# List of people executed in Massachusetts

This is a list of at least 351 people executed in Massachusetts, United States. Capital punishment in Massachusetts was ruled unconstitutional and effectively abolished in 1984.

## 1630–1699

Bracketed question marks ( [?] ) denote that only part of a person's name is known.
1630-1699: 103 executions :
| # | Name | Age | Race | Gender | Occupation | Crime | Date of execution | Method of execution | County |
| 1 | John Billington | 40 | White | Male | ? | Murder of John Newcomen | 1630-09-30 | Hanging | Bristol |
| 2 | John Williams | | White | Male | Carpenter | Murder-Robbery | 1637 | Hanging | Worcester |
| 3 | William Schooler | | White | Male | Guide | Murder | 1637-09-23 | Hanging | Plymouth |
| 4 | Thomas Jackson | | White | Male | Indentured Servant | Murder-Robbery (part of the Peach Gang) | 1638-09-04 | Hanging | Plymouth |
| 5 | Arthur Peach | 18-20 | White | Male | Indentured Servant | Murder-Robbery (part of the Peach Gang) | 1638-09-04 | Hanging | Plymouth |
| 6 | Richard Stinnings | | White | Male | Indentured Servant | Murder-Robbery (part of the Peach Gang) | 1638-09-04 | Hanging | Plymouth |
| 7 | Dorothy Talbye | | White | Female | Housewife | Murder | 1638-12-06 | Hanging | Plymouth |
| 8 | William Hackett | 18 | White | Male | Servant | Sodomy/Buggery/Bestiality | 1641-12-10 | Hanging | Plymouth |
| 9 | Thomas Granger | 17 | White | Male | Servant | Sodomy/Buggery/Bestiality | 1642-09-08 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 10 | James Britton | | White | Male | ? | Adultery | 1643-03-21 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 11 | Mary Latham | 18 | White | Female | Housewife | Adultery | 1643-03-21 | Hanging | Plymouth |
| 12 | William Franklin | | White | Male | Farmer | Murder | 1644-04-08 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 13 | Mary Martin | 22 | White | Female | Servant | Murder | 1646 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 14 | Alice Bishop | | White | Female | ? | Murder | 1648 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 15 | Margaret Jones | | White | Female | Housewife | Witchcraft | 1648-06-15 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 16 | [?] Kendall | | White | Female | Housewife | Witchcraft | 1651 | Hanging | Plymouth |
| 17 | Mary Parsons | | White | Female | Housewife | Witchcraft | 1651-05-29 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 18 | Ann Hibbens | | White | Female | Widow | Witchcraft | 1656-06-19 | Hanging | Middlesex |
| 19 | William Robinson | | White | Male | ? | Being a Quaker/Boston Martyr | 1659-01-22 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 20 | Marmaduke Stevenson | | White | Male | ? | Being a Quaker/Boston Martyr | 1659-01-22 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 21 | Mary Dyer | | White | Female | Housewife | Being a Quaker/Boston Martyr | 1660-06-01 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 22 | William Leddra | | White | Male | ? | Being a Quaker/Boston Martyr | 1661-03-14 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 23 | Samuel Bellamy | | ? | Male | Pirate | Piracy | 1661 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 24 | [Unknown] | | ? | Male | Pirate | Piracy | 1661 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 25 | [Unknown] | | ? | Male | Pirate | Piracy | 1661 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 26 | [Unknown] | | ? | Male | Pirate | Piracy | 1661 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 27 | [Unknown] | | ? | Male | Pirate | Piracy | 1661 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 28 | [Unknown] | | ? | Male | Pirate | Piracy | 1661 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 29 | [Unknown] | | Native American | Male | ? | Murder | 1670 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 30 | [Unknown] (son of Matoonas) | | Native American | Male | ? | Murder | 1671 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 31 | William Forrest | | ? | Male | Pirate | Piracy | 1672 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 32 | Alexander Wilson | | ? | Male | Pirate | Piracy | 1672 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 33 | John Smith | | ? | Male | Pirate | Piracy | 1672 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 34 | Tom | | Native American | Male | ? | Rape | 1674 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 35 | [Unknown] | | ? | Male | ? | Murder | 1674-01-18 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 36 | [Unknown] | | ? | Male | ? | Murder | 1674-01-18 | Hanging | ? |
| 37 | Benjamin Gourd | 17 | White | Male | ? | Sodomy/Buggery/Bestiality | 1674-04-02 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 38 | Samuel Guile | | White | Male | ? | Rape | 1675-01-16 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 39 | Nicholas Feavor | | White | Male | Servant | Murder | 1675-03-18 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 40 | Robert Driver | | White | Male | Servant | Murder | 1675-03-18 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 41 | Tobias | | Native American | Male | ? | Murder | 1675-06-08 | Hanging | Plymouth |
| 42 | Mattashunnamo | | Native American | Male | ? | Murder | 1675-06-08 | Hanging | Plymouth |
| 43 | Wampapaquan | | Native American | Male | ? | Murder | 1675-06 (after June 8) | Shooting | Plymouth |
| 44 | John Littlejohn | | Native American | Male | ? | Murder | 1675-09-22 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 45 | Samuel Guile, Jr. | 32 | White | Male | ? | Rape | 1675-10-16 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 46 | Basto (Cox) | | Black | Male | Slave | Rape | 1676 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 47 | Matoonas | | Native American | Male | ? | Murder | 1676-07-27 | Shooting | Suffolk |
| 48 | [Unknown] | | Native American | Male | ? | ? | 1676 | Shooting | Suffolk |
| 49 | [Unknown] | | Native American | Male | ? | ? | 1676 | Shooting | Suffolk |
| 50 | [Unknown] | | Native American | Male | ? | ? | 1676 | Shooting | Suffolk |
| 51 | [Unknown] | | Native American | Male | ? | ? | 1676 | Shooting | Suffolk |
| 52 | [Unknown] | | Native American | Male | ? | ? | 1676 | Shooting | Suffolk |
| 53 | [Unknown] | | Native American | Male | ? | ? | 1676 | Shooting | Suffolk |
| 54 | [Unknown] | | Native American | Male | ? | ? | 1676 | Shooting | Suffolk |
| 55 | [Unknown] | | Native American | Male | ? | ? | 1676 | Shooting | Suffolk |
| 56 | Daniel Goble | | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1676 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 57 | Stephen Goble | | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1676 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 58 | Daniel Hoare | | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1676 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 59 | Nathaniel Wilder | | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1676 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 60 | Marja (Lamb) | | Black | Female | Slave | Arson | 1681-09-22 | Burning | Suffolk |
| 61 | Jack (Wolcott) | | Black | Male | Slave | Arson | 1681-09-22 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 62 | William Cheney | | White | Male | Planter | Rape | 1681-09-22 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 63 | Mrs. Henry Lake | | White | Female | Housewife | Witchcraft | 1684 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 64 | James Morgan | | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1685-03-11 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 65 | Ann Glover | | White | Female | Housewife | Witchcraft | 1688-11-16 | Hanging | ? |
| 66 | Samuel Watts | | ? | Male | Pirate | Murder | 1689 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 67 | William Coward | | ? | Male | Pirate | Piracy | 1689-01-17 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 68 | Thomas Johnson | | ? | Male | Pirate | Piracy | 1689-01-17 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 69 | James Hawkins | | White | Male | Pirate | Piracy | 1689-01-27 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 70 | [Unknown] | | ? | Male | Pirate | Piracy | 1689-01-27 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 71 | [Unknown] | | ? | Male | Pirate | Piracy | 1689-01-27 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 72 | [Unknown] | | ? | Male | Pirate | Piracy | 1689-01-27 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 73 | [Unknown] | | ? | Male | Pirate | Piracy | 1689-01-27 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 74 | [Unknown] | | ? | Male | Pirate | Piracy | 1689-01-27 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 75 | [Unknown] | | ? | Male | Pirate | Piracy | 1689-01-27 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 76 | [Unknown] | | ? | Male | Pirate | Piracy | 1689-01-27 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 77 | Pammatoock | | Native American | Male | ? | Murder | 1689-09-26 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 78 | Hugh Stone | | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1690 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 79 | Rebecca Nurse | 71 | White | Female | ? | Witchcraft/Salem witch trials | 1692-07-19 | Hanging | Dukes |
| 80 | Susannah Martin | | White | Female | ? | Witchcraft/Salem witch trials | 1692-07-19 | Hanging | Essex |
| 81 | Elizabeth Howe | | White | Female | ? | Witchcraft/Salem witch trials | 1692-07-19 | Hanging | Essex |
| 82 | Sarah Wildes | | White | Female | Housewife | Witchcraft/Salem witch trials | 1692-07-19 | Hanging | Essex |
| 83 | George Jacobs, Sr. | | White | Male | ? | Witchcraft/Salem witch trials | 1692-08-19 | Hanging | Essex |
| 84 | John Willard | | White | Male | ? | Witchcraft/Salem witch trials | 1692-08-19 | Hanging | Essex |
| 85 | John Proctor | | White | Male | ? | Witchcraft/Salem witch trials | 1692-08-19 | Hanging | Essex |
| 86 | Martha Carrier | | White | Female | ? | Witchcraft/Salem witch trials | 1692-08-19 | Hanging | Essex |
| 87 | George Burroughs | | White | Male | Clergyman | Witchcraft/Salem witch trials | 1692-08-19 | Hanging | Essex |
| 88 | Giles Corey | | White | Male | ? | Witchcraft/Salem witch trials | 1692-09-16 | Pressing | Essex |
| 89 | Mary Parker | | White | Female | ? | Witchcraft/Salem witch trials | 1692-09-22 | Hanging | Essex |
| 90 | Alice Parker | | White | Female | ? | Witchcraft/Salem witch trials | 1692-09-22 | Hanging | Essex |
| 91 | Mary Eastey | | White | Female | ? | Witchcraft/Salem witch trials | 1692-09-22 | Hanging | Essex |
| 92 | Martha Corey | | White | Female | Housewife | Witchcraft/Salem witch trials | 1692-09-22 | Hanging | Essex |
| 93 | Ann Pudeator | | White | Female | ? | Witchcraft/Salem witch trials | 1692-09-22 | Hanging | Essex |
| 94 | Wilmot Redd | | White | Female | ? | Witchcraft/Salem witch trials | 1692-09-22 | Hanging | Essex |
| 95 | Margaret Scott | | White | Female | ? | Witchcraft/Salem witch trials | 1692-09-22 | Hanging | Essex |
| 96 | Samuel Wardwell | | White | Male | ? | Witchcraft/Salem witch trials | 1692-09-22 | Hanging | Essex |
| 97 | Bridget Bishop | | White | Female | ? | Witchcraft/Salem witch trials | 1692-09-22 | Hanging | Essex |
| 98 | Sarah Good | | White | Female | ? | Witchcraft/Salem witch trials | 1692-09-22 | Hanging | Essex |
| 99 | Elizabeth Emmerson | 28 | White | Female | ? | Murder (Infanticide) | 1693-06-08 | Hanging | Essex |
| 100 | Grace [?] | | Black | Female | Indentured Servant | Murder (Infanticide) | 1693-06-08 | Hanging | Essex |
| 101 | Susanna Andrews | | White | Female | ? | Concealment of birth | 1696 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 102 | Sarah Threeneedles | | ? | Female | ? | Murder | 1698-11-17 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 103 | Sarah Smith | | White | Female | ? | Murder | 1699 | Hanging | Plymouth |

## 1700–1799

1700-1799: 107 executions :
| # | Name | Age | Race | Gender | Occupation | Crime | Date of execution | Method of execution | County |
| 1 | Esther Rodgers | 21 | White | Female | Servant | Murder | 1701-07-15 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 2 | Finch | | Native American | Male | ? | ? | 1704 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 3 | John Lambert | | White | Male | Pirate | Piracy | 1704-06-30 | Hanging | Essex |
| 4 | John Miller | | White | Male | Pirate | Piracy | 1704-06-30 | Hanging | Nantucket |
| 5 | Erastus Petersen | | White | Male | Pirate | Piracy | 1704-06-30 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 6 | John Quelch | | White | Male | Pirate | Piracy | 1704-06-30 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 7 | Peter Roach | | White | Male | Pirate | Piracy | 1704-06-30 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 8 | Christopher Scudamore | | White | Male | Pirate | Piracy | 1704-06-30 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 9 | Josias [?] | | Native American | Male | ? | Murder | 1709-01-12 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 10 | Joseph [?] | | Native American | Male | ? | Murder | 1709-01-12 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 11 | Betty [?] | | Black | Female | ? | ? | 1712 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 12 | David Wallis | | White | Male | Sailor | Murder | 1713-09 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 13 | Margaret Callahan | | ? | Female | ? | Murder | 1715-06-04 | Hanging | ? |
| 14 | Jeremiah Fenwick | | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1717 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 15 | Thomas Baker | | White | Male | ? | Piracy | 1715-11-15 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 16 | Peter Hoof | | White | Male | ? | Piracy | 1715-11-15 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 17 | John Brown | | White | Male | ? | Piracy | 1715-11-15 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 18 | John Shuan | | White | Male | ? | Piracy | 1715-11-15 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 19 | Simon Van Vorst | | White | Male | ? | Piracy | 1715-11-15 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 20 | Hendrick Quintos | | White | Male | ? | Piracy | 1715-11-15 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 21 | Joseph Hanno | | Black | Male | ? | Murder | 1721-05-25 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 22 | [Unknown] | | Black | Male | ? | Arson | 1723 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 23 | John Archer | 27 | White | Male | Seaman | Piracy | 1724-06-02 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 24 | William White | 22 | White | Male | Seaman | Piracy | 1724-06-02 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 25 | Samuel Cole | | ? | Male | Seaman | Piracy | 1726 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 26 | William Fly | | White | Male | Seaman | Piracy | 1726 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 27 | Henry Grenvil | | ? | Male | Seaman | Piracy | 1726 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 28 | [Unknown] | | Black | Male | Slave | Murder | 1729 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 29 | Richard Wilson | | White | Male | ? | Housebreaking/Burglary | 1732-01-13 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 30 | Quincy Julian | | Native American | Male | Slave | Murder | 1733-03-22 | Hanging | Middlesex |
| 31 | Rebekah Chamblit | 27 | White | Female | ? | Infanticide | 1733-09-27 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 32 | Amaziah Harding | | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1734-06 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 33 | Matthew Cushing | 22 | ? | Male | ? | Housebreaking/Burglary | 1734-10-17 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 34 | John Ormsby | | ? | Male | ? | Murder | 1734-10-17 | Hanging | Barnstable |
| 35 | Sabo J. Nobby | | Native American | Male | ? | ? | 1736 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 36 | Hugh Henderson | 30 | White | Male | ? | Housebreaking/Burglary | 1737-11-26 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 37 | Philip Kennison | | ? | Male | ? | Housebreaking/Burglary | 1738-09-13 | Hanging | Nantucket |
| 38 | Heppy Comfort | | Native American | Male | ? | ? | 1739 | Hanging | Worcester |
| 39 | [Garnier] | | Black | Male | Slave | Arson | 1741-01 | Hanging | Middlesex |
| 40 | Jeffrey [?] | | Black | Male | Slave | Murder | 1745 | Hanging | Nantucket |
| 41 | [Unknown] | | Black | ? | Slave | ? | 1749 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 42 | [Unknown] | | Black | ? | Slave | ? | 1749 | Burning | Worcester |
| 43 | Henry Jude | | Native American | Male | ? | ? | 1750 | Hanging | ? |
| 44 | David [?] | | Black | Male | Servant | Murder | 1751-05-16 | Hanging | ? |
| 45 | William Welch | | ? | Male | ? | Murder | 1754-04-11 | Hanging | Nantucket |
| 46 | William Weir | | ? | Male | ? | Murder | 1754-11-19 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 47 | Mark Codman | | Black | Male | Slave | Murder | 1755-09-18 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 48 | Phillis Codman | | Black | Female | Slave | Murder | 1755-09-18 | Burning | Suffolk |
| 49 | John Harrington | | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1757-03-17 | Hanging | Middlesex |
| 50 | Bristol [?] | 16 | Black | Male | ? | Murder | 1763-12-01 | Hanging | Middlesex |
| 51 | Joseph Lightley | | ? | Male | ? | Murder | 1765-11-21 | Hanging | Middlesex |
| 52 | Nathan Quibby | | Native American | Male | ? | Murder | 1768-05-26 | Hanging | Bristol |
| 53 | Arthur [?] | 21 | Black | Male | Slave | Rape | 1767-10-20 | Hanging | Middlesex |
| 54 | Richard Ames | | White | Male | Soldier | Desertion | 1768-01-31 | Shooting | Nantucket |
| 55 | Tom Ichabod | | Native American | Male | ? | ? | 1769 | Hanging | Worcester |
| 56 | Joel Elisa | | Native American | Male | ? | ? | 1769 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 57 | Simon Hews | | Native American | Male | ? | ? | 1769 | Hanging | Nantucket |
| 58 | William Lindsay | | ? | Male | ? | Housebreaking/Burglary | 1770-01-25 | Hanging | Nantucket |
| 59 | William Shaw | | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1770-12-13 | Hanging | Nantucket |
| 60 | Bryan Sheehan | 39 | White | Male | ? | Rape | 1772-01-16 | Hanging | Worcester |
| 61 | Levi Ames | | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1773-01-21 | Hanging | Hampden |
| 62 | Valentine Ducat | | White | Male | Soldier | Desertion | 1774-09-01 | Shooting | Essex |
| 63 | William Ferguson | | White | Male | Soldier | Desertion | 1774-12-24 | Shooting | Suffolk |
| 64 | Elijah Woodward | | White | Male | Soldier | Desertion | 1777-01-05 | Shooting | Suffolk |
| 65 | William Brooks | | White | Male | Soldier | Murder | 1778-07-02 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 66 | James Buchanan | 30 | White | Male | Soldier | Murder | 1778-07-02 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 67 | Ezra Ross | 16 | White | Male | Soldier | Murder | 1778-07-02 | Hanging | Worcester |
| 68 | Bathsheba Spooner | 32 | White | Female | Housewife | Murder | 1778-07-02 | Hanging | Worcester |
| 69 | Robert Young | 29 | White | Male | Soldier | Rape | 1779-11-11 | Hanging | Worcester |
| 70 | William Huggins | | White | Male | ? | Housebreaking/Burglary | 1783-06-19 | Hanging | Worcester |
| 71 | John Mansfield | | White | Male | ? | Housebreaking/Burglary | 1783-06-19 | Hanging | Worcester |
| 72 | Cassumo Garcelli | 23 | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1784-01-15 | Hanging | Worcester |
| 73 | Dirick Grout (or Dirach Grout) | 36 | White | Male | ? | Housebreaking/Burglary | 1784-01-28 | Hanging | Worcester |
| 74 | Francis Coven (or Francis Couvin) | 22 | White | Male | ? | Housebreaking/Burglary | 1784-01-28 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 75 | John Dixson (or John Dixon) | | White | Male | ? | Housebreaking/Burglary | 1784-11-11 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 76 | Alexander White | 22 | White | Male | Seaman | Murder-Robbery | 1784-11-18 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 77 | Richard Barrick | | ? | Male | ? | Robbery | 1784-11-18 | Hanging | Bristol |
| 78 | John Sullivan | | ? | Male | ? | Robbery | 1784-11-18 | Hanging | Middlesex |
| 79 | Thomas Archibald | | ? | Male | ? | Housebreaking/Burglary | 1785-05-05 | Hanging | Middlesex |
| 80 | William Scott | | ? | Male | ? | Housebreaking/Burglary | 1785-05-05 | Hanging | Hampshire |
| 81 | Hannah Piggen (or Hannah Piggin, or Hannah Pigeon) | | ? | Female | ? | Concealment of birth | 1785-07-21 | Hanging | Hampshire |
| 82 | Johnson Greene (or Johnson Green) | 29 | Black | Male | ? | Housebreaking/Burglary | 1786-08-17 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 83 | Isaac Combs (or Isaac Coombs) | 39 | Native American | Male | Peddler | Murder | 1786-12-21 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 84 | Peter Wilcox, Jr. | | ? | Male | ? | Murder | ? | Hanging | Berkshire |
| 85 | John Sheehan (or John Shean) | 24 | White | Male | ? | Housebreaking/Burglary | 1787-11-22 | Hanging | Worcester |
| 86 | John Bly | | White | Male | ? | Housebreaking/Burglary | 1787-12-06 | Hanging | Essex |
| 87 | Charles Rose | | White | Male | ? | Housebreaking/Burglary | 1787-12-06 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 88 | William Clarke | | ? | Male | ? | Housebreaking/Burglary | 1787-12-06 | Hanging | Hampshire |
| 89 | Joseph Taylor | | ? | Male | ? | Robbery | 1788-05-08 | Hanging | Berkshire |
| 90 | Archibald Taylor | | ? | Male | ? | Robbery | 1788-05-08 | Hanging | Berkshire |
| 91 | Abigail Converse (or Abiel Converse, or Abiah Converse) | 32 | White | Female | ? | Murder of her illegitimate child | 1788-07-06 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 92 | John O'Neil | | ? | Male | ? | Murder | 1788-09-04 | Hanging | Bristol |
| 93 | William Danesse (or William Denossee) | | ? | Male | ? | Robbery | 1789-10-08 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 94 | William Smith | | ? | Male | ? | Robbery | 1789-10-08 | Hanging | Hampshire |
| 95 | Rachel Wall | | 29 | Female | Pirate | Robbery | 1789-10-08 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 96 | Edward Vail Brown | | White | Male | ? | Housebreaking/Burglary | 1790-10-14 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 97 | John Bailey | | Black | Male | ? | Housebreaking/Burglary | 1790-10-14 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 98 | Samuel Hadlock | | ? | Male | ? | Murder | 1790-10-28 | Hanging | Lincoln |
| 99 | Samuel Frost | 29 | White | Male | Farmhand | Murder | 1793-10-31 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 100 | John Baptiste Collins | | ? | Male | Pirate | Piracy and Murder on the High Seas | 1794-07-30 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 101 | Emanuel Furtado (or Manuel Furtado, or Edmund Fortis) | | ? | Male | Pirate | Piracy and Murder on the High Seas | 1794-07-30 | Hanging | Worcester |
| 102 | Augustus Palacha (or Augustus Poleski) | | ? | Male | Pirate | Piracy and Murder on the High Seas | 1794-07-30 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 103 | Pomp [Furbish] | | Black | Male | Slave | Murder | 1795-08-06 (or 1795-08-10) | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 104 | Henry Blackburn (or Henry Blackbourne) | | White | Male | Chimney Sweep | Murder-Robbery | 1796-01-14 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 105 | John Stewart | | White | Male | ? | Housebreaking/Burglary | 1797-04-06 | Hanging | Essex |
| 106 | Stephen Smith | 28 | Black | Male | Escaped Slave | Housebreaking/Burglary | 1797-10-12 | Hanging | Essex |
| 107 | Samuel Smith | | ? | Male | ? | Housebreaking/Burglary | 1799-12-26 | Hanging | Middlesex |

## 1800–1899

1800-1899: 80 executions :
| # | Name | Age | Race | Gender | Occupation | Crime | Date of execution | Method of execution | County |
| 1 | Jason Fairbanks | 21 | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1801-09-10 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 2 | Ebenezer Mason | | White | Male | Laborer | Murder | 1802-01-07 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 3 | John Battles (or John Battes, or John Battis) | 19 | Black | Male | ? | Murder-Rape | 1804-11-08 | Hanging | Norfolk |
| 4 | Ephiram Wheeler (or Ephraim Wheeler) | | White | Male | ? | Rape | 1806-02-06 | Hanging | Hampshire |
| 5 | Dominic Daley | 36 | White | Male | ? | Murder-Robbery | 1806-06-05 | Hanging | Norfolk |
| 6 | James Halligan | 28 | White | Male | ? | Murder-Robbery | 1806-06-05 | Hanging | Norfolk |
| 7 | Joseph Drew | | ? | Male | ? | Murder | 1808-07-21 | Hanging | ? |
| 8 | Ebenezer Ball | | ? | Male | ? | Murder | 1811-10-31 | Hanging | ? |
| 9 | Samuel Tully | 42 | White | Male | Pirate | Piracy | 1812-12-10 | Hanging | Hampshire |
| 10 | Henry Pyner | | Black | Male | ? | Rape | 1813-11-05 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 11 | Ezra Hutchinson | | ? | Male | ? | Rape | 1813-11-18 | Hanging | Berkshire |
| 12 | Henry Phillips | | White | Male | Seaman | Murder | 1817-03-13 | Hanging | Berkshire |
| 13 | John Williams | 30 | White | Male | Seaman | Piracy and Murder on the High Seas | 1819-02-18 | Hanging | Hampshire |
| 14 | Francis Frederick | | White | Male | Seaman | Piracy and Murder on the High Seas | 1819-02-18 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 15 | John P. Rog | 30 | White | Male | Seaman | Piracy and Murder on the High Seas | 1819-02-18 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 16 | Peter Peterson (or Nils Peterson) | 20 | White | Male | Seaman | Piracy and Murder on the High Seas | 1819-02-18 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 17 | Peter Johnson | | Black | Male | ? | Rape | 1819-11-25 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 18 | Michael Powers | 51 | White | Male | Laborer | Murder | 1820-05-25 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 19 | Warren Fawsett (or Thomas Warrington) | | ? | Male | Pirate | Murder on the High Seas | 1820-06-15 | Hanging | Berkshire |
| 20 | William Holmes | | ? | Male | Pirate | Murder on the High Seas | 1820-06-15 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 21 | Edward Rosewaine | | ? | Male | Pirate | Murder on the High Seas | 1820-06-15 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 22 | Stephen Clarke (or Stephen M. Clark) | 16 | White | Male | ? | Arson | 1821-05-10 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 23 | Michael Martin | 46 | White | Male | Highwayman | Robbery | 1821-12-20 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 24 | Samuel Clisby | | ? | Male | ? | Robbery | 1822-03-07 | Hanging | Essex |
| 25 | Gilbert Close | | ? | Male | ? | Robbery | 1822-03-07 | Hanging | Middlesex |
| 26 | Samuel Green | 26 | White | Male | Convict | Murder | 1822-04-25 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 27 | Perez Anthony (or Perry Anthony) | | Black | Male | Seaman | Murder | 1824-12-21 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 28 | Horace Carter | | White | Male | ? | Rape | 1825-12-07 (or 1825-12-08) | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 29 | John Holloran | | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1826-03-03 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 30 | Samuel Chase (or Samuel P. Charles) | | Native American | Male | ? | Murder | 1826-11-22 (or 1826-11-26) | Hanging | Worcester |
| 31 | Duncan White | | White | Male | Seaman | Piracy | 1827-02-01 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 32 | Winslow Curtis | | White | Male | Seaman | Piracy | 1827-02-01 | Hanging | Berkshire |
| 33 | John Boies | | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1829-07-07 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 34 | John F. Knapp | 20 | White | Male | Shipmaster | Murder | 1830-09-28 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 35 | Joseph J. Knapp, Jr. | | White | Male | Shipmaster | Murder | 1830-12-31 | Hanging | Norfolk |
| 36 | Joseph Gadett | | Black | Male | Pirate | Piracy | 1831-07-01 | Hanging | Essex |
| 37 | Thomas Collinet | | Black | Male | Pirate | Piracy | 1831-07-01 | Hanging | Essex |
| 38 | Henry Joseph | | Black | Male | Seaman | Piracy | 1834-12-02 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 39 | Pedro Gibbert | | Hispanic | Male | Seaman | Piracy | 1835-06-09 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 40 | Manuel Boyga | | Hispanic | Male | Seaman | Piracy | 1835-06-09 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 41 | Manuel Castello | | Hispanic | Male | Seaman | Piracy | 1835-06-09 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 42 | Angel Garcia | | Hispanic | Male | Seaman | Piracy | 1835-06-09 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 43 | Juan Montenegro | | Hispanic | Male | Seaman | Piracy | 1835-06-09 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 44 | Francisco Ruiz | | Hispanic | Male | Seaman | Piracy | 1835-09-12 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 45 | Simeon Crockett | 27 | White | Male | Carpenter | Arson | 1836-03-16 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 46 | Stephen Russell | | White | Male | Carpenter | Arson | 1836-03-16 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 47 | Thomas Barrett | | White | Male | ? | Murder-Rape | 1845-01-03 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 48 | Washington Goode | | ? | Male | Seaman | Murder | 1849-05-25 | Hanging | Middlesex |
| 49 | Daniel H. Pearson | 41 | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1850-07-20 | Hanging | Worcester |
| 50 | John White Webster | | White | Male | Medical professional | Murder | 1850-08-30 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 51 | James Clough | 29 | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1854-04-28 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 52 | Thomas Casey | 22 | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1854-09-29 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 53 | James McGee | | ? | Male | Convict | Murder | 1858-06-25 | Hanging | Bristol |
| 54 | Alexander Desmarteau | | White | Male | ? | Murder-Rape | 1861-04-26 | Hanging | Middlesex |
| 55 | George Hersey | 29 | White | Male | Cobbler | Murder | 1862-08-08 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 56 | James Callender | | Black | Male | ? | Murder-Rape | 1863-11-06 | Hanging | Norfolk |
| 57 | Edward Green | 33 | White | Male | Postmaster | Murder-Robbery | 1866-04-13 | Hanging | Norfolk |
| 58 | Silas James | 31 | White | Male | Gambler | Murder-Robbery | 1868-09-25 | Hanging | Berkshire |
| 59 | Charles James | 22 | White | Male | ? | Murder-Robbery | 1868-09-25 | Hanging | Middlesex |
| 60 | James McElhaney | | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1873-03-21 | Hanging | Worcester |
| 61 | Albert Smith | | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1873-06-27 | Hanging | Worcester |
| 62 | William Sturtevant | | White | Male | Factory Worker | Murder-Robbery | 1875-05-02 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 63 | James Costley | | White | Male | Innkeeper | Murder | 1875-06-25 | Hanging | Hampden |
| 64 | George Pemberton | | ? | Male | ? | Murder | 1875-01-08 | Hanging | Plymouth |
| 65 | Thomas W. Piper | 27 | White | Male | Church janitor | Murder-Rape | 1876-05-26 | Hanging | Norfolk |
| 66 | Samuel Frost | | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1876-05-26 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 67 | John Ten Eyck | 46 | Black | Male | Laborer | Murder-Robbery | 1878-08-16 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 68 | William Devlin | | White | Male | Mill foreman | Murder | 1879-03-13 | Hanging | Worcester |
| 69 | Alan Adams | 44 | White | Male | Whaler | Murder | 1881-04-16 | Hanging | Berkshire |
| 70 | Joseph Loomis | | ? | Male | ? | Murder-Robbery | 1883-03-08 | Hanging | Middlesex |
| 71 | Charles Williams | | Black | Male | ? | Rape | 1886-01-08 | Hanging | Hampshire |
| 72 | Samuel Besse | | ? | Male | ? | Murder-Robbery | 1887-03-10 | Hanging | Hampden |
| 73 | James Nowlin | 18 | White | Male | Milkman | Murder-Robbery | 1888-01-20 | Hanging | Middlesex |
| 74 | Walter Holmes | | ? | Male | ? | Murder | 1893-02-03 | Hanging | Plymouth |
| 75 | William Coy | | White | Male | Wood chopper | Murder | 1893-03-03 | Hanging | Middlesex |
| 76 | Daniel Robertson | 49 | White | Male | Carpenter | Murder | 1894-12-04 | Hanging | Hampden |
| 77 | Angus Gilbert | | White | Male | ? | Murder-Rape | 1896-02-21 | Hanging | Berkshire |
| 78 | Jack O'Neill | | White | Male | ? | Murder-Robbery | 1898-01-07 | Hanging | Bristol |
| 79 | Lorenz Barnes | | ? | Male | ? | Murder-Burglary | 1898-03-04 | Hanging | Suffolk |
| 80 | Dominique Krathofski | 29 | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1898-12-30 | Hanging | Franklin |

## 1900–1947

In 1900, Massachusetts installed an electric chair in the Charlestown State Prison; all Massachusetts executions in the 20th century, and the remainder of Massachusetts' executions prior to abolition, were carried out by electrocution.
1900-1947: 65 executions :
| # | Name | Age | Race | Gender | Occupation | Crime | Date of execution | Method of execution | County |
| 1 | Luigi Storti | 26 | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1901-12-17 | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| 2 | Franciszek Umilian | 34 | White | Male | Farmhand | Murder | 1901-12-24 | Electric chair | Hampden |
| 3 | John Cassels | 34 | White | Male | Bike repairman | Murder | 1902-05-06 | Electric chair | Suffolk |
| 4 | John C. Best | 37 | White | Male | Farm laborer | Murder | 1902-09-09 | Electric chair | Essex |
| 5 | Charles Tucker | 25 | White | Male | Handyman | Murder-Robbery | 1906-06-12 | Electric chair | Hampden |
| 6 | John Schidlofski | 29 | White | Male | Barber | Murder | 1906-07-09 | Electric chair | Essex |
| 7 | Woon Hom | 37 | Asian | Male | Tong member | Murder | 1909-01-12 | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| 8 | Sing Min | 31 | Asian | Male | Tong member | Murder | 1909-01-12 | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| 9 | Gong Leong | 19 | Asian | Male | Tong member | Murder | 1909-01-12 | Electric chair | Suffolk |
| 10 | Napoleon Rivet | 32 | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1910-07-28 | Electric chair | Suffolk |
| 11 | Wassili Ivankowski | 22 | White | Male | ? | Murder-Robbery | 1911-03-07 | Electric chair | Suffolk |
| 12 | Andrei Ipson | 19 | White | Male | ? | Murder-Robbery | 1911-03-07 | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| 13 | Silas Phelps | 39 | White | Male | Paper worker | Murder | 1912-01-26 | Electric chair | Essex |
| 14 | Clarence Richeson | 36 | White | Male | Clergyman | Murder | 1912-05-21 | Electric chair | Essex |
| 15 | Harry Marshall | 25 | White | Male | Fireman | Murder | 1912-06-06 | Electric chair | Franklin |
| 16 | Bertram Spencer | 31 | White | Male | Clerk | Murder-Burglary | 1912-09-17 | Electric chair | Suffolk |
| 17 | Chester Jordan | 33 | White | Male | Vaudeville | Murder | 1912-09-24 | Electric chair | Plymouth |
| 18 | Stefan Borasky | 26 | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1913-06-24 | Electric chair | Hampden |
| 19 | William Door | 31 | White | Male | Businessman | Murder | 1914-03-24 | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| 20 | Biago Falzone | 23 | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1915-05-11 | Electric chair | Hampden |
| 21 | Anton Retkovitz | 37 | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1916-03-16 | Electric chair | Essex |
| 22 | Francis Ducharme | 27 | White | Male | Laborer | Murder-Rape | 1917-09-11 | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| 23 | Francisco Feci | 37 | White | Male | Laborer | Murder | 1920-08-16 | Electric chair | Bristol |
| 24 | Paul Dascalakis | 30 | White | Male | Waiter | Murder | 1923-07-14 | Electric chair | Hampden |
| 25 | Cyrille Vandenhecke | 51 | White | Male | Loom fixer | Murder | 1924-07-30 | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| 26 | Richard Stewart | 32 | Black | Male | ? | Murder | 1926-05-05 | Electric chair | Suffolk |
| 27 | John McLaughlin | 30 | White | Male | ? | Murder-Robbery | 1927-01-06 | Electric chair | Essex |
| 28 | John Devereaux | 25 | White | Male | ? | Murder-Robbery | 1927-01-06 | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| 29 | Edward Heinlein | 26 | White | Male | ? | Murder-Robbery | 1927-01-06 | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| 32 | Nicola Sacco | 36 | White | Male | ? | Murder-Robbery | 1927-08-23 | Electric chair | Norfolk |
| 30 | Bartolomeo Vanzetti | 33 | White | Male | ? | Murder-Robbery | 1927-08-23 | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| 31 | Celestino Madeiros | 24 | White | Male | ? | Murder-Robbery | 1927-08-23 | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| 33 | Jerry Gedzium | 23 | White | Male | ? | Murder-Robbery | 1928-02-28 | Electric chair | Norfolk |
| 34 | Herbert Gleason | 21 | White | Male | ? | Murder-Robbery | 1928-03-13 | Electric chair | Norfolk |
| 35 | Nathan DeSatnick | 25 | White | Male | Fruit peddler | Murder | 1928-07-17 | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| 36 | George Taylor | 47 | White | Male | Barber | Murder-Rape | 1929-03-06 | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| 37 | Frederick Knowlton, Jr. | 37 | White | Male | Businessman | Murder | 1929-05-14 | Electric chair | Worcester |
| 38 | Charles Trippi | 22 | White | Male | Convict | Murder | 1929-12-03 | Electric chair | Essex |
| 39 | Paul Hurley | 20 | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1931-09-15 | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| 40 | Joseph Belenski | 38 | White | Male | Farmhand | Murder | 1931-01-21 | Electric chair | Worcester |
| 41 | Sylvester Fernandes | 24 | White | Male | ? | Murder-Robbery | 1932-08-12 | Electric chair | Norfolk |
| 42 | Ahmed Osman | 37 | Other | Male | ? | Murder-Rape | 1934-01-23 | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| 43 | Henry Bull | 22 | ? | Male | ? | Murder | 1934-02-22 | Electric chair | Barnstable |
| 44 | Herman Snyder | 21 | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1934-02-22 | Electric chair | Norfolk |
| 45 | John Donnellon | 24 | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1934-02-22 | Electric chair | Franklin |
| 46 | Alexander Kaminski | 25 | White | Male | Jail prisoner | Murder | 1935-02-19 | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| 47 | Abraham Faber | 25 | White | Male | Businessman | Murder-Robbery | 1935-06-07 | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| 48 | Irving Millen | 22 | White | Male | Criminal | Murder-Robbery | 1935-06-07 | Electric chair | Hampden |
| 49 | Murton Millen | 25 | White | Male | Criminal | Murder-Robbery | 1935-06-07 | Electric chair | Norfolk |
| 50 | Miller Clark | 44 | White | Male | Truck driver | Murder-Rape | 1936-01-14 | Electric chair | Norfolk |
| 51 | Newell Sherman | 27 | White | Male | Machinist | Murder | 1936-08-04 | Electric chair | Norfolk |
| 52 | Anthony Distasio | 25 | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1938-01-18 | Electric chair | Suffolk |
| 53 | Frank Distasio | 52 | White | Male | Candy dealer | Murder | 1938-01-18 | Electric chair | Worcester |
| 54 | Edward Simpson | 43 | White | Male | Ex-convict | Murder | 1938-05-13 | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| 55 | Walter St. Saveur | 22 | White | Male | ? | Murder-Robbery | 1939-08-02 | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| 56 | Wallace Green | 22 | White | Male | ? | Murder-Robbery | 1939-08-02 | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| 57 | Joseph Rousseau | 29 | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1941-04-22 | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| 58 | Paul Giacomazza | 19 | White | Male | ? | Murder | 1942-06-30 | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| 59 | James Nickerson | 22 | ? | Male | ? | Murder | 1942-06-30 | Electric chair | Norfolk |
| 60 | Joseph E. Sheppard | 25 | White | Male | Mental patient | Murder | 1943-06-25 | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| 61 | Donald Millard | 19 | White | Male | Mental patient | Murder | 1943-06-25 | Electric chair | Middlesex |
| 62 | Robert Hayward Gray | 34 | Black | Male | Handyman | Murder-Robbery | 1943-06-25 | Electric chair | Suffolk |
| 63 | Raphael Skopp | 36 | White | Male | ? | Murder-Robbery | 1946-08-16 | Electric chair | Plymouth |
| 64 | Philip Bellino | 32 | White | Male | Gangster | Murder | 1947-05-09 | Electric chair | Suffolk |
| 65 | Edward Gertsen | 35 | White | Male | Gangster | Murder | 1947-05-09 | Electric chair | Suffolk |