Deaths in Custody
Executed

Kate

died November 16, 1743 · Connecticut

Kate, a Black woman, was executed by hanging in colonial Connecticut on November 16, 1743, according to the Connecticut State Library's record of executions in the state. The record gives no facility, town or county, and says nothing about her family, work or life. The State Library lists the manner of death as homicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Connecticut State Library.

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