List of people executed in New Hampshire

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of New Hampshire from 1739 to 1939.

Capital punishment was abolished in New Hampshire on May 30, 2019.

#	Name	Age	Date of execution	Location	Crime
1	Sarah Simpson		December 27, 1739	Portsmouth	feloniously concealing death of infant bastard child
2	Penelope Kenny		December 27, 1739	Portsmouth	feloniously concealing death of infant bastard child
3	Eliphaz Dow	50	May 8, 1755	Portsmouth	murder
4	Ruth Blay	31	December 30, 1768		concealing the death of newborn
5	Elisha Thomas		June 3, 1788		murder
6	Thomas Powers		July 28, 1796		rape
7	Josiah Burnham	63	August 12, 1806		murder
8	Daniel Farmer	28	January 03, 1822	Amherst[1]	murder
9	Abraham Prescott	18	January 6, 1836		rape/murder
10	Andrew Howard		July 8, 1846		robbery/murder
11	Rev. Enos Dudley		May 23, 1859	Grafton	murder
12	Samuel Mills	28	May 6, 1868	Haverhill Corner	robbery/murder
13	Josiah Pike	31	November 9, 1869	Concord	murder
14	Franklin B. Evans	67	February 17, 1874	Concord	murder
15	Elwin Major	29	January 5, 1877	Concord	murder
16	Joseph LaPage		March 15, 1878	Concord	murder
17	John Pinkham		March 14, 1879	Concord	murder
18	Joseph Buzzell	42	July 10, 1879	Concord	accessory to murder
19	Thomas Samon	36	April 17, 1885	Concord	murder
20	James Palmer		May 1, 1890	Concord	murder
21	Frank Almy		May 16, 1893	Concord	murder
22	Oscar Comery	34	February 18, 1916	Concord	murder
23	Frederick Small	50	January 15, 1918	Concord	murder
24	Howard Long	33	July 14, 1939	Concord	rape/murder

See also

• Capital punishment in New Hampshire
• Capital punishment in the United States

References

1. George Hadley, History of the Town of Goffstown, 1733-1820 (Rumford Press, 1924)

External links

• Executions in the U.S. 1608–1987: The Espy File (by state) (PDF)