Genealogical Musings The Forgotten Witch Trials Of Connecticut 1647 1697 Connecticut’s 17th century witch trials have long been overshadowed by the more numerous and better publicized proceedings in salem, massachusetts. but connecticut’s were among the first such trials in new england, preceding salem’s by four decades. and mary johnson’s 1648 confession of witchcraft in wethersfield was the first of its. October 31, 2016 10:00 am edt. o wing to its brief but intense history as a place where people were accused of and punished for witchcraft, salem, mass.—a.k.a. “witch city”—becomes a major.
Mary Sanford And The Forgotten Connecticut Witch Trials Christopher was involved in the witch trials twice, firstly in 1653 1654 when he gave an affidavit about having visited goodwife knapp while she was in prison for witchcraft. knapp was later executed. secondly, he served on the grand jury investigating witchcraft in connecticut in september 1692. one of the reasons these trials kept cropping up. Witch trials in connecticut. the witch trials in connecticut, also sometimes referred to as the hartford witch trials, occurred from 1647 to 1663. [1] they were the first large scale witch trials in the american colonies, predating the salem witch trials by nearly thirty years. [2] john m. taylor lists a total of 37 cases, 11 of which resulted. Background of the hartford trials. the hartford case began in spring 1662, with the death of 9 year old elizabeth kelly, a few days after she visited a neighbor, goodwife ayers. elizabeth’s parents were convinced that goody ayers had caused their child’s death through magic, and according to the history channel’s christopher klein,. Wethersfield is the setting for the novel the witch of blackbird pond, a fictionalized account of a witch trial. windsor, ct. home of alice young (hanged, 1647) and lydia gilbert (hanged, 1654). alice was the first person executed for witchcraft by colonial authorities in america, on may 26, 1647.
Ct Was The Home Of First Witch Trial Activists Aim To Exonerate Victims Background of the hartford trials. the hartford case began in spring 1662, with the death of 9 year old elizabeth kelly, a few days after she visited a neighbor, goodwife ayers. elizabeth’s parents were convinced that goody ayers had caused their child’s death through magic, and according to the history channel’s christopher klein,. Wethersfield is the setting for the novel the witch of blackbird pond, a fictionalized account of a witch trial. windsor, ct. home of alice young (hanged, 1647) and lydia gilbert (hanged, 1654). alice was the first person executed for witchcraft by colonial authorities in america, on may 26, 1647. The connecticut witch trials occurred from 1647 to 1663, more than four decades before the trials in salem, massachusetts. “the witch trials in connecticut were extremely deadly. Goodwife miller of fairfield, accused 1692. mary staples of fairfield, slandered 1654, indicted 1692. mary harvey of fairfield, indicted 1692. hannah harvey of fairfield, indicted 1692. hugh crosia of stratford, accused 1693. winifred benham, sr. of wallingford, accused 1692 and 1693, acquitted 1697.
Connecticut S Witch Trials Three Stories To Know The connecticut witch trials occurred from 1647 to 1663, more than four decades before the trials in salem, massachusetts. “the witch trials in connecticut were extremely deadly. Goodwife miller of fairfield, accused 1692. mary staples of fairfield, slandered 1654, indicted 1692. mary harvey of fairfield, indicted 1692. hannah harvey of fairfield, indicted 1692. hugh crosia of stratford, accused 1693. winifred benham, sr. of wallingford, accused 1692 and 1693, acquitted 1697.
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