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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Maine, or within present-day Maine prior to statehood.[1] Capital punishment was sparsely used in Maine, and fully abolished in 1887.[2] The only method of execution used in Maine was hanging.

Name Race Age Sex Date of execution County Crime Victim(s) Governor
Mrs. Cornish White F 1644 Murder Mr. Cornish, white (husband)[3] N/A (Province of Massachusetts Bay)
Joseph Quasson Native M June 29, 1726 Murder Jonathan Boler, Native[4]
Patience Sampson Native 23 F July 31, 1735 York Murder Benjamin Trott, 8, white[5]
Solomon Goodwin White M November 12, 1772 Cumberland Murder Male, race unknown[6]
James McCormic White M 1773 Cumberland Murder Reuben Bishop, race unknown[6]
Jeremiah Baum White M 1780 Knox Treason N/A[6][a] N/A (District of Maine)
Thomas Bird White M June 25, 1790 Cumberland (Federal)[7] Murder Capt. John Connor, white[7]
Edmund Fortis Black M September 25, 1794 Lincoln Murder-Rape Pamela Tilton, 14, white[8]
Joseph Drew White 24 M July 21, 1808 Cumberland Murder Ebenezer Parker, white (deputy sheriff)[9]
Ebenezer Ball White M October 31, 1811 Hancock Murder John Tileston Downes, white[10]
Seth Elliott White M February 3, 1825 Knox Murder John Wilson Elliott, 3, white (son)[11] Parris
Joseph Sager White M January 2, 1835[b] Kennebec Murder Female, white (wife)[12] Smith
Abram Cox Black M August 27, 1860 Androscoggin Murder Four people, races unknown[13][c] Morrill
Peter Williams White M
Francis Spencer White M June 24, 1864[d] Knox Murder Mr. Tinker, white (warden)[14] Cony
Clifton Harris Black 20 M March 12, 1869 Androscoggin Murder-Rape-Robbery Mrs. Justin Kingsley and Polly Caswell, white[15] Chamberlain
Louis Wagner White M June 25, 1875 York Murder-Rape-Robbery Anetha and Karen Christiansen, white[16] Dingley
John Gordon White M June 25, 1875 Waldo Murder Three people, white[17][e]
Raffaele Capone White 27 M April 17, 1885 Penobscot Murder-Robbery Pasquale Coscia, white[18] Robie
Carmine Santore White 44 M
Daniel Wilkinson White 39 M November 20, 1885 Sagadahoc Murder William Lawrence, white (policeman)[19]

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Notes

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  1. ^ Accused of "conducting a marauding British party". Baum was of "feeble intellect" and many supporters of the revolution sought a pardon for "manifestly inoffensive" Baum, regretting the execution.
  2. ^ Last public execution in Maine.
  3. ^ Capt. Daniel Humphrey, two mates, and a seaman.
  4. ^ First execution at Maine State Prison.
  5. ^ His 24-year-old brother Almon, Almon's wife Emma, and their two-year-old daughter.

References

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  1. ^ "Executions in Maine - 1644-1885 - DeathPenaltyUSA, the database of executions in the United States". deathpenaltyusa.org. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
  2. ^ Thompson, Bruce E. R. (2009-06-25). Capital Punishment. Greenhaven Publishing LLC. ISBN 978-0-7377-4633-4.
  3. ^ Jones, Ann (2009-10-01). Women Who Kill. The Feminist Press at CUNY. ISBN 978-1-55861-652-3.
  4. ^ Hearn, Daniel Allen (2015-08-13). Legal Executions in New England: A Comprehensive Reference, 1623-1960. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0853-2.
  5. ^ "Summary of the execution of Patience Sampson". 1735-07-31. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ a b c Society, Maine Historical (1890). Collections of the Maine Historical Society. The Society.
  7. ^ a b Genesio, Jerry (2006). "The Trial and Execution of Thomas Bird in Portland, Maine, 1790: The First Execution under the United State Constitution". Maine History. 42 (4): 199–214. ISSN 1090-5413.
  8. ^ "Edmund Fortis, d. 1794 The Last Words and Dying Speech of Edmund Fortis, a Negro Man, Who Appeared to Be between Thirty and Forty Years of Age, but Very Ignorant. He Was Executed at Dresden, on Kennebeck River, on Thursday the Twenty-Fifth Day of September, 1794, for a Rape and Murder, Committed on the Body of Pamela Tilton, a Young Girl of about Fourteen Years of Age, Daughter of Mr. Tilton of Vassalborough, in the County of Lincoln". docsouth.unc.edu. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  9. ^ "Summary of the execution of Joseph Drew". 1808-07-21. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. ^ [Lines] made on Ebenezer Ball, who was executed at Castine, October 31st, 1811, for the murder of Mr. John Tileston Downes. [Two poems. One written the day before his execution, and the other written the day he was executed.]. 1811.
  11. ^ "Summary of the execution of Seth Elliott". 1825-02-03. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  12. ^ "Summary of the execution of Joseph Sager". 1835-01-02. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  13. ^ "Summary of the execution of Abram Cox, Peter Williams". 1860-08-27. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  14. ^ "Summary of the execution of Francis Spencer". 1864-06-24. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  15. ^ "Summary of the execution of Clifton Harris". 1869-03-12. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  16. ^ "Summary of the execution of Louis Wagner". 1875-06-25. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  17. ^ "Summary of the execution of John Gordon". 1875-06-25. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  18. ^ "Summary of the execution of Raffaele Capone, Carmine Santore". 1885-04-17. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  19. ^ "Summary of the execution of Daniel Wilkinson". 1885-11-20. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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