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Hannah Ocuish (sometimes " Occuish "; [3] March 1774 – December 20, 1786) was a 12-year old Pequot Native American girl, possibly with an intellectual disability, who was hanged on December 20, 1786, in New London, Connecticut, for the murder of Eunice Bolles, the 6-year-old daughter of a wealthy farmer. She is believed to be the youngest ...
Nov 28, 2023 · Nov 28, 2023 4:00 PM EST. An artist's rendering of the hanging of Hannah Ocuish in 1786. Kimberly Parr. Hannah Ocuish: A Fateful Encounter. Hannah Ocuish was collecting water from a brook when she suddenly caught sight of her sworn enemy: a six-year-old girl, Eunice Bolles, walking to school. The year was 1786.
Jul 29, 2015 · Eunice finally collapsed in a crumpled heap. Her head and body were badly mangled and both her back and one arm broken. Hannah stepped back and triumphantly admired her handiwork, undoubtedly ...
Dec 20, 2021 · A drawing of Hannah Ocuish’s hanging, published in the Courant in 1964 – Hartford Courant file image Local residents began hunting for Eunice’s killer. They questioned young Hannah Ocuish, who said she saw 4 boys near the crime scene earlier in the day.
May 23, 1996 · Known around her community as the “fierce young savage,” 12- year-old Hannah Ocuish was hanged behind New London’s old meeting house on Dec. 20, 1786. A fight over some strawberri…
London condemned Hannah Occuish, a young girl of African and Pe-quot heritage, to death. Her trial and sentencing were significant not only because of the severity of the punishment— her execution by hanging— but also because Hannah was only twelve years old, making her the youn-gest person in U.S. history to be sentenced to death and hanged.
Apr 1, 2014 · Hannah was tried in October and swiftly convicted. During her sentencing later that month, the judge chastised Hannah for the cruel act and for her attempts to make it look like an accident ...
