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PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
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| Eleven people were executed in Prince Edward
Island from 1792 to 1941. On two occasions
there was a double hanging, one of these
being a father and son. Two brothers were
hanged on different occasions; their crimes
were unrelated. |
| There is a book which contains accounts of
all executions in PEI. Click here to see
more info about IN THE SHADOW OF THE GALLOWS. |
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| Britain captured Ěle Saint-Jean from France
after the fall of Fort Louisburg in
1758.
The Island of St. John was a part of
Nova
Scotia until 1769 at which time it
became
a separate British colony. |
| Name |
Date |
Method |
Location |
Crime |
Sex |
Race |
Age |
Occupation |
Executioner |
Notes |
| Farrow, Joseph |
1792 |
hanged |
Charlottetown |
rape |
M |
? |
? |
? |
? |
First execution in PEI. Raped a 12 year-old
girl.
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| In 1798 the name of the colony was changed
to Prince Edward Island to distinguish
it
from maritime cities named St John's
or Saint
John. |
| Name |
Date |
Method |
Location |
Crime |
Sex |
Race |
Age |
Occupation |
Executioner |
Notes |
| Nicholson, John |
1813 May 15 |
hanged |
Charlottetown |
murder |
M |
white |
? |
? |
Cambridge, Sheriff Lemuel |
Beat John Ross to death with musket and fists
on 03 Mar 1813. Hanged with his son
Samuel.
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| Nicholson, Samuel |
1813 May 15 |
hanged |
Charlottetown |
murder |
M |
white |
? |
? |
Cambridge, Sheriff Lemuel |
Beat John Ross to death with musket and fists
on 03 Mar 1813. Hanged with his father.
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| Byers, Peter |
1815 abt March |
hanged |
Charlottetown |
theft |
M |
black |
? |
? |
? |
Stole 5 pounds from James Gibson of Charlottetown.
Brother of Sancho Byers, cases not
related.
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| Byers, Sancho |
1815 |
hanged |
Charlottetown |
theft |
M |
black |
? |
? |
? |
Robbed Matilda Bracken. Brother of Peter
Byers, cases not related.
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| Cash, James |
1821 January 13 |
hanged |
Charlottetown |
rape |
M |
? |
? |
labourer |
? |
Raped Polly Gay.
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| Christie, James |
1821 March 14 |
hanged |
Charlottetown |
theft |
M |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Stole goods and money valued at 250 pounds.
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| Dowey, George |
1869 April 16 |
hanged |
Charlottetown |
murder |
M |
? |
23 |
sailor |
? |
Stabbed John Cullen to death. Last public
hanging in PEI.
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| The colony joined confederation on 01 July
1873. PEI executions from this date were
under Canadian jurisdiction. Interestingly,
it wasn't until 01 April 1878 that all colony
criminal laws were replaced by Canadian laws. |
| Name |
Date |
Method |
Location |
Crime |
Sex |
Race |
Age |
Occupation |
Executioner |
Notes |
| Millman, William |
1888 April 12 |
hanged |
Charlottetown |
murder |
M |
white |
20 |
? |
? |
Murdered Mary Pickering Tuplin
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| Lund, Earl |
1941 August 20 |
hanged |
Charlottetown |
murder |
M |
white |
29 |
? |
Ellis, John |
Murdered Peter Trainor. Hanged with Phillips.
Last execution in PEI.
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| Phillips, Frederick |
1941 August 20 |
hanged |
Charlottetown |
murder |
M |
white |
25 |
? |
Ellis, John |
Murdered Peter Trainor. Hanged with Lund.
Last execution in PEI.
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