Penelope Henry
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Penelope Kenny was the servant of widow Sarah Simpson
. They were both executed by hanging
for the murder of a child in New Hampshire
.
Sarah Simpson
Sarah Simpson was a widow executed by hanging for the murder of a child in New Hampshire.-External links:*...
. They were both executed by hanging
Hanging
Hanging is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature. The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death by suspension by the neck", though it formerly also referred to crucifixion and death by impalement in which the body would remain...
for the murder of a child in New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
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