Bathsheba Spooner
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 246 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 15,1746 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Sandwich |
| MA | |
| Date of died | July 2,1778 |
| Died | Worcester |
| MA | |
| Parents | Timothy Ruggles |
| Criminal penalty | Hanging |
| Conviction(s) | Inciting, abetting, and procuring the manner and form of murder |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Convict | Inciting, abetting and procuring the manner and form of murder |
| Crimin penalti | Death by hanging |
| Great grandparent | Susanna Cogswell |
| Benjamin White | |
| Martha Woodbridge | |
| Grandparents | Timothy Ruggles |
| Mary Ruggles | |
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| ID | 711968 |
Bathsheba Spooner Life story
Bathsheba Ruggles Spooner was the first woman in American history to be executed following the Declaration of Independence. The daughter of prominent Loyalist brigadier general and jurist Timothy Ruggles, Bathsheba Ruggles had an arranged marriage to wealthy farmer Joshua Spooner.
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