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Mary Towne Easty, one of my 8th great-grandmothers on my Dad’s side, was hanged as a witch in the Salem witch hysteria in 1692. Witch History, Irish Catholic, African American Studies, Salem Witch Trials, Witch Trials, Leyte, Salem Witch, Modern Witch, Lucid Dreaming

Salem Witch Hanging Engraving Click to make bigger When I was researching for the post on Joshua Currey, I came across a mention in a biographical article on one of his sons' wife’s brothers that said that one of the reasons that there were so many lawyers in the Estey family was because of the injustice done to his great-grandmother at Salem. …I did a double take, “Wait! Salem?!” So, of course, I had to do more research to see if that implied connection was accurate. It is! I’ve found the…

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June 10, 1692: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill. She was the first person to be executed during the Salem witch trials.  Thomas Satterwhite Noble, Witch Hill (The Salem Martyr), 1869, oil on canvas.  Gift of the children of Thomas S. Noble and Mary C. Noble, in their memory.  New-York Historical Society, 1939.251. The Salem Witch Trials, Salem Witch Trials, Witch Trials, Salem Witch, The Colony, Adventure Book, Looking For Someone, Historical Events, Historical Society

June 10, 1692: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill. She was the first person to be executed during the Salem witch trials. Thomas Satterwhite Noble, Witch Hill (The Salem Martyr), 1869, oil on canvas. Gift of the children of Thomas S. Noble and Mary C. Noble, in their memory. New-York Historical Society, 1939.251.

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