Deaths in Custody
Executed

Joan Carrington

died April 1, 1651 · Connecticut

John Carrington and Joan Carrington were both executed in colonial Connecticut on April 1, 1651, according to the Connecticut State Library's list of executions in the colony. The listing gives execution as the cause of death for both and classes both deaths as homicide. Neither entry gives an age, occupation, family, or place of execution, and no objection to either execution is recorded.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Connecticut State Library.

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