Worcester County Wonders: The tale of Bethsheba Spooner, the first woman executed in the US
The small stone on East Main Street marks the murder scene and reads: “Spooner Well — Joshua Spooner murdered and thrown down this well March 1, 1778, by three Revolutionary soldiers at the urging of ...
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Worcester County Wonders: The tale of Bethsheba Spooner, the first woman executed in the US
which led to the first execution of a woman following the Declaration of Independence, all the way back in 1778. It all ...