Chamblit, Rebekah (d. 1733)

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Chamblit, Rebekah (d. 1733)

American murderer. Executed Sept 27, 1733, in Massachusetts.

Convicted of infanticide, was forced to write Dying Warning and Advice of Rebekah Chamblit before execution. The work expresses the desperation of a young woman faced with the birth of illegitimate child.

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