first woman hanged – A Grave Interest

The 169th Anniversary of the First Woman Executed by Hanging

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Post published:May 23, 2014
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It was 169 years ago today that Elizabeth Reed was taken from the Lawrence County jail, riding on top of her coffin, to be hanged for the murder of her…

Elizabeth Reed -First Woman Executed by Hanging- Heathsville, Illinois

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Post published:October 21, 2011
Post category:arsenic cemetery Crawford County Elizabeth Betsey Reed first woman executed first woman hanged Illinois Lawrenceville Leonard Reed Palestine
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In honor of October being the month of Halloween - and other things spooky - all of my blogs this month will deal with a haunted location and the cemetery…