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Mary Elizabeth Surratt ( née Jenkins; 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.
Abraham Lincoln Assassination Conspirator. She was born Mary Elizabeth Jenkins to a farming family in Prince George County, Maryland near what today is the town of Waterloo.
Nov 9, 2009 · Mary Surratt was an American boarding house owner who was convicted of taking part in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. Sentenced to death, she was hanged, becoming the...
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.
Jul 3, 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 4, 2019 · Mary Surratt, a boardinghouse operator, and tavern keeper, was the first woman to be executed by the United States federal government, convicted as a co-conspirator with Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth, though she asserted her innocence. Mary Surratt's early life was hardly notable.
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...
May 27, 2011 · Mary Surratt allowed Lincoln assasin John Wilkes Booth to plan under her roof; Surratt was the first woman executed by the U.S. government