About
American boarding house owner who was convicted of taking part in the conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Assassin John Wilkes Booth and his co-conspirators, George Atzerodt and Lewis Powell, all visited her boarding house. In 1865, she was the first woman executed by the United States federal government. She always claimed to be innocent.
Before Fame
She converted to Catholicism when she was young.
Trivia
She and her husband were sympathetic to the Confederate States of America. They hosted Confederate sympathizers at their tavern.
Family Life
In 1840, she married John Harrison Surratt. She had children named Isaac, Elizabeth Susanna, and John Jr.
Associated With
President Andrew Johnson signed her death warrant.
