Coffee

Coffee, a Black person, was held in the custody of colonial Connecticut and was executed by hanging on March 15, 1720. The Connecticut State Library's record of executions in the colony, covering 1639 to 2005, lists this death as an execution by hanging. The record attributes the death to the colony's judicial process, and no other claims about the death are made in it.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Connecticut State Library.

News report

• Capital Punishment: Executions in Connecticut Connecticut State Library, Executions in Connecticut 1639-2005