Mary Antoine, 1814 September 30

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ANTCINE, Mary

Mary Antoine, an Indian female approximately 20-years-old, had form-
ed a connection with a Stockbridge brave. Another squaw won his
affections and Mary determined to kill her. The tribe had camped
in their wigwams on a farm near Hamilton, Madison Co., N. Yes and
the other young woman was in the process of making a basket for a
white woman when MAREE Mary approached her, drew a knife and stabbed
her seven times, killing her instantly. She made ah effort to con-
ceal herself in the woods, but she was found shortly afterwards
where she had hidden behind a loge She was originally held in the
Jail at Hamilton and then taken to Whitestown and finally to Peter-
boro where she was tried, convicted and sentenced to die. On Septe
30, 1814, she was hanged in Peterboro and Her father folhéwed her
to the gallows in Madison County nine years later for avenging him-
self on a man who gave testimony against her,

HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY, STATE OF NEW YORK, By Mrs. L. M, Hammohd ,
Truair, Smith & Co,, Syracuse, 1872, Pagel el1s

ANTOINE, Mary

Mary Antoine, an Indian female approximately 20-years-old, had form-
ed 2 connection with a Stockbridge brave. Another squaw won his
affections and Mary determined to kill her, The tribe had campe

in their wigwams on a farm near Hamilton, Madison Co., N. Ye, and
the other young woman was in the process of making a basket for a
white woman when MMEKX Mary approached her, drew a knife anc stabbed
her seven times, killing her instantly. She made ah effort to con-
ceal herself in the woods, but she was found shortly afterwards
where she had hidden behind a log. She was originally held in the
Jail at Hamilton and then taken to Whitestown and finally to Peter-
boro where she was tried, convicted and sentenced to die. On Sept,
30, 181), she was hanged in Peterboro and Her father folhéwed her

to the gallows in Madison County nine years later for avenging him-
self on a man who gave testimony against her,

HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY, STATE OF NEW YORK, By Mrs, L. M, Hammohd
Truair, Smith & Cos, Syracuse, 1872, Pagellh-l15

Mary Antoine,
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farm near Hanlon,
as in the pro

She was ori, ginally held in the

ken to Whitestown and finally to F
was tried, convicted and pentenced a die. On eee
20, able aayes hanged in Peterboro and Her father foldowed her
lows in ¥ cunt tind years inte fox avenging him-
a man who gave testimony against he:
TORY OF N COUNTY, STATE OF N

W YORK
sir, Snith & Co., Syracuse, 1672,

L. Ms Henmohd,
Pagelili-l as.



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Mary Antoine executed on 1814-09-30 in New York (NY)
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