NEW HAMPSHIRE EXECUTIONS

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NAME

AGE

RACE

SEX

OCCUPATION

CRIME

METHOD

DATE

MTPL

COUNTY

1

SIMPSON, SARAH

WHITE

FEMALE

WIDOW

MURDER

HANGING

DEC

27

1739

1

ROCKINGHAM

2

HENRY, PENELOPE

WHITE

FEMALE

DOMESTIC SERVANT

MURDER

HANGING

DEC

27

1739

2

ROCKINGHAM

3

DOW, ELIPHAS

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

MAY

8

1755

ROCKINGHAM

4

BLAY, RUTH

WHITE

FEMALE

TEACHER

CONCEALING BABY

HANGING

DEC

30

1768

ROCKINGHAM

5

THOMAS, ELISHA

WHITE

MALE

EX SOLDIER

MURDER

HANGING

JUN

3

1788

STRAFFORD

6

POWERS, THOMAS

BLACK

MALE

?

RAPE

HANGING

JUL

28

1796

GRAFTON

7

BURNHAM, JOSIAH

63

WHITE

MALE

JAIL PRISONER

MURDER

HANGING

AUG

12

1806

GRAFTON

8

FARMER, DANIEL

28

WHITE

MALE

FARMER

MURDER

HANGING

DEC

22

1821

HILLSBOROUGH

9

PRESCOTT, ABRAHAM

18

WHITE

MALE

FARM HAND

MURDER-RAPE

HANGING

JAN

6

1836

MERRIMACK

10

HOWARD, ANDREW

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

HANGING

JUL

8

1846

STRAFFORD

11

DUDLEY, ENOS

WHITE

MALE

CLERGY

MURDER

HANGING

MAY

23

1849

GRAFTON

12

MILLS, SAMUEL

28

WHITE

MALE

MINER

MURDER-ROBBERY

HANGING

MAY

6

1868

GRAFTON

13

PIKE, JOSIAH

31

WHITE

MALE

LABORER

MURDER-ROBBERY

HANGING

NOV

9

1869

ROCKINGHAM

14

EVANS, FRANKLIN

67

WHITE

MALE

UNLICNSD PHYSICN

MURDER-RAPE

HANGING

FEB

17

1874

ROCKINGHAM

15

MAJOR, ELWIN

29

WHITE

MALE

FARM LABORER

MURDER

HANGING

JAN

5

1877

HILLSBOROUGH

16

LEPAGE, JOSEPH

WHITE

MALE

WOOD CHOPPER

MURDER-RAPE

HANGING

MAR

15

1878

MERRIMACK

17

PINKHAM, JOHN

WHITE

MALE

FARM LABORER

MURDER

HANGING

MAR

14

1879

STRAFFORD

18

BUZZELL, JOSEPH

42

WHITE

MALE

STONE MASON

MURDER

HANGING

JUL

10

1879

CARROLL

19

SAMON, THOMAS

36

WHITE

MALE

COOK

MURDER

HANGING

APR

17

1885

BELKNAP

20

PALMER, JAMES

?

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

MAY

1

1890

ROCKINGHAM

21

ALMY, FRANK

WHITE

MALE

ESCAPED CONVICT

MURDER-RAPE

HANGING

MAY

16

1893

GRAFTON

22

COMERY, OSCAR

34

WHITE

MALE

CHAUFFEUR

MURDER

HANGING

FEB

18

1916

HILLSBOROUGH

23

SMALL, FREDERICK

50

WHITE

MALE

RETIRED GROCER

MURDER

HANGING

JAN

15

1918

CARROLL

24

LONG, HOWARD

32

WHITE

MALE

STORE KEEPER

MURDER

HANGING

JUL

14

1939

MERRIMACK