Abigail Thompson

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Abigail Thompson (Thorpe)

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Birthplace: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
Death: 1706 (29-30)
New Haven, New Haven Co., CT
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Nathaniel Thorpe and Mary Thorpe
Wife of Thomas Thompson, Jr
Mother of Mercy Thompson
Sister of Nathaniel Thorpe, Jr; Mary Thorpe; William Thorpe; Daughter Thorpe; Elizabeth Harrison and 1 other
Half sister of Hannah Thorpe and Experience Payne

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About Abigail Thompson

Abigail was convicted of murder after she threw a pair of shears at her husband who died from wounds to the head. She was sentenced to death and after one or two reprieves the sentence was executed. While in prison she gave birth to a posthumous child which she named Mercy.

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Abigail Thompson's Timeline

1676
May 25, 1676
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
1706
1706
Age 29
New Haven, New Haven Co., CT
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