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Francis Asbury Hawkins

Male 1862 - 1888


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  • Born  18 Oct 1862 
    Gender  Male 
    Died  11 Dec 1888  Riverhead (hung for his mother's murder), Suffolk Co., LI, NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried  UNKNOWN  Bayshore, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • "Long Island Monthly" March 1990. Suffolk County's first recorded matricide that so shocked the populace that it prompted the first local execution in more than 30 years. Francis Asbury Hawkins, 22 of Islip had quarreled with his mother, the wealthy Cynthia Hawkins, over his plans to marry a servant girl. They seemed to reconcile their differences until October 1st. 1887, when, in the midst of a carriage ride, Francis Hawkins shot his mother three times and dumped her body. He was found guilty of murder and on December 11, 1888 became the last of seven men to be hanged at the Riverhead Jail.
    Person ID  I4886  Dayton
    Last Modified  31 Mar 2013 

    Father  Ezra Franklin Hawkins,   b. 1 Nov 1835, Islip, Suffolk Co., LI, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1879 
    Relationship  Natural 
    Mother  Cynthia A Clock,   b. 21 Apr 1844,   d. 1 Oct 1887, Bayshore, Suffolk Co., LI, NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship  Natural 
    Married  14 Feb 1860 
    Family ID  F0752  Group Sheet


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