Roxanna <I>Adams</I> Watkins

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Roxanna Adams Watkins

Birth
Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
Death
22 Mar 1829 (aged 35–36)
Sterling, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Foster, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA Add to Map
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Murdered by her husband Oliver Watkins. See ConnecticutHistory.org for information and link to a short book online.

Her husband Oliver Watkins was tried, found guilty, and eventually hung on 2 Aug 1831. It was probably the last public hanging in Connecticut.


Murdered by her husband Oliver Watkins. See ConnecticutHistory.org for information and link to a short book online.

Her husband Oliver Watkins was tried, found guilty, and eventually hung on 2 Aug 1831. It was probably the last public hanging in Connecticut.


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