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Martha M. Place (September 18 1849 – March 20 1899) was the first woman to die in the electric chair. She was executed on March 20 1899 at Sing Sing Correctional Facility for the murder of her stepdaughter Ida Place.

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birth date
1849-09-18
birth place
New Jersey
death date
1899-03-20
death place
Sing Sing, New York

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