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I too have ancestors who were involved in the Salem Witch Trials. MoonchildCA May 2021 #1
Interesting! frogmarch May 2021 #2
Nathaniel Hawthorne is also a distant cousin of mine! MoonchildCA May 2021 #3
That is awesome! frogmarch May 2021 #4
Who knows, both having ancestors from that time and place... MoonchildCA May 2021 #5
Thanks for this interesting op. It reminded me of some information concerning Ergot abqtommy May 2021 #6
Thanks for the link frogmarch May 2021 #7
It's an interesting thing to consider. I figure there might have been some ergot poisioning abqtommy May 2021 #9
That's for sure. frogmarch May 2021 #11
My ancestors Samuel and Ruth Perley frogmarch May 2021 #8
Thank you! Very interesting. smirkymonkey May 2021 #10
And thank you for frogmarch May 2021 #12
One of my ancestors was a juror in a witchtrial csziggy May 2021 #13
Do you recognize the name frogmarch May 2021 #14
Henry Herrick was one of my ancestors - but I misspoke csziggy May 2021 #21
It can be confusing! frogmarch May 2021 #28
One of my ancestors was named Aaron Harland csziggy May 2021 #31
Ann Putnam, one of the accusers, mother was also named Ann Putnam. MoonchildCA May 2021 #32
The Ann Putnam in my tree was born with that name and married Henry Kinne csziggy May 2021 #34
Rebecca Towne Nurse and her sisters Mary Towne Esty and Sarah Towne Cloyes Fla Dem May 2021 #20
omg, it just hit me that frogmarch May 2021 #29
Abigail Dane Faulkner is in my family tree wnylib May 2021 #15
Hers is an amazing and famous true story! frogmarch May 2021 #16
I don't have any books about her, but wnylib May 2021 #17
The Deerfield Massacre! frogmarch May 2021 #18
Yes, it was France, with their Indian allies. wnylib May 2021 #22
Wow, thank you! frogmarch May 2021 #23
Oops. A correction on the title of wnylib May 2021 #26
Thanks for the resource link. I have descendants involved in the trials. Fla Dem May 2021 #19
Sounds like a good movie for accuracy. wnylib May 2021 #24
Oh, geez! frogmarch May 2021 #25
I absolutely think of them as real people and honored to have them in my family's heritage. Fla Dem May 2021 #27
Satan was my Daddy jpak May 2021 #30
By what authority was the 'jury sent out again'? Wolf Frankula May 2021 #33
By the authority of the presiding judge. malthaussen May 2021 #36
Well, at least Symon didn't have parts cut off for seditious libel. malthaussen May 2021 #35
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