephte Corriveau Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-24