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Hannah Ocuish (sometimes "Occuish"; March 1774 – December 20, 1786) was a 12-year old Pequot Native American girl, possibly with an intellectual disability, who was hanged on December 20, 1786, in New London, Connecticut, for the murder of Eunice Bolles, the 6-year-old daughter of a wealthy farmer.
Jun 13, 2024 · A 12-year-old girl, Hannah Ocuish, was executed for murder in 1786. Though she confessed to killing six-year-old Eunice Bolles, questions have persisted about whether her prosecution was fair. Was it justice or racism?
Dec 20, 2021 · Hannah Ocuish was a 12-year-old orphan and a possible mental patient who killed 6-year-old Eunice Bolles in 1786. She was hanged in New London on December 20, 1786, in a case that sparked controversy and debate.
Jul 29, 2015 · The year 1786 found Hannah working for and living with a widow outside New London, Connecticut. Now a big girl of 12, the intervening years of hard labor had made no discernible improvement in...
Hannah Ocuish, a Native American, was hanged in Connecticut on December 20, 1786 for the murder of another child. She was the youngest girl to be executed in America, at just 12 years and 9 months old.
Dec 20, 2018 · Today in 1786, in the town of New London, Connecticut, twelve-year-old Hannah Occuish was hanged after bring found guilty of the capital crime of murdering a six-year-old girl. Hannah’s execution marked the tragic end to a short life full of trials and tribulations.
Jan 3, 2023 · Final execution: In 1786, more than three decades after Bramble’s execution, 12-year-old Hannah Ocuish was put to death for murder in New London. An orphan of partial Native American heritage who had a mental disability, Hannah was the last female executed in Connecticut and may be the youngest person ever executed in the U.S.
