Joseph Marmette

Born in Montmagny, Canada East, on October 25, 1844, Joseph-Étienne-Eugène Marmette was a Canadian novelist and historian. He studied at the Séminaire de Québec and also spent time at Regiopolis College before beginning legal studies, though literature became the center of his career.

Marmette became known for historical novels rooted in French-Canadian life and the history of Quebec. He also worked in public service and, later in life, held posts connected with Canadian immigration and archival work in Europe, especially in France.

He died on May 7, 1895. Though not as widely read today as some of his contemporaries, he remains an important figure in early Canadian literature for the way he turned national and regional history into vivid popular storytelling.