Mary Elizabeth Surratt (née Jenkins; 1820 or May 1823 – July 7, 1865) was an American boarding house owner in Washington, D.C., who was convicted of taking part in the conspiracy which led to the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.

Nov 9, 2009 · Mary Surratt was an American boarding house owner who was convicted of taking part in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. Sentenced to death, she was hanged,...

Apr 27, 2025 · Mary Surratt (born May/June 1823, near Waterloo, Maryland, U.S.—died July 7, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was an American boardinghouse operator, who, with three others, was convicted of conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln.

Apr 12, 2011 · Who Was Mary Surratt, Alleged Conspirator in the Lincoln Assassination? The widowed boardinghouse owner went to the gallows for her role in John Wilkes Booth's plot to kill the 16th president.

Mar 22, 2024 · Mary Surratt is known for her contentious role in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, in 1865. Prior to Lincoln’s murder, Surratt would have been regarded as an ordinary woman living a typical middle-class existence.

Oct 9, 2022 · On July 7, 1865, Mary Surratt became the first woman ever executed by the U.S. government after she was convicted of conspiring to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.

Mar 4, 2019 · Mary Surratt, a boardinghouse operator, and tavern keeper, was the first woman to be executed by the United States federal government, convicted as a co-conspirator with Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth, though she asserted her …

Apr 14, 2025 · Mrs. Mary E. Surratt, the first woman to be executed by the federal governmen was found guilty of aiding in Lincoln's assassination. But was she?

After her arrest, Mary Surratt was held to Old Capitol Prison and later on she was later taken to the Washington Arsenal. Her trial begun on May 9 and was conducted by a military tribunal. Mary was charged with aiding, counseling, abetting, and housing her 7 co-defendants.

At 1:22pm on July 7, 1865, Mary Surratt became the first woman ever to be executed by the United States government.