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- Source - Jody Woods
It looks like in 1703, Jacque Bois and Louis Henry were captured for burglary, placed on trial, convicted and thrown in jail. They successfully appealed their sentence but instead of being released, the authorities decided to order a new trial for another robbery case. Believing they would lose, the two detainees escaped from prison (in 1703). The acquittal they had just obtained on appeal was voided; the initial guilty verdict restored and a death sentence added to their punishment.
Louis Henry was captured and executed. Jacque Bois stayed clear of Montreal and found refuge in Rivière-Ouelle where he made the acquaintance of Anne Soucy. He was never pursued by authorities and seems to have lived the remainder of his life peacefully (actually a pillar of the community – often called on to witness marriages etc) in Rivière-Ouelle, dying of natural causes nearly nearly 40 years after the events. Anne Soucy and Jacque Bois had eight children.
On October 5, 1703, Anne gave birth to a daughter out of wedlock. Marie Thérèse was born a year before Anne and Jacque were married. I attach their marriage record. It seems Jacque acknowledged her as his own. In 1730 when Marie Thérèse married Louis Maurais, Marie-Thérèse carried the name Bois.
Jody Woods
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1671 - 1741 (70 years)
