First Execution in Windham County

Title

First Execution in Windham County

Description

Judge Roger Wolcott convicts Betty Shaw of infanticide at Gallows Hill and she is hanged at Gallows Hill.

Source

Allen B. Lincoln, A Modern History of Windham County, Connecticut: A Windham County Treasure Book (Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1920), 91.

Date

1745-12-18

Contributor

dube_briana

Collection

Digital Windham

Citation

“First Execution in Windham County,” History Digitized, accessed March 11, 2026, https://easternct-digitalhistory.com/items/show/680.