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Mary Elizabeth Jenkins Surratt [1] [2] [3] (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...
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.
Jul 3, 2024 · Mary Surratt was an American boardinghouse operator, who, with three others, was convicted of conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. At age 17 Mary Jenkins married John Harrison Surratt, a land owner. Following a fire that destroyed their home, the couple in 1852 opened a tavern that.
Oct 9, 2022 · On July 7, 1865, Mary Surratt and three other condemned prisoners were marched through the courtyard of the Old Arsenal Penitentiary outside of Washington, D.C., surrounded by a crowd of over 1,000 people. Escorted by General John F. Hartranft, each of the prisoners’ wrists and ankles were bound.
Apr 12, 2011 · A young widow and boardinghouse owner. After the death of her alcoholic (and, in some historians’ view, abusive) husband in 1862, Mary Surratt found herself in dire financial straits.
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.
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.
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 War...
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 Abraham...
