Mary Surratt's real name is Mary Elizabeth Jenkins. She was born on May 4th, 1823, in Prince George’s County, Maryland, USA, near Waterloo, Maryland. “At an early age, she converted from the Episcopal faith to Roman Catholicism.” She was raised as an Episcopalian. For four years, Mary was educated at a Roman Catholic boarding school in Virginia. Mary Surratt's early life was barely significant. Mary Surratt was a Catholic, a slave owner, a businesswoman, a widow, and a Union resident. She became a Confederate Secret Service courier. Mary Surratt died on July 7th, 1865, in Washington, District of Columbia, USA, at the age of 42. She is buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, in Washington, D.C. In 1840, at 17, she married John Harrison Surratt. They had three children: Isaac Douglas, John Harrison Jr, and Elizabeth Susannah. John
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3 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield.” The board of Union military officers operating as judges convicted her to death by hanging and found Mary Surratt guilty. “Mary Surratt’s conviction and hanging ignited a nationwide debate over whether female criminals deserve special treatment in the eyes of the law. The press and public, which largely regarded her with disgust during the trial, seemed to recoil after the execution took place.” Mary was executed by hanging on July 7th, 1865. Mary Surratt was sentenced as a co-conspirator in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. “On July 7, 1865, Mary Surratt became the first woman in American history to be executed. Along with co-conspirators in the Lincoln assassination: Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt, Surratt was hung from the gallows at the Washington Arsenal.” Mary Surratt was the first woman executed by the federal government and sentenced to death by being hanged in the United States. The trial of Mary Surratt presented a new problem that the federal government had never dealt with
3 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield.” The board of Union military officers operating as judges convicted her to death by hanging and found Mary Surratt guilty. “Mary Surratt’s conviction and hanging ignited a nationwide debate over whether female criminals deserve special treatment in the eyes of the law. The press and public, which largely regarded her with disgust during the trial, seemed to recoil after the execution took place.” Mary was executed by hanging on July 7th, 1865. Mary Surratt was sentenced as a co-conspirator in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. “On July 7, 1865, Mary Surratt became the first woman in American history to be executed. Along with co-conspirators in the Lincoln assassination: Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt, Surratt was hung from the gallows at the Washington Arsenal.” Mary Surratt was the first woman executed by the federal government and sentenced to death by being hanged in the United States. The trial of Mary Surratt presented a new problem that the federal government had never dealt with