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Mary Elizabeth Jenkins Surratt (1820 or May 1823 – July 7, 1865) was an American boarding house owner in Washington, D.C., who was convicted of taking part in the conspiracy which led to the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.
Nov 9, 2009 · An alleged member of the Abraham Lincoln assassination conspiracy, Mary Surratt has the dubious distinction of being the first woman executed by the U.S. government. Born Mary Jenkins in 1820...
Apr 12, 2011 · Mary Surratt’s conviction and hanging ignited a nationwide debate over whether female criminals deserve special treatment in the eyes of the law.
Mar 6, 2017 · Mary Surratt was tried and convicted and executed as a co-conspirator in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Her son escaped conviction, and later admitted that he was part of the original plot to kidnap Lincoln and several others in government.
Oct 9, 2022 · On July 7, 1865, Mary Surratt became the first woman ever executed by the U.S. government after she was convicted of conspiring to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.
Apr 30, 2024 · Mary Surratt (born May/June 1823, near Waterloo, Maryland, U.S.—died July 7, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was an American boardinghouse operator, who, with three others, was convicted of conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln.
Mar 22, 2024 · Mary Surratt is known for her contentious role in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, in 1865. Prior to Lincoln’s murder, Surratt would have been regarded as an ordinary woman living a typical middle-class existence.
Jun 30, 2015 · Among them was Mary Surratt, who was the first woman to be executed by the federal government—but whose story remains a mystery to this day. Surratt stands at the border of Civil...
Aug 28, 2013 · Early in the afternoon of July 7, 1865, Mary Surratt entered the courtyard of the Old Arsenal Prison in Washington, D.C. Behind her filed three other who had plotted to kill President...
Jul 7, 2013 · At 1:22pm on July 7, 1865, Mary Surratt became the first woman ever to be executed by the United States government. Surratt, Lewis Powell (aka Lewis Payne), David Herold, and George Atzerodt were all involved in John Wilkes Booth’s elaborate plot to completely disrupt the Union government by killing President Abraham Lincoln, Vice President ...
