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Lavinia Burnett (1785 – November 8 1845) was the first woman to be executed by the state of Arkansas.Born Lavinia May Sharp she married Virginia native Crawford Burnett on December 29 1810 in Patrick County. They moved to Trigg County Kentucky with Crawford’s brother and eventually settled in Arkansas. They had at least two children John (b. 1811) and Minerva (b.

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