Joseph dite Angélique, Marie National Historic Person

Montréal, Quebec
New Black History Month stamp features Marie Joseph Angélique. Accused of a crime she denied doing, Angélique’s story sheds light on the history of – and resistance to – enslavement in what is now Canada (© Société canadienne des postes / Illustré par Alexis Eke | Canada Post Corporation / Illustrated by Alexis Eke)
Commemorative stamp
(© Société canadienne des postes / Illustré par Alexis Eke | Canada Post Corporation / Illustrated by Alexis Eke)
Address : Montréal, Quebec

Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date: 2025-02-07
Life Date: 1705 to 1734
Dates:
  • 1734 to 1734 (Significant)

Other Name(s):
  • Marie Joseph dite Angélique  (Designation Name)
  • Marie Joseph dite Angélique (c. 1705–1734)  (Other Name)
Research Report Number: 2024-05, 2024-05-A

Importance: Enslaved woman of African descent sold to a merchant in Montréal, New France, convicted of arson in 1734, whose life story has become a symbol of Black resistance and women’s strength