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Sarah Simpson
Sarah Simpson
Born	Unknown
Died	December 27, 1739; Portsmouth, Province of New Hampshire
Criminal status	Executed
Conviction(s)	Murder
Criminal penalty	Death by hanging

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Sarah Simpson (died December 27, 1739) was a widow executed by hanging for the murder of her child in the Province of New Hampshire.^[1]^[2] She was executed with Penelope Kenny, who was also convicted of killing her child.^[3]

References

^ Women who kill
^ Ferland, Dr David (2014-05-27). Historic Crimes & Justice in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781625847140.
^ "First Women Executed in NH".

External links

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

Preceded by None	Executions carried out in New Hampshire	Succeeded by Penelope Kenny

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[1] Women who kill

[2] Ferland, Dr David (2014-05-27). Historic Crimes & Justice in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781625847140.

[3] "First Women Executed in NH".

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+{{short description|American murderer}}
+{{for|the British politician|Louie Simpson}}
 {{Infobox criminal
 | name   = Sarah Simpson
 | birth_date  = Unknown
-| birth_place = Unknown
+| birth_place = <!--also unknown-->
 | death_date  = {{Death date|1739|12|27}}
-| death_place = [[New Hampshire]]
+| death_place = [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire|Portsmouth]], [[Province of New Hampshire]]
-| conviction     = [[Murder]]
+| conviction          = Murder
-| conviction_penalty        = Death by hanging
+| conviction_penalty  = Death by hanging
-| conviction_status         = Deceased
+| conviction_status   = Executed
 }}
-'''Sarah Simpson''' (died December 27, 1739) was a widow executed by [[hanging]] for the murder of her child in [[New Hampshire]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=AGA_FEsKRioC&pg=PA76&lpg=PA76&dq=Penelope+Kenny+executed&source=bl&ots=mRK5iQ9QFu&sig=RFVTqFh5ne4GTX4vUdeqR0VG2XI&hl=en&ei=Y9KyTpnVDMaHgwf5kYmSBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=Penelope%20Kenny%20executed&f=false Women who kill]</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3FCACQAAQBAJ&pg=PT38&lpg=PT38&dq=%22Sarah+Simpson%22+-wikipedia+infanticide&source=bl&ots=cY8FH2m0Md&sig=0zUJuhWhJr-QVtB6yxbmpFoptPQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwji1Lf-pP7TAhUC6xQKHaQzA8gQ6AEIPDAC#v=onepage&q=%22Sarah%20Simpson%22%20-wikipedia%20infanticide&f=false|title=Historic Crimes & Justice in Portsmouth, New Hampshire|last=Ferland|first=Dr David|date=2014-05-27|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=9781625847140|language=en}}</ref> She was executed with [[Penelope Kenny]], who was also convicted of killing her child.<ref>http://www.seacoastnh.com/Places-&-Events/NH-History/First-Women-Executed-in-NH/</ref>
+'''Sarah Simpson''' (died December 27, 1739) was a widow executed by [[hanging]] for the murder of her child in the [[Province of New Hampshire]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=AGA_FEsKRioC&dq=Penelope+Kenny+executed&pg=PA76 Women who kill]</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3FCACQAAQBAJ&q=%22Sarah+Simpson%22+-wikipedia+infanticide&pg=PT38|title=Historic Crimes & Justice in Portsmouth, New Hampshire|last=Ferland|first=Dr David|date=2014-05-27|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=9781625847140|language=en}}</ref> She was executed with [[Penelope Kenny]], who was also convicted of killing her child.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.seacoastnh.com/Places-&-Events/NH-History/First-Women-Executed-in-NH/|title = First Women Executed in NH}}</ref>
 ==See also==
 * [[Capital punishment in New Hampshire]]
+* [[Capital punishment in the United States]]
+* [[List of people executed in New Hampshire]]
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20050910230042/http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/ESPYstate.pdf Executions in the U.S. 1608-1987: The Espy File (by state)] ([[PDF]])
+{{sequence
+|prev=None
+|list=[[List of people executed in New Hampshire|Executions carried out in New Hampshire]]
+|next=[[Penelope Kenny]]
+}}
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-[[Category:American people convicted of murder]]
-[[Category:People executed for murder]]
 [[Category:18th-century executions of American people]]
 [[Category:American female murderers]]
-[[Category:American murderers]]
-[[Category:American female criminals]]
 [[Category:American murderers of children]]
 [[Category:Executed American women]]
-[[Category:People executed by the Province of New Hampshire]]
+[[Category:Filicides in the United States]]<!--Even though the US didn't exist back then-->
+[[Category:American people executed for murder]]
+[[Category:Murder in the Thirteen Colonies]]
 [[Category:People convicted of murder by New Hampshire]]
+[[Category:People executed by New Hampshire by hanging]]
+[[Category:People executed by the Province of New Hampshire]]
 [[Category:People executed by the Thirteen Colonies by hanging]]
+[[Category:Year of birth missing]]