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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Marie-Joseph_AngéliqueMarie-Joseph Angélique - Wikipedia

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   Marie-Josèphe dite Angélique (died June 21, 1734) was the name given to a Portuguese-born black slave in New France by her last enslavers. She was tried and convicted of setting fire to her enslaver's home, burning much of what is now referred to as Old Montreal .

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3. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca › en › articleMarie-Joseph Angélique | The Canadian Encyclopedia

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   Feb 18, 2014 · Marie-Joseph Angélique (born circa 1705 in Madeira, Portugal; died 21 June 1734 in Montréal, QC). Angélique was an enslaved Black woman owned by Thérèse de Couagne de Francheville in Montréal. In 1734, she was charged with arson after a fire leveled Montréal’s merchants' quarter.

4. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca › en › articleMarie-Josèphe Angélique : Montreal on Fire | The Canadian ...

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   Jan 18, 2022 · Marie-Josèphe Angélique was an enslaved Black woman owned by Thérèse de Couagne de Francheville in Montreal. In 1734, she was charged with arson after a fire leveled Montreal’s merchants’ quarter. It was alleged that Angélique committed the act while attempting to flee her bondage. She was convicted, tortured, and hanged.

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6. wams.nyhistory.org › marie-josephe-angeliqueLife Story: Marie-Josèphe Angélique (ca. 1705-1734)

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   Learn about the life and trial of Marie-Josèphe Angélique, a Black woman who was enslaved in Portugal and New France. She was executed in 1734 for allegedly setting fire to Montréal, but her guilt is still debated.

7. www.cbc.ca › arts › 5-things-you-should-know-about5 things you should know about Marie-Joseph Angélique, a ...

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   Apr 12, 2019 · Learn about the life and legacy of Marie-Joseph Angélique, a Black woman who was accused of setting fire to Montreal in 1734. Discover how her story challenges Canada's denial of its racist and oppressive history and inspires a play by Lorena Gale.

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   Who was Marie-Josèphe Angélique?

   • Marie-Josèphe Angélique was an enslaved Black woman owned by Thérèse de Couagne de Francheville in Montreal. In 1734, she was charged with arson after a fire leveled Montreal’s merchants’ quarter. It was alleged that Angélique committed the act while attempting to flee her bondage. She was convicted, tortured, and hanged.

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   Why was Marie-Josèphe Angélique enslaved?

   • Because Black history is Canadian history. Marie-Josèphe Angélique was an enslaved Black woman owned by Thérèse de Couagne de Francheville in Montreal. In 1734, she was charged with arson after a fire leveled Montreal’s merchants’ quarter. It was alleged that Angélique committed the act while attempting to flee her bondage.

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   What happened to Marie-Josèphe dite Angélique?

   • In the spring of 1734, a fire occurred in Montréal that destroyed a hospital and 45 houses on rue Saint-Paul. Criminal proceedings were soon underway against Marie-Josèphe dite Angélique, a Black slave, and her White lover, Claude Thibault. The latter fled, leaving Angélique on her own to prove her innocence.

   Torture and Truth: Angélique and the Burning of Montreal

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   Was Marie-Josèphe Angélique an accomplice?

   • They wanted her to name an accomplice, but she never did, maintaining that it was her alone who set the fire. Marie-Josèphe Angélique was then paraded through the streets of Montreal in a white chemise with the word “Arsonist” embroidered on it, while holding a torch to face her execution.

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9. www.cbc.ca › documentaries › black-lifeThe story of Marie-Joseph Angélique 'belies that myth of the ...

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   Oct 26, 2023 · Marie-Joseph Angélique was an enslaved Black woman who arrived in Montreal in 1725. In 1734, she was accused of starting a fire that burned down half of the buildings in Old Montreal. She was...

10. www.canadianmysteries.ca › sites › angeliqueTorture and Truth: Angélique and the Burning of Montreal

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    Torture and Truth: Angélique and the Burning of Montreal. Welcome. In the spring of 1734, a fire occurred in Montréal that destroyed a hospital and 45 houses on rue Saint-Paul. Criminal proceedings were soon underway against Marie-Josèphe dite Angélique, a Black slave, and her White lover, Claude Thibault.