MAINE EXECUTIONS

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NAME

AGE

RACE

SEX

OCCUPATION

CRIME

METHOD

DATE

MTPL

COUNTY

1

CORNISH, MRS.

WHITE

FEMALE

HOUSEWIFE

MURDER

HANGING

?

1644

?

2

QUASSON, JOSEPH

NAT. AMER.

MALE

SOLDIER

MURDER

HANGING

JUN

29

1726

?

3

SAMPSON, PATIENCE

23

NAT. AMER.

FEMALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JUL

31

1735

YORK

4

GOODWIN, SOLOMON

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

NOV

12

1772

CUMBERLAND

5

MCCORMIC, JAMES

WHITE

MALE

SOLDIER

MURDER

HANGING

?

1773

CUMBERLAND

6

BAUM, JEREMIAH

WHITE

MALE

?

TREASON

HANGING

?

1780

KNOX

7

BIRD, THOMAS

WHITE

MALE

SEAMAN

MURDER

HANGING

JUN

25

1790

CUMBERLAND

8

FORTIS, EDMUND

BLACK

MALE

RUNAWAY SLAVE

MURDER-RAPE

HANGING

SEP

25

1794

LINCOLN

9

DREW, JOSEPH

24

WHITE

MALE

BLACKSMITH

MURDER

HANGING

JUL

21

1808

CUMBERLAND

10

BALL, EBENEZER

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

OCT

31

1811

HANCOCK

11

ELLIOTT, SETH

WHITE

MALE

FARMER

MURDER

HANGING

FEB

3

1825

KNOX

12

SAGER, JOSEPH

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JAN

2

1835

KENNEBEC

13

COX, ABRAM

BLACK

MALE

COOK

MURDER

HANGING

AUG

27

1860

1

ANDROSCOGGIN

14

WILLIAMS, PETER

WHITE

MALE

SAILOR

MURDER

HANGING

AUG

27

1860

2

ANDROSCOGGIN

15

SPENCER, FRANCIS

WHITE

MALE

CONVICT

MURDER

HANGING

JUN

24

1864

KNOX

16

HARRIS, CLIFTON

20

BLACK

MALE

LABORER

MURDER-RAPE-ROB

HANGING

MAR

12

1869

ANDROSCOGGIN

17

WAGNER, , LOUIS

WHITE

MALE

FISHERMAN

MURDER-RAPE-ROB

HANGING

JUN

25

1875

1

YORK

18

GORDON, JOHN

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JUN

25

1875

2

WALDO

19

CAPONE, RAFFAELE

27

WHITE

MALE

RAILROAD WORKER

MURDER-ROBBERY

HANGING

APR

17

1885

1

PENOBSCOT

20

SANTORE, CARMINE

44

WHITE

MALE

RAILROAD WORKER

MURDER-ROBBERY

HANGING

APR

17

1885

2

PENOBSCOT

21

WILKINSON, DANIEL

39

WHITE

MALE

ESCAPED CONVICT

MURDER

HANGING

NOV

20

1885

SAGADAHOC