Mary Surratt

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American historical figure human

Mary Surratt was an American boardinghouse owner who became the first woman executed by the U.S. federal government for her role in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln.

Aliases (1)

Mary Elizabeth Jenkins Surratt ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American → historical figure → human →
birthName	Mary Elizabeth Jenkins →
burialPlace	Mount Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C. →
causeOfDeath	hanging →
child	Anna Surratt → Isaac Surratt → John H. Surratt →
convictedBy	United States military commission →
convictedOf	conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1823-05-01 →
dateOfDeath	1865-07-07 →
employer	self-employed →
ethnicGroup	White American →
executedBy	United States federal government →
executionLocation	Old Arsenal Penitentiary, Washington, D.C. →
familyName	Surratt →
fullName	Mary Elizabeth Jenkins Surratt →
givenName	Mary →
historicalEvent	assassination of Abraham Lincoln →
historicalPeriod	American Civil War →
mannerOfDeath	execution by hanging →
notableFor	being the first woman executed by the U.S. federal government → role in the conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln →
notableRelative	John H. Surratt →
notableWork	operation of the Surratt boardinghouse used by conspirators →
occupation	boardinghouse keeper → landowner →
owned	Surratt Tavern → a boardinghouse on H Street in Washington, D.C. →
participantIn	conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln →
placeOfBirth	Prince George's County, Maryland → United States of America →
placeOfDeath	United States of America → Washington, D.C. →
politicalAlignment	Confederate sympathizer →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
residence	Surrattsville, Maryland → Washington, D.C. →
sexOrGender	female →
sharesCauseOfDeathWith	David Herold → George Atzerodt → Lewis Powell →
spouse	John Harrison Surratt Sr. →
trialStartYear	1865 →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
George Atzerodt → Samuel Arnold →	conspiredWith
David Herold →	coConspiratorWith
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln →	conspirator
Mary Surratt ("Mary Elizabeth Jenkins Surratt") →	fullName
Surratt House Museum →	hasHistoricalConnectionTo
Michael O'Laughlen →	knownAssociate
Surratt House Museum →	namedAfter
Surratt House Museum →	originallyOwnedBy