Executed
Thomas Goss
Thomas Goss was executed by the State of Connecticut by hanging on November 7, 1785, according to the Connecticut State Library's record of executions in the state. The available source gives no details about who he was, his family, or his life before his death. The record lists the cause as execution by hanging and the manner as homicide, a classification that reflects the state's own account. No other source in this record describes objections to the sentence or how the execution was carried out.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Connecticut State Library.