M. Josette Corriveau (daughter of Joseph Corriveau and Marie Francoise Bolduc) was born 14 May 1733 in Quebec, and died 18 Apr 1763 in Quebec. She married (1) Charles Bouchard on 17 Nov 1749. She married (2) Louis Dodier on 20 Jul 1761.

CORRIVEAU (Corrivaux), MARIE-JOSEPHTE, known as La Corriveau; b. and baptized 14 May 1733 at Saint-Vallier, near Quebec, daughter of Joseph Corriveau, a farmer, and Marie-Françoise Bolduc; m. first on 17 Nov. 1749 Charles Bouchard, a farmer, who was buried on 27 April 1760 and by whom she had three children; and secondly on 20 July 1761 Louis Dodier, a farmer; died on the gallows at Quebec, probably on 18 April 1763.
There is scarcely any woman in all of Canadian history who has a worse reputation than Marie-Josephte Corriveau, generally called La Corriveau. This wretched woman died more than two centuries ago, but she continues to haunt the imagination. People still talk of her, of her crimes, real and fictitious. On 15 April 1763 she was condemned to death by a court martial for murdering Louis Dodier, her second husband, during the night of 26–27 Jan. 1763. This murder gave rise to two sensational trials before a military tribunal which met in one of the rooms of the Ursuline convent in Quebec and was composed of 12 English officers and presided over by Lieutenant-Colonel Roger Morris. The reports of these trials, discovered in London in 1947, allow us to establish the facts quite precisely and to separate them from the legend which grew up about them.

The first trial, which began on 29 March 1763, ended on 9 April with the death sentence for Joseph Corriveau, who was found guilty of the murder, and the sentencing of his daughter, Marie-Josephte, to be flogged and branded. But these sentences were not carried out because Joseph Corriveau’s confession – made after sentence had been pronounced on the advice of his confessor, the Jesuit superior Augustin-Louis de Glapion* – revealed his daughter as the sole guilty person and indicated that the crown attorney, Hector-Théophilus Cramahé*, had erred in his charge and his interpretation of the facts. His error was due to the fact that he accepted the testimony, contradictory as it happened, of Joseph’s niece, Élisabeth-Marguerite (Isabelle) Veau, dit Sylvain, that of a neighbour, Joseph Corriveau, the accused man’s homonym, which was, at least on the surface, overwhelming, and finally that of another neighbour, the talkative and imaginative Claude Dion. It was the contradictions in the evidence that the defence lawyer, Jean-Antoine Saillant, had tried to bring out in his pleading.

The court met again on 15 April to hear Marie-Josephte’s confession, in which she declared that she had killed her husband by hitting him on the head twice with an axe while he was sleeping. A new sentence, pronounced the same day, stipulated that Marie-Josephte would be hanged and that, in conformity with English law (Great Britain, Statutes, 25, Geo. II, 1752), her corpse would be exposed in chains for an indefinite period. The execution took place on the Buttes-à-Nepveu, near the Plains of Abraham, probably on 18 April 1763, and the iron cage, which was set up at Pointe-Lévy (Lauzon), remained in sight of passers-by until at least 25 May, when an order from the governor, James Murray*, authorized its removal. As for Joseph Corriveau, he was discharged with a certificate of innocence, as was his niece, Isabelle Sylvain, who had been accused of perjury at the first trial. His pardon received royal assent from George III on 8 August of that year.

All these unusual facts and others still, such as the discovery of the iron cage in the cemetery of Lauzon around 1850, struck people’s imaginations. They were transformed into deep-rooted legends that are still recounted in oral tradition and inspired several fantastic tales which have been cleverly used by some Canadian writers. In Les Anciens Canadiens (Quebec, 1863) Philippe-Joseph Aubert* de Gaspé brought out in particular the nocturnal appearances of La Corriveau in her cage, begging a belated habitant on the road to Beaumont to take her to the sabbath of the will-o’-the-wisps and witches on the Île d’Orléans. After Sir James MacPherson Le Moine* in his article “Marie-Josephte Corriveau, a Canadian Lafarge” in Maple Leaves (Quebec, 1863), William Kirby*, in his novel The Golden Dog (New York, 1877), made La Corriveau into a professional poisoner, a direct descendant of the famous Catherine Deshayes, called La Voisin, who was hanged in Paris in 1680. Several other writers and historians, among them Louis-Honoré Fréchette* in his article “Une Relique,” in Le Monde Illustré (Montreal), 7 May 1898, and Pierre-Georges Roy* in “L’Histoire de La Corriveau,” Cahiers des Dix, II (1937), 73–76, have told La Corriveau’s story, without succeeding however in completely separating the true facts from anachronistic fantasies or legendary and romantic details. There is, for example, a lack of agreement on the number of murders – between two and seven – which are attributed to this wretched woman and on the different means which she used to carry them out. La Corriveau has also inspired artists: the sculptor Alfred Laliberté * made a remarkable bronze which is in the Musée du Québec portraying a haggard young woman bent under the weight of fatality and the cage in which she is imprisoned.

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Should you have a Theme Party?

The answer is YES!

They add lots of fun to the celebration.

A Theme serves as inspiration for the invitations, favors, decoration, games, gifts and even the food.

A Theme will help focus attention on a main topic and provide a unifying factor, which will pull the whole event together.

Without a doubt, the most memorable Baby Showers we have seen are the ones that follow a Theme.

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Need help deciding on what kind of Theme to have? Look around the Nursery/Baby Room.

Do you see Bears? Use a Bear Theme.

How about Rubber Ducks? Or Lady Bugs?

Maybe the Walls of the Baby’s Room have Boats on them.

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Are the Parents African American? Use Jungle or African Theme.

Or use an African Culture Theme.

How about picking the Parents favorite thing?

Is it Co-Ed?

This is a HOT new trend. If your Inviting Guys .Use a Sports Theme or Western Theme.

Deciding on a Theme could be YOUR pick. After all, YOU’RE planning it.

How about an all time Favorite like, Nursery Rhymes/Mother Goose.

If it’s a Girl, and you live somewhere Warm use a Tea Party Theme.

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Originally posted 2009-02-14 10:02:47. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

A study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute this week found that a daily regimen of vitamin D and calcium did not offer any protection against invasive breast cancer.

With those studies in mind, here’s what our panel of experts takes every day.

Dr. Andrew Weil; Age: 66; director, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine; Dr.weil.com

What he takes:

1. A daily multivitamin/multimineral

2. Vitamin D. Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, heart disease, and multiple sclerosis, as well as other conditions. Studies show many of us are vitamin D deficient. Weil says look on the label to make sure you’re getting vitamin D3, not vitamin D2.

3. Magnesium. Lack of magnesium may lead to irritablity, muscle weakness, and irregular heartbeat.

4. Juvenon (or “Omega”), a compound believed to enhance cellular health and function. This supplement contains two nutrients, acetyl-L-carnitine and alpha lipoic acid. The company that makes Juvenon says benefits include “more energy,” a “sharper mind”, and “more restful sleep.”
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5. Co-Q-10, a supplement that boosts coenzyme Q10, which is produced by the human body and is necessary for the basic functioning of cells. Animal studies have found that coenzyme Q10 helps the immune system work better and makes the body better able to resist certain infections and types of cancer.

Weil, author of 10 books including, “Eight Weeks to Optimum Health,” says it is important to take studies, like the one in JAMA, with a grain of salt. “I believe vitamins E and C are important as part of our antioxidant defenses, even if we have not yet documented specific preventive effects,” says Weil.

What not to take

Weil says men shouldn’t take iron unless they’ve been diagnosed by a physician as having iron deficiency anemia. He also advises against men taking calcium supplements; he’s concerned they could increase the risk of prostate cancer.

Dr. Christiane Northrup; Age: “50 something;” author, “The Secret Pleasures of Menopause;” Drnorthrup.com

What she takes:

1. Antioxidant supplement

2. Fish oil. Some studies have found fish oil, which contains omega 3 fatty acids, can help lower triglyceride levels, lower blood pressure, and help depression, among other uses.

3. Calcium, which can help prevent osteoporosis — a problem in particular for older women

4. Magnesium

5. Coenzyme Q10

6. Vitamin D

Northrup, an authority on women’s health and wellness and author of the new book “The Secret Pleasures of Menopause,” says it is important to remember that vitamins are not drugs. They don’t work the same way in the body.

“Vitamins are best taken in the correct proportions to each other,” says Northrup. For example, she says if you are taking folic acid, which is a B vitamin, you’ll do better when you also take the other Bs that make up the B complex. Says Northrup, “That’s how nutrients occur naturally and how the body best utilizes them.”

What not to take

Northrup says postmenopausal women almost never need iron, and taking too much might pose a risk for heart health.

Dr. Walter Willett; Age: 63; chairman, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health

What he takes:

1. Multivitamin

2. Vitamin D

Willett thinks the jury is still out on vitamin E and C and heart health. “I don’t think we have the final answer,” says Willett, the chair of the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health. He points out that in the Women’s Health Study, women receiving vitamin E experienced a statistically significant 24 percent reduction in total cardiovascular disease mortality.

What not to take

He agrees with Dr. Weil: men don’t need extra calcium, and high intake might increase the risk of prostate cancer.

Dr. Melina Jampolis; Age: 38; Drmelina.com

What she takes:

1. Multivitamin

2. Calcium

3. Vitamin D

4. Omega 3

Jampolis, who practices in San Francisco, California, and specializes exclusively in nutrition for weight loss and disease prevention and treatment, says everyone should take a basic multivitamin. “I like to call it an insurance policy,” she says.

What not to take

What not to take: “I’m not convinced that the ‘beautiful skin’ vitamins really help much — it’s much better to get the nutrients from your diet, drink water, and wear sunscreen,” Jampolis says.

The bottom line

Our experts agree you shouldn’t make decisions about what vitamins to take based on a single study. For example, the JAMA study findings didn’t make our experts lose faith in these two vitamins.

“I believe vitamins E and C are important for optimum health as part of our antioxidant defenses, even if we have not yet documented specific preventive effects,” Weil says.

The experts also agree that taking vitamins is only part of the larger puzzle. You also need to watch your diet and exercise. And, do your homework. New studies come out all the time.

Well?? Do you still believe ” I can get everything from my food”

I’m believe in Listening to the experts and Research. I’ll keep taking my USANA!

Originally posted 2009-02-06 10:18:30. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Great Real Life Story!! Deerfield Massacre

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Originally posted 2009-02-22 15:51:26. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Royal Family

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Happy Hunting Cousins!

Originally posted 2009-02-22 15:41:18. Republished by Blog Post Promoter