List of people executed in Michigan (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "List of people executed in Michigan" in English language version.

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  • See Burton p. 164; Tulipe was a drummer in the company of Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac who assaulted a 12-year-old girl. He was convicted and executed in Quebec.
  • See Burton pp. 164–165
  • See Burton p. 142; Dué was arrested for murdering a man in Detroit and was tried, convicted and executed in Montreal.
  • See Caitlin p. 68. Burton p. 194 mentions the execution of a person named "Ellers" in December 1775.
  • See Burton pp. 193–195 for an account of Contincineau's trial. The presiding judge Philip Dejean was subsequently indicted for the murder of Contincineau. According to the account in Burton, Contincineau's accomplice, the slave woman Ann Wyley, was freed by Dejean on the condition that she act as executioner on Contincineau. Caitlin p. 68 notes that Dejean later went back on his offer and had Wiley hanged.
  • See Caitlin p. 262 for a description of the execution of Ketauka and Kewaubis
  • For a detailed account of Simmons' execution, see Caitlin "Michigan's Last Infliction of Capital Punishment" pp. 289–293

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  • Next youngest brother of Folle-Avoine (Wild Oats). Achiganaga and his four sons, of the Ojibwe nation, were arrested for the murder of two French traders. The brothers swore their father was not involved and the French determined only 3 of the 4 brothers were guilty. Since two Frenchmen were killed, they decided to only execute two of the brothers. Warren, William Whipple; Neill, Edward Duffield (1885). History of the Ojibway Nation . Minnesota Historical Society Press. pp. 421–425 – via Wikisource.