List of people executed in Massachusetts
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This is a list of at least 354 people executed in Massachusetts, United States.[1][2] Capital punishment in Massachusetts was ruled unconstitutional in 1984 and effectively abolished in 2014.[3]
1630–1699
Bracketed question marks ( [?] ) denote that only part of a person's name is known.
| Name | Race | Age | Gender | Occupation | Date of execution | Crime | Method of execution | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Billington | White | 40 | Male | ? | 1630-09-30 | Murder of John Newcomen | Hanging | Bristol |
| John Williams | White | Male | Carpenter | 1637 | Murder-Robbery | Hanging | Worcester | |
| William Schooler | White | Male | Guide | 1637-09-23 | Murder | Hanging | Plymouth | |
| Thomas Jackson | White | Male | Indentured Servant[4] | 1638-09-04 | Murder-Robbery (part of the Peach Gang) | Hanging | Plymouth[5] | |
| Arthur Peach | White | 18-20 | Male | Indentured Servant[4] | 1638-09-04 | Murder-Robbery (part of the Peach Gang) | Hanging | Plymouth[5] |
| Richard Stinnings | White | Male | Indentured Servant[4] | 1638-09-04 | Murder-Robbery (part of the Peach Gang) | Hanging | Plymouth[5] | |
| Dorothy Talbye | White | Female | Housewife | 1638-12-06 | Murder | Hanging | Plymouth | |
| William Hackett | White | 18 | Male | Servant | 1641-12-10 | Sodomy/Buggery/Bestiality | Hanging | Plymouth |
| Thomas Granger | White | 17 | Male | Servant | 1642-09-08 | Sodomy/Buggery/Bestiality | Hanging | Suffolk |
| James Britton | White | Male | ? | 1643-03-21 | Adultery | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Mary Latham | White | 18 | Female | Housewife | 1643-03-21 | Adultery | Hanging | Plymouth |
| William Franklin | White | Male | Farmer | 1644-04-08 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Mary Martin | White | 22 | Female | Servant | 1646 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk |
| Alice Bishop | White | Female | ? | 1648 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Margaret Jones | White | Female | Housewife | 1648-06-15 | Witchcraft | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| [?] Kendall | White | Female | Housewife | 1651 | Witchcraft | Hanging | Plymouth | |
| Mary Parsons | White | Female | Housewife | 1651-05-29 | Witchcraft | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Ann Hibbens | White | Female | Widow | 1656-06-19 | Witchcraft | Hanging | Middlesex | |
| William Robinson | White | Male | ? | 1659-01-22 | Being a Quaker/Boston Martyr | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Marmaduke Stevenson | White | Male | ? | 1659-01-22 | Being a Quaker/Boston Martyr | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Mary Dyer | White | 49 | Female | Housewife | 1660-06-01 | Being a Quaker/Boston Martyr | Hanging | Suffolk |
| William Leddra | White | Male | ? | 1661-03-14 | Being a Quaker/Boston Martyr | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Samuel Bellamy | ? | Male | Pirate | 1661 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| [Unknown] | ? | Male | Pirate | 1661 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| [Unknown] | ? | Male | Pirate | 1661 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| [Unknown] | ? | Male | Pirate | 1661 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| [Unknown] | ? | Male | Pirate | 1661 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| [Unknown] | ? | Male | Pirate | 1661 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| [Unknown] | Native American | Male | ? | 1670 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| [Unknown] (son of Matoonas)[6] | Native American | Male | ? | 1671 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| William Forrest | ? | Male | Pirate | 1672 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Alexander Wilson | ? | Male | Pirate | 1672 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| John Smith | ? | Male | Pirate | 1672 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Tom | Native American | Male | ? | 1674 | Rape | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| [Unknown] | ? | Male | ? | 1674-01-18 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| [Unknown] | ? | Male | ? | 1674-01-18 | Murder | Hanging | ? | |
| Benjamin Gourd | White | 17 | Male | ? | 1674-04-02 | Sodomy/Buggery/Bestiality | Hanging | Suffolk |
| Samuel Guile | White | Male | ? | 1675-01-16 | Rape | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Nicholas Feavor | White | Male | Servant | 1675-03-18 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Robert Driver | White | Male | Servant | 1675-03-18 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Tobias | Native American | Male | ? | 1675-06-08 | Murder | Hanging | Plymouth | |
| Mattashunnamo | Native American | Male | ? | 1675-06-08 | Murder | Hanging | Plymouth | |
| Wampapaquan | Native American | Male | ? | 1675-06 (after June 8) | Murder | Shooting | Plymouth | |
| John Littlejohn | Native American | Male | ? | 1675-09-22 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Samuel Guile Jr.[7] | White | 32 | Male | ? | 1675-10-16 | Rape | Hanging | Suffolk |
| Basto (Cox) | Black | Male | Slave | 1676 | Rape | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Matoonas | Native American | Male | ? | 1676-07-27 | Murder | Shooting | Suffolk | |
| [Unknown] | Native American | Male | ? | 1676 | ? | Shooting | Suffolk | |
| [Unknown] | Native American | Male | ? | 1676 | ? | Shooting | Suffolk | |
| [Unknown] | Native American | Male | ? | 1676 | ? | Shooting | Suffolk | |
| [Unknown] | Native American | Male | ? | 1676 | ? | Shooting | Suffolk | |
| [Unknown] | Native American | Male | ? | 1676 | ? | Shooting | Suffolk | |
| [Unknown] | Native American | Male | ? | 1676 | ? | Shooting | Suffolk | |
| [Unknown] | Native American | Male | ? | 1676 | ? | Shooting | Suffolk | |
| [Unknown] | Native American | Male | ? | 1676 | ? | Shooting | Suffolk | |
| Daniel Goble | White | Male | ? | 1676 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Stephen Goble | White | Male | ? | 1676 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Daniel Hoare | White | Male | ? | 1676 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Nathaniel Wilder | White | Male | ? | 1676 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Marja (Lamb) | Black | Female | Slave | 1681-09-22 | Arson | Burning | Suffolk | |
| Jack (Wolcott) | Black | Male | Slave | 1681-09-22 | Arson | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| William Cheney | White | Male | Planter | 1681-09-22 | Rape | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Mrs. Henry Lake | White | Female | Housewife | 1684 | Witchcraft | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| James Morgan | White | Male | ? | 1685-03-11 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Ann Glover | White | Female | Housewife | 1688-11-16 | Witchcraft | Hanging | ? | |
| Samuel Watts | ? | Male | Pirate | 1689 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| William Coward | ? | Male | Pirate | 1689-01-17 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Thomas Johnson | ? | Male | Pirate | 1689-01-17 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| James Hawkins | White | Male | Pirate | 1689-01-27 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| [Unknown] | ? | Male | Pirate | 1689-01-27 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| [Unknown] | ? | Male | Pirate | 1689-01-27 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| [Unknown] | ? | Male | Pirate | 1689-01-27 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| [Unknown] | ? | Male | Pirate | 1689-01-27 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| [Unknown] | ? | Male | Pirate | 1689-01-27 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| [Unknown] | ? | Male | Pirate | 1689-01-27 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| [Unknown] | ? | Male | Pirate | 1689-01-27 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Pammatoock | Native American | Male | ? | 1689-09-26 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Hugh Stone | White | Male | ? | 1690 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Bridget Bishop | White | 60 | Female | ? | 1692-06-10 | Witchcraft/Salem witch trials | Hanging | Essex |
| Sarah Good | White | 39 | Female | ? | 1692-07-19 | Witchcraft/Salem witch trials | Hanging | Essex |
| Elizabeth Howe | White | 57 | Female | ? | Hanging | Essex | ||
| Susannah Martin | White | 71 | Female | ? | Hanging | Essex | ||
| Rebecca Nurse | White | 71 | Female | ? | Hanging | Dukes | ||
| Sarah Wildes | White | 65 | Female | Housewife | Hanging | Essex | ||
| George Burroughs | White | 40-42 | Male | Clergyman | 1692-08-19 | Witchcraft/Salem witch trials | Hanging | Essex |
| Martha Carrier | White | 42-49 | Female | ? | Hanging | Essex | ||
| George Jacobs Sr. | White | 83 | Male | ? | Hanging | Essex | ||
| John Proctor | White | 60 | Male | ? | Hanging | Essex | ||
| John Willard | White | 35 | Male | ? | Hanging | Essex | ||
| Martha Corey | White | 72 | Female | Housewife | 1692-09-22 | Witchcraft/Salem witch trials | Hanging | Essex |
| Mary Eastey | White | 58 | Female | ? | Hanging | Essex | ||
| Alice Parker | White | Female | ? | Hanging | Essex | |||
| Mary Parker | White | 55 | Female | ? | Hanging | Essex | ||
| Ann Pudeator | White | 70 | Female | ? | Hanging | Essex | ||
| Wilmot Redd | White | Female | ? | Hanging | Essex | |||
| Margaret Scott | White | 76 | Female | ? | Hanging | Essex | ||
| Samuel Wardwell | White | 49 | Male | ? | Hanging | Essex | ||
| Elizabeth Emmerson | White | 28 | Female | ? | 1693-06-08 | Murder (Infanticide)[8] | Hanging | Essex |
| Grace [?][8] | Black | Female | Indentured Servant[8] | 1693-06-08 | Murder (Infanticide)[9] | Hanging | Essex | |
| Susanna Andrews | White | Female | ? | 1696 | Concealment of birth | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Sarah Threeneedles[10] | ? | Female | ? | 1698-11-17 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Sarah Smith | White | Female | ? | 1699 | Murder | Hanging | Plymouth |
1700–1799
| Name | Age | Race | Gender | Occupation | Date of execution | Crime | Method of execution | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esther Rodgers | 21 | White | Female | Servant | 1701-07-15 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk |
| Finch | Native American | Male | ? | 1704 | ? | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| John Lambert | White | Male | Pirate | 1704-06-30 | Piracy | Hanging | Essex | |
| John Miller | White | Male | Pirate | 1704-06-30 | Piracy | Hanging | Nantucket | |
| Erastus Petersen | White | Male | Pirate | 1704-06-30 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| John Quelch | White | Male | Pirate | 1704-06-30 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Peter Roach | White | Male | Pirate | 1704-06-30 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Christopher Scudamore | White | Male | Pirate | 1704-06-30 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Josias [?] | Native American | Male | ? | 1709-01-12 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Joseph [?] | Native American | Male | ? | 1709-01-12 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Betty [?] | Black | Female | ? | 1712 | ? | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| David Wallis | White | Male | Sailor | 1713-09 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Margaret Callahan | ? | Female | ? | 1715-06-04 | Murder | Hanging | ? | |
| Jeremiah Fenwick | White | Male | ? | 1717 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Thomas Baker | White | Male | ? | 1715-11-15 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Peter Hoof | White | Male | ? | 1715-11-15 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| John Brown | White | Male | ? | 1715-11-15 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| John Shuan | White | Male | ? | 1715-11-15 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Simon Van Vorst | White | Male | ? | 1715-11-15 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Hendrick Quintos | White | Male | ? | 1715-11-15 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Joseph Hanno | Black | Male | ? | 1721-05-25 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| [Unknown] | Black | Male | ? | 1723 | Arson | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| John Archer | 27 | White | Male | Seaman | 1724-06-02 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk |
| William White | 22 | White | Male | Seaman | 1724-06-02 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk |
| Samuel Cole | ? | Male | Seaman | 1726 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| William Fly | White | Male | Seaman | 1726 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Henry Grenvil | ? | Male | Seaman | 1726 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| [Unknown] | Black | Male | Slave | 1729 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Richard Wilson | White | Male | ? | 1732-01-13 | Housebreaking/Burglary | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Quincy Julian | Native American | Male | Slave | 1733-03-22 | Murder | Hanging | Middlesex | |
| Rebekah Chamblit | 27 | White | Female | ? | 1733-09-27 | Infanticide | Hanging | Suffolk |
| Amaziah Harding | White | Male | ? | 1734-06 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Matthew Cushing | 22 | ? | Male | ? | 1734-10-17 | Housebreaking/Burglary | Hanging | Suffolk |
| John Ormsby | ? | Male | ? | 1734-10-17 | Murder | Hanging | Barnstable | |
| Sabo J. Nobby | Native American | Male | ? | 1736 | ? | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Hugh Henderson | 30 | White | Male | ? | 1737-11-26 | Housebreaking/Burglary | Hanging | Suffolk |
| Philip Kennison | ? | Male | ? | 1738-09-13 | Housebreaking/Burglary | Hanging | Nantucket | |
| Heppy Comfort | Native American | Male | ? | 1739 | ? | Hanging | Worcester | |
| [Garnier] | Black | Male | Slave | 1741-01 | Arson | Hanging | Middlesex | |
| Jeffrey [?] | Black | Male | Slave | 1745 | Murder | Hanging | Nantucket | |
| [Unknown] | Black | ? | Slave | 1749 | ? | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| [Unknown] | Black | ? | Slave | 1749 | ? | Burning | Worcester | |
| Henry Jude | Native American | Male | ? | 1750 | ? | Hanging | ? | |
| David [?] | Black | Male | Servant | 1751-05-16 | Murder | Hanging | ? | |
| William Welch | ? | Male | ? | 1754-04-11 | Murder | Hanging | Nantucket | |
| William Weir | ? | Male | ? | 1754-11-19 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Mark Codman | Black | Male | Slave | 1755-09-18 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Phillis Codman | Black | Female | Slave | 1755-09-18 | Murder | Burning | Suffolk | |
| John Harrington | White | Male | ? | 1757-03-17 | Murder | Hanging | Middlesex | |
| Bristol [?] | 16 | Black | Male | ? | 1763-12-01 | Murder | Hanging | Middlesex |
| Joseph Lightley | ? | Male | ? | 1765-11-21 | Murder | Hanging | Middlesex | |
| Nathan Quibby | Native American | Male | ? | 1768-05-26 | Murder | Hanging | Bristol | |
| Arthur [?] | 21 | Black | Male | Slave | 1767-10-20 | Rape | Hanging | Middlesex |
| Richard Ames | White | Male | Soldier | 1768-01-31 | Desertion | Shooting | Nantucket | |
| Tom Ichabod | Native American | Male | ? | 1769 | ? | Hanging | Worcester | |
| Joel Elisa | Native American | Male | ? | 1769 | ? | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Simon Hews | Native American | Male | ? | 1769 | ? | Hanging | Nantucket | |
| William Lindsay | ? | Male | ? | 1770-01-25 | Housebreaking/Burglary | Hanging | Nantucket | |
| William Shaw | White | Male | ? | 1770-12-13 | Murder | Hanging | Nantucket | |
| Bryan Sheehan | 39 | White | Male | ? | 1772-01-16 | Rape | Hanging | Worcester |
| Levi Ames | White | Male | ? | 1773-01-21 | Murder | Hanging | Hampden | |
| Valentine Ducat | White | Male | Soldier | 1774-09-01 | Desertion | Shooting | Essex | |
| William Ferguson | White | Male | Soldier | 1774-12-24 | Desertion | Shooting | Suffolk | |
| Elijah Woodward | White | Male | Soldier | 1777-01-05 | Desertion | Shooting | Suffolk | |
| William Brooks | White | Male | Soldier | 1778-07-02 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| James Buchanan | 30 | White | Male | Soldier | 1778-07-02 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk |
| Ezra Ross | 16 | White | Male | Soldier | 1778-07-02 | Murder | Hanging | Worcester |
| Bathsheba Spooner | 32 | White | Female | Housewife | 1778-07-02 | Murder | Hanging | Worcester |
| Robert Young | 29 | White | Male | Soldier | 1779-11-11 | Rape | Hanging | Worcester |
| William Huggins | White | Male | ? | 1783-06-19 | Housebreaking/Burglary | Hanging | Worcester | |
| John Mansfield | White | Male | ? | 1783-06-19 | Housebreaking/Burglary | Hanging | Worcester | |
| Cassumo Garcelli | 23 | White | Male | ? | 1784-01-15 | Murder | Hanging | Worcester |
| Dirick Grout (or Dirach Grout)[11] | 36 | White | Male | ? | 1784-01-28 | Housebreaking/Burglary | Hanging | Worcester |
| Francis Coven (or Francis Couvin)[11] | 22 | White | Male | ? | 1784-01-28 | Housebreaking/Burglary | Hanging | Suffolk |
| John Dixson (or John Dixon)[11] | White | Male | ? | 1784-11-11 | Housebreaking/Burglary | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Alexander White | 22 | White | Male | Seaman | 1784-11-18 | Murder-Robbery | Hanging | Suffolk |
| Richard Barrick | ? | Male | ? | 1784-11-18 | Robbery | Hanging | Bristol | |
| John Sullivan | ? | Male | ? | 1784-11-18 | Robbery | Hanging | Middlesex | |
| Thomas Archibald | ? | Male | ? | 1785-05-05 | Housebreaking/Burglary | Hanging | Middlesex | |
| William Scott | ? | Male | ? | 1785-05-05 | Housebreaking/Burglary | Hanging | Hampshire | |
| Hannah Piggen (or Hannah Piggin, or Hannah Pigeon)[10] | Native American | Female | ? | 1785-07-21[11] | Concealment of birth | Hanging | Hampshire | |
| Johnson Greene (or Johnson Green)[11] | 29 | Black | Male | ? | 1786-08-17 | Housebreaking/Burglary | Hanging | Suffolk |
| Isaac Combs (or Isaac Coombs)[11] | 39 | Native American | Male | Peddler | 1786-12-21 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk |
| Peter Wilcox Jr. | ? | Male | ? | ? | Murder | Hanging | Berkshire | |
| John Sheehan (or John Shean)[11] | 24 | White | Male | ? | 1787-11-22 | Housebreaking/Burglary | Hanging | Worcester |
| John Bly | White | Male | ? | 1787-12-06 | Housebreaking/Burglary | Hanging | Essex | |
| Charles Rose | White | Male | ? | 1787-12-06 | Housebreaking/Burglary | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| William Clarke | ? | Male | ? | 1787-12-06 | Housebreaking/Burglary | Hanging | Hampshire | |
| Joseph Taylor | ? | Male | ? | 1788-05-08 | Robbery | Hanging | Berkshire | |
| Archibald Taylor | ? | Male | ? | 1788-05-08 | Robbery | Hanging | Berkshire | |
| Abigail Converse (or Abiel Converse,[10] or Abiah Converse)[11] | 32[12] | White[12][a] | Female | ? | 1788-07-06 | Murder of her illegitimate child[13] | Hanging | Suffolk |
| John O'Neil | ? | Male | ? | 1788-09-04 | Murder | Hanging | Bristol | |
| William Danesse (or William Denossee)[11] | ? | Male | ? | 1789-10-08 | Robbery | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| William Smith | ? | Male | ? | 1789-10-08 | Robbery | Hanging | Hampshire | |
| Rachel Wall | 29 | Female | Pirate | 1789-10-08 | Robbery | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Edward Vail Brown[11] | White | Male | ? | 1790-10-14 | Housebreaking/Burglary | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| John Bailey | Black | Male | ? | 1790-10-14 | Housebreaking/Burglary | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Samuel Hadlock | ? | Male | ? | 1790-10-28 | Murder | Hanging | Lincoln | |
| Samuel Frost | 29 | White | Male | Farmhand | 1793-10-31 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk |
| John Baptiste Collins | ? | Male | Pirate | 1794-07-30 | Piracy and Murder on the High Seas | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Emanuel Furtado (or Manuel Furtado, or Edmund Fortis)[11] | ? | Male | Pirate | 1794-07-30 | Piracy and Murder on the High Seas | Hanging | Worcester | |
| Augustus Palacha (or Augustus Poleski) | ? | Male | Pirate | 1794-07-30 | Piracy and Murder on the High Seas | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Pomp [Furbish] | Black | Male | Slave | 1795-08-06 (or 1795-08-10)[11] | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Henry Blackburn (or Henry Blackbourne)[11] | White | Male | Chimney Sweep | 1796-01-14 | Murder-Robbery | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| John Stewart | White | Male | ? | 1797-04-06 | Housebreaking/Burglary | Hanging | Essex | |
| Stephen Smith[14] | 28 | Black | Male | Escaped Slave | 1797-10-12 | Housebreaking/Burglary | Hanging | Essex |
| Samuel Smith | ? | Male | ? | 1799-12-26 | Housebreaking/Burglary | Hanging | Middlesex |
1800–1899
| Name | Race | Age | Gender | Occupation | Date of execution | Crime | Method of execution | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Fairbanks | White | 21 | Male | ? | 1801-09-10 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk |
| Ebenezer Mason | White | Male | Laborer | 1802-01-07 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| John Battles (or John Battes, or John Battis)[11] | Black | 19 | Male | ? | 1804-11-08 | Murder-Rape | Hanging | Norfolk |
| Ephiram Wheeler (or Ephraim Wheeler)[11] | White | Male | ? | 1806-02-06 | Rape | Hanging | Hampshire | |
| Dominic Daley | White | 36 | Male | ? | 1806-06-05 | Murder-Robbery | Hanging | Norfolk |
| James Halligan | White | 28 | Male | ? | 1806-06-05 | Murder-Robbery | Hanging | Norfolk |
| Joseph Drew | ? | Male | ? | 1808-07-21 | Murder | Hanging | ? | |
| Ebenezer Ball | ? | Male | ? | 1811-10-31 | Murder | Hanging | ? | |
| Samuel Tully | White | 42 | Male | Pirate | 1812-12-10 | Piracy | Hanging | Hampshire |
| Henry Pyner | Black | Male | ? | 1813-11-05 | Rape | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Ezra Hutchinson | ? | Male | ? | 1813-11-18 | Rape | Hanging | Berkshire | |
| Henry Phillips | White | Male | Seaman | 1817-03-13 | Murder | Hanging | Berkshire | |
| John Williams | White | 30 | Male | Seaman | 1819-02-18 | Piracy and Murder on the High Seas | Hanging | Hampshire |
| Francis Frederick | White | Male | Seaman | 1819-02-18 | Piracy and Murder on the High Seas | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| John P. Rog | White | 30 | Male | Seaman | 1819-02-18 | Piracy and Murder on the High Seas | Hanging | Suffolk |
| Peter Peterson (or Nils Peterson) | White | 20 | Male | Seaman | 1819-02-18 | Piracy and Murder on the High Seas | Hanging | Suffolk |
| Peter Johnson | Black | Male | ? | 1819-11-25 | Rape | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Michael Powers | White | 51 | Male | Laborer | 1820-05-25 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk |
| Warren Fawsett (or Thomas Warrington) | ? | Male | Pirate | 1820-06-15 | Murder on the High Seas | Hanging | Berkshire | |
| William Holmes | ? | Male | Pirate | 1820-06-15 | Murder on the High Seas | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Edward Rosewaine | ? | Male | Pirate | 1820-06-15 | Murder on the High Seas | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Stephen Clarke (or Stephen M. Clark) | White | 16 | Male | ? | 1821-05-10 | Arson | Hanging | Suffolk |
| Michael Martin | White | 46 | Male | Highwayman | 1821-12-20 | Robbery | Hanging | Suffolk |
| Samuel Clisby | ? | Male | ? | 1822-03-07 | Robbery | Hanging | Essex | |
| Gilbert Close | ? | Male | ? | 1822-03-07 | Robbery | Hanging | Middlesex | |
| Samuel Green | White | 26 | Male | Convict | 1822-04-25 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk |
| Perez Anthony (or Perry Anthony) | Black | Male | Seaman | 1824-12-21 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Horace Carter | White | Male | ? | 1825-12-07 (or 1825-12-08) | Rape | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| John Holloran | White | Male | ? | 1826-03-03 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Samuel Chase (or Samuel P. Charles) | Native American | Male | ? | 1826-11-22 (or 1826-11-26) | Murder | Hanging | Worcester | |
| Duncan White | White | Male | Seaman | 1827-02-01 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Winslow Curtis | White | Male | Seaman | 1827-02-01 | Piracy | Hanging | Berkshire | |
| John Boies | White | Male | ? | 1829-07-07 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| John F. Knapp | White | 20 | Male | Shipmaster | 1830-09-28 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk |
| Joseph J. Knapp Jr. | White | Male | Shipmaster | 1830-12-31 | Murder | Hanging | Norfolk | |
| Joseph Gadett | Black | Male | Pirate | 1831-07-01 | Piracy | Hanging | Essex | |
| Thomas Collinet | Black | Male | Pirate | 1831-07-01 | Piracy | Hanging | Essex | |
| Henry Joseph | Black | Male | Seaman | 1834-12-02 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Pedro Gibbert | Hispanic | Male | Seaman | 1835-06-09 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Manuel Boyga | Hispanic | Male | Seaman | 1835-06-09 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Manuel Castello | Hispanic | Male | Seaman | 1835-06-09 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Angel Garcia | Hispanic | Male | Seaman | 1835-06-09 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Juan Montenegro | Hispanic | Male | Seaman | 1835-06-09 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Francisco Ruiz | Hispanic | Male | Seaman | 1835-09-12 | Piracy | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Simeon Crockett | White | 27 | Male | Carpenter | 1836-03-16 | Arson | Hanging | Suffolk |
| Stephen Russell | White | Male | Carpenter | 1836-03-16 | Arson | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Thomas Barrett | White | Male | ? | 1845-01-03 | Murder-Rape | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Washington Goode | ? | Male | Seaman | 1849-05-25 | Murder | Hanging | Middlesex | |
| Daniel H. Pearson[15][b] | White | 41 | Male | ? | 1850-07-20 | Murder | Hanging | Worcester |
| John White Webster | White | Male | Medical professional | 1850-08-30 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| James Clough | White | 29 | Male | ? | 1854-04-28 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk |
| Thomas Casey | White | 22 | Male | ? | 1854-09-29 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk |
| James McGee | ? | Male | Convict | 1858-06-25 | Murder | Hanging | Bristol | |
| Alexander Desmarteau | White | 24 | Male | ? | 1861-04-26 | Murder-Rape | Hanging | Hampden |
| George Hersey | White | 29 | Male | Cobbler | 1862-08-08 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk |
| James Callender | Black | Male | ? | 1863-11-06 | Murder-Rape | Hanging | Norfolk | |
| Edward Green | White | 33 | Male | Postmaster | 1866-04-13 | Murder-Robbery | Hanging | Norfolk |
| Silas James | White | 31 | Male | Gambler | 1868-09-25 | Murder-Robbery | Hanging | Berkshire |
| Charles James | White | 22 | Male | ? | 1868-09-25 | Murder-Robbery | Hanging | Middlesex |
| James McElhaney | White | Male | ? | 1873-03-21 | Murder | Hanging | Worcester | |
| Albert Smith | White | Male | ? | 1873-06-27 | Murder | Hanging | Worcester | |
| William Sturtevant | White | Male | Factory Worker | 1875-05-02 | Murder-Robbery | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| James Costley | White | Male | Innkeeper | 1875-06-25 | Murder | Hanging | Hampden | |
| George Pemberton | ? | Male | ? | 1875-01-08 | Murder | Hanging | Plymouth | |
| Thomas W. Piper | White | 27 | Male | Church janitor | 1876-05-26 | Murder-Rape | Hanging | Norfolk |
| Samuel Frost | White | Male | ? | 1876-05-26 | Murder | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| John Ten Eyck | Black | 46 | Male | Laborer | 1878-08-16 | Murder-Robbery | Hanging | Berkshire[16] |
| William Devlin | White | Male | Mill foreman | 1879-03-13 | Murder | Hanging | Worcester | |
| Alan Adams | White | 44 | Male | Whaler | 1881-04-16 | Murder | Hanging | Berkshire |
| Joseph Loomis | ? | Male | ? | 1883-03-08 | Murder-Robbery | Hanging | Middlesex | |
| Samuel Besse | ? | Male | ? | 1887-03-10 | Murder-Robbery | Hanging | Hampden | |
| James Nowlin | White | 18 | Male | Milkman | 1888-01-20 | Murder-Robbery | Hanging | Middlesex |
| Walter Holmes | ? | Male | ? | 1893-02-03 | Murder | Hanging | Plymouth | |
| William Coy | White | Male | Wood chopper | 1893-03-03 | Murder | Hanging | Berkshire[17] | |
| Daniel Robertson | White | 49 | Male | Carpenter | 1894-12-04 | Murder | Hanging | Hampden |
| Angus Gilbert | White | Male | ? | 1896-02-21 | Murder-Rape | Hanging | Berkshire | |
| Jack O'Neill | White | Male | ? | 1898-01-07 | Murder-Robbery | Hanging | Bristol | |
| Lorenz Barnes | ? | Male | ? | 1898-03-04 | Murder-Burglary | Hanging | Suffolk | |
| Dominique Krathofski | White | 29 | Male | ? | 1898-12-30 | Murder | Hanging | Franklin |
1900–1947
In 1900, Massachusetts installed an electric chair in the Charlestown State Prison; all Massachusetts executions in the 20th century, and the remainder of Massachusetts' executions prior to abolition, were carried out by electrocution.[3]
| Name | Race | Age | Gender | Occupation | Date of execution | Crime | Method of execution | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luigi Storti | White | 26 | Male | ? | 1901-12-17 | Murder | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| Franciszek Umilian | White | 34 | Male | Farmhand | 1901-12-24 | Murder | Electric chair | Hampden |
| John Cassels | White | 34 | Male | Bike repairman | 1902-05-06 | Murder | Electric chair | Suffolk |
| John Courtney Best | White | 37 | Male | Farm laborer | 1902-09-09 | Murder | Electric chair | Essex |
| Charles Tucker | White | 25 | Male | Handyman | 1906-06-12 | Murder-Robbery | Electric chair | Hampden |
| John Schidlofski | White | 29 | Male | Barber | 1906-07-09 | Murder | Electric chair | Essex |
| Hom Woon[18] | Asian | 37 | Male | Tong member | 1909-10-12[18] | Murder | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| Min Sing[18] | Asian | 31 | Male | Tong member | 1909-10-12[18] | Murder | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| Leong Gong[18] | Asian | 19 | Male | Tong member | 1909-10-12[18] | Murder | Electric chair | Suffolk |
| Napoleon Rivet | White | 32 | Male | ? | 1910-07-28 | Murder | Electric chair | Suffolk |
| Wassili Ivankowski | White | 22 | Male | ? | 1911-03-07 | Murder-Robbery | Electric chair | Suffolk |
| Andrei Ipson | White | 19 | Male | ? | 1911-03-07 | Murder-Robbery | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| Silas Phelps | White | 39 | Male | Paper worker | 1912-01-26 | Murder | Electric chair | Essex |
| Clarence Richeson | White | 36 | Male | Clergyman | 1912-05-21 | Murder | Electric chair | Essex |
| Harry Marshall | White | 25 | Male | Fireman | 1912-06-06 | Murder | Electric chair | Franklin |
| Bertram Spencer | White | 31 | Male | Clerk | 1912-09-17 | Murder-Burglary | Electric chair | Suffolk |
| Chester Jordan | White | 33 | Male | Vaudeville | 1912-09-24 | Murder | Electric chair | Plymouth |
| Stefan Borasky | White | 26 | Male | ? | 1913-06-24 | Murder | Electric chair | Hampden |
| William Door | White | 31 | Male | Businessman | 1914-03-24 | Murder | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| Biago Falzone | White | 23 | Male | ? | 1915-05-11 | Murder | Electric chair | Hampden |
| Anton Retkovitz | White | 37 | Male | ? | 1916-03-16 | Murder | Electric chair | Essex |
| Francis Ducharme | White | 27 | Male | Laborer | 1917-09-11 | Murder-Rape | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| Francisco Feci | White | 37 | Male | Laborer | 1920-08-16 | Murder | Electric chair | Bristol |
| Paul Dascalakis | White | 30 | Male | Waiter | 1923-07-14 | Murder | Electric chair | Hampden |
| Cyrille Vandenhecke | White | 51 | Male | Loom fixer | 1924-07-30 | Murder | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| Richard Stewart | Black | 32 | Male | ? | 1926-05-05 | Murder | Electric chair | Suffolk |
| John McLaughlin | White | 30 | Male | ? | 1927-01-06 | Murder-Robbery | Electric chair | Essex |
| John Devereaux | White | 25 | Male | ? | 1927-01-06 | Murder-Robbery | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| Edward Heinlein | White | 26 | Male | ? | 1927-01-06 | Murder-Robbery | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| Nicola Sacco | White | 36 | Male | ? | 1927-08-23 | Murder-Robbery | Electric chair | Norfolk |
| Bartolomeo Vanzetti | White | 33 | Male | ? | 1927-08-23 | Murder-Robbery | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| Celestino Madeiros | White | 24 | Male | ? | 1927-08-23 | Murder-Robbery | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| Jerry Gedzium | White | 23 | Male | ? | 1928-02-28 | Murder-Robbery | Electric chair | Norfolk |
| Herbert Gleason | White | 21 | Male | ? | 1928-03-13 | Murder-Robbery | Electric chair | Norfolk |
| Nathan DeSatnick | White | 25 | Male | Fruit peddler | 1928-07-17 | Murder | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| George Taylor | White | 47 | Male | Barber | 1929-03-06 | Murder-Rape | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| Frederick Knowlton, Jr. | White | 37 | Male | Businessman | 1929-05-14 | Murder | Electric chair | Worcester |
| Charles Trippi | White | 22 | Male | Convict | 1929-12-03 | Murder | Electric chair | Essex |
| Paul Hurley | White | 20 | Male | ? | 1931-09-15 | Murder | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| Joseph Belenski (or Belanski) | White | 38 | Male | Farmhand | 1931-01-21 | Murder | Electric chair | Worcester |
| Sylvester Fernandes | White | 24 | Male | ? | 1932-08-12 | Murder-Robbery | Electric chair | Norfolk |
| Ahmed Osman | Asian | 37 | Male | ? | 1934-01-23 | Murder-Rape | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| Henry "Harry" Clay Bull | White | 22 | Male | ? | 1934-02-22 | Murder | Electric chair | Barnstable |
| Herman "Red" Snyder | White | 21 | Male | ? | 1934-02-22 | Murder | Electric chair | Norfolk |
| John A. Donnellon | White | 24 | Male | ? | 1934-02-22 | Murder | Electric chair | Franklin |
| Alexander Kaminski | White | 25 | Male | Jail prisoner | 1935-02-19 | Murder | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| Abraham Faber | White | 25 | Male | Businessman | 1935-06-07 | Murder-Robbery | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| Irving Millen | White | 22 | Male | Criminal | 1935-06-07 | Murder-Robbery | Electric chair | Hampden |
| Murton Millen | White | 25 | Male | Criminal | 1935-06-07 | Murder-Robbery | Electric chair | Norfolk |
| Miller Clark | White | 44 | Male | Truck driver | 1936-01-14 | Murder-Rape | Electric chair | Norfolk |
| Newell Sherman | White | 27 | Male | Machinist | 1936-08-04 | Murder | Electric chair | Norfolk |
| Anthony Distasio | White | 25 | Male | ? | 1938-01-18 | Murder | Electric chair | Suffolk |
| Frank Distasio | White | 52 | Male | Candy dealer | 1938-01-18 | Murder | Electric chair | Worcester |
| Edward Simpson | White | 43 | Male | Ex-convict | 1938-05-13 | Murder | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| Walter St. Saveur | White | 22 | Male | ? | 1939-08-02 | Murder-Robbery | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| Wallace Green | White | 22 | Male | ? | 1939-08-02 | Murder-Robbery | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| Joseph Leo Rousseau | White | 29 | Male | ? | 1941-04-22 | Murder | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| Paul Giacomazza | White | 19 | Male | ? | 1942-06-30 | Murder | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| James Nickerson | White | 22 | Male | ? | 1942-06-30 | Murder | Electric chair | Norfolk |
| Joseph E. Sheppard | White | 25 | Male | Mental patient | 1943-06-25 | Murder | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| Donald Millard | White | 21 | Male | Mental patient | 1943-06-25 | Murder | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| Robert Hayward Gray[19] | Black[20] | 34 | Male | Handyman[19] | 1943-06-25 | Murder-Robbery[21] | Electric chair | Suffolk |
| Raphael Skopp | White | 36 | Male | ? | 1946-08-16 | Murder-Robbery | Electric chair | Plymouth |
| Philip Bellino | White | 32 | Male | Gangster | 1947-05-09 | Murder | Electric chair | Suffolk |
| Edward Gertsen | White | 35 | Male | Gangster | 1947-05-09 | Murder | Electric chair | Suffolk |
Notes
- The source states that Abigail/Abiel Converse's family lineage can be traced back to Edward Convers, one of the earliest settlers of the Plymouth Colony in 1630, making it highly likely Abigail/Abiel Converse was white.
- The Espy Files list his name as just "Pierson," without providing a first name, age, or race.