VERMONT EXECUTIONS

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NAME

AGE

RACE

SEX

OCCUPATION

CRIME

METHOD

DATE

MTPL

COUNTY

1

REDDING, DAVID

WHITE

MALE

TORY SOLDIER

TREASON

HANGING

JUN

11

1778

BENNINGTON

2

DEAN, CYRUS

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

NOV

11

1808

CHITTENDEN

3

GODFREY, SAMUEL

WHITE

MALE

CONVICT

MURDER

HANGING

FEB

13

1818

WINDSOR

4

VIRGINIA, LUTHER

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JAN

14

1820

FRANKLIN

5

BATES, ARCHIBALD

WHITE

MALE

FARMER

MURDER

HANGING

FEB

6

1839

BENNINGTON

6

BARNETT, WILLIAM

58

WHITE

MALE

VETERINARIAN

MURDER

HANGING

JAN

20

1864

1

CHITTENDEN

7

KAVANAUGH, SANDY

61

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JAN

20

1864

2

CHITTENDEN

8

WARD, JOHN

25

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

MAR

21

1868

CHITTENDEN

9

MILLER, HIRAM

32

WHITE

MALE

FARM HAND

MURDER-ROBBERY

HANGING

JUN

25

1869

WINDSOR

10

WELCOME, HENRY

18

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

HANGING

JAN

20

1871

CHITTENDEN

11

GRAVELIN, HENERY

48

WHITE

MALE

FARMER

MURDER

HANGING

MAR

14

1879

WINDSOR

12

PHAIR, JOHN

38

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

HANGING

APR

10

1879

RUTLAND

13

MAGOON, ASA

57

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

NOV

28

1879

WASHINGTON

14

TATRO, EDWARD

21

WHITE

MALE

FARM HAND

MURDER

HANGING

APR

2

1880

FRANKLIN

15

HAYDEN, EDWIN

29

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

FEB

25

1881

ORLEANS

16

CARR, ROYAL

44

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

APR

29

1881

WASHINGTON

17

MEAKER, EMELINE

44

WHITE

FEMALE

HOUSEWIFE

MURDER

HANGING

MAR

30

1883

WASHINGTON

18

BELL, SYLVESTER

56

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JAN

1

1892

FRANKLIN

19

ROGERS, MARY

21

WHITE

FEMALE

HOUSEWIFE

MURDER

HANGING

DEC

8

1905

BENNINGTON

20

KENT, ELROY

35

WHITE

MALE

ASYLUM ESCAPEE

MURDER-ROBBERY

HANGING

JUL

5

1912

WASHINGTON

21

BOSWORTH, ARTHUR

27

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JAN

2

1914

ORANGE

22

WARNER, GEORGE

47

WHITE

MALE

BLACKSMITH

MURDER

ELECTROCUTION

JUL

12

1919

WINDSOR

23

STACEY, BERT

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

ELECTROCUTION

JUL

7

1932

WASHINGTON

24

WATSON, RONALD

?

MALE

?

MURDER

ELECTROCUTION

JAN

2

1947

RUTLAND

25

BLAIR, FRANCIS

31

WHITE

MALE

ESCAPED CONVICT

MURDER-ROBBERY

ELECTROCUTION

FEB

8

1954

WINDSOR

26

DEMAG, DONALD

29

WHITE

MALE

ESCAPED CONVICT

MURDER-ROBBERY

ELECTROCUTION

DEC

8

1954

WINDSOR