Mathieu Léveillé
Canadian executioner
About Mathieu Léveillé
Lived 1709 – 1743 (aged 33–34). Mathieu Léveillé was a Canadian executioner.
Mathieu Léveillé (1709 – September 9, 1743) was an executioner in New France, who was an enslaved person of African descent. For 24 years, had been enslaved and forced to work on a plantation in Martinique. According to some accounts, he repeatedly tried to escape, and was sentenced to death after his third attempt. His death sentence was commuted, and he was instead condemned to carry out death sentences, as a hangman in the French colony of New France.
Léveillé was forced to serve as executioner from 1733 until his death.
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Who was Mathieu Léveillé?
Canadian executioner
When was Mathieu Léveillé born?
Mathieu Léveillé was born in 1709 in Martinique.
When did Mathieu Léveillé die?
Mathieu Léveillé died on 9 September 1743.
What was Mathieu Léveillé's occupation?
Mathieu Léveillé was an executioner.
What nationality was Mathieu Léveillé?
Mathieu Léveillé was Canadian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Mathieu Léveillé. https://biography.guide/mathieu-leveille/
MLA: "Mathieu Léveillé." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/mathieu-leveille/.
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