The afflicted girls, Ann Putnam, Jr., Sarah Bibber, Mercy Lewis, Elizabeth Hubbard, Abigail Hobbs, Mary Warren, Susannah Sheldon, testified against Burroughs as well and accused him of murdering members of his family and other people in the community. The 46-year-old suffered a cardiac arrest while . enter into a covenant. He is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Lorraine (Turnbull); his daughter, Nancy; special sons . Witnesses At the time of Burroughs arrival, Salem was in a constant state of conflict and many of its residents were feuding. she should not write to her Father Ruck without Burroughs was moved to Boston jail. He took a job as minister of the Salem Village Church in 1680 and his contract was renewed the next year. Because most of Burroughs estate went solely to his surviving widow and her children, the children from Burroughs previous marriages, Rebecca Fowle, Jeremiah Burroughs, Charles Burroughs, and Hannah Fox, filed a petition with the court asking for a portion of the restitution: Gentlemen We The Subscribers and Children of Mr Georg Burrough Late of wells, who suffered at Salem in the Trouble There Humbly offer for your Honours Consideration A few Lines Relateing our Case and Circumstances upon account of our mother-in-laws conduct and carriage towards us, after Our Father was Apprehended and Taken Away Our Mother in Law Laide hands upon all she Could secure (the Children were Generally unable to shift for Themselvs) and what she Could Lay hands on was her Own without Any Person but her own Daughtr to share with her, whom she Says Was to bring up but may it Please your Honour to Consider there was Seaven Children more besides That that were to bring up the Eldest of which was but Sixteen years old att That Time; but insteed of shareing in what our father Left and she had Securd were Turnd to shift for Our Selves without Any Thing for So much as A Remembrance of Our father. Essex ss The Jurors for our Sovereigne Lord and Lady the King and Queen pr'sents That George Burroughs late of falmouth in the province of the Massachusets Bay in New England -- Clarke -- The ninth Day of May in the forth Year of the Reigne of our Sovereigne Lord and Lady William and Mary by the Grace of God of England Scottland France and His second wife was Sarah Ruck Hathorne, and they had four children. hands this Is about a ll a clock and I ask her Where about this lettel man stood s'd she Just where the Cart wheell went along I had a 3 graned irne fork in my hnad and I thru it wher she said he stud and she presently feell in a letel feet and when it twas over Said She you have toren his coot for I hard it tare wher abouts said I one won side said she lock & rested it upon his breast Letter from Rev. Anthony a[n]d Thomas B[r]a[c]ket and Mr. Munjoy his son only are named. 1700.Mather, Cotton. He experienced significant heart failure in 2005. Mercy Lewis, who lost relatives in one of the attacks on Falmouth, fled to Casco Bay, with a group that included Burroughs and her parents. The doctor, who is in his early 30s, earned his medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School in 2016 and had received his physician and surgeon license just 18 days before May 25,. His treatment of his first two wives was one subject of the interrogation; another was his supposed unnatural strength. (Reverse) G. Burroughs . Providence, but he understood nothing of it 140163, 296-304, 319, 480, 482, 514. 095: Sarah Osborne Died in Prison, May 10, 1692, SWP No. This page was last edited on 24 February 2023, at 21:13. . This was an excellent article! Although Cotton's words describe, and to some degree justify the trials . Burroughss secrecy and his other odd traits later became a theme during his trial and were discussed in great detail in the testimony of his accusers and former associates. Stoughton He said (some of you may observe, that) when In doing some genealogy on my biological family, I found out that Reverend Burroughs was my 9th great grandfather. John Hathorne served on the church committee to find Burroughs' replacement. appeared in their winding sheets, & said that & others unknowne came to this depon't & Mr Burroughs had a trumpett & sounded it, & they would have had this depon't to have gone up with them to a feast at Mr parris- ses & Goody Nurse & Goody procter told her this depon't they were Deacons & would have had her eat some of their sweet bread & wine & she asking them what wine that was one of them said it was blood & better then our wine but this depon't refused to eat or drink with them & they then dreadfully afflicted her at that tyme. Vol. She is the first causality of the Salem witch trials. 3, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA. 9, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA. 072: Elizabeth How Executed July 19, 1692, SWP No. his T marke. Thanks for writing it. ), Samuel Webber aged about 36 years Testifieth and sayth that aboute seaven or eight Yeares agoe I Lived at Casco Bay and George Burroughs was then Minester there, and haveing heard much of the great strength of him s'd Burroughs ; he Coming to our house wee ware in discourse about the same and he then told mee that he had put his fingers into the Bung of a Barrell of Malasses and lifted it up, and carryed it Round him and sett it downe againe. wee find nothing upon the body of the above sayd burroughs but w't is naturall:but upon the body of George Jacobs wee find 3. tetts w'ch according to the best of our Judgements wee think is not naturall for wee run a pinn through 2 of them and he was not sinceible of it: one of them being within his mouth upon the Inside of his right shoulder balde an a 3'rd upon his right hipp. I suppose a dozen of them. of a Sab: when that sacrament happened to be According to the book The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege, a terrible thunder storm struck while the lawmen and Burroughs were on the road to Salem and the thunder, wind and falling trees frightened both the horses and the men. Witnesses. 092: Susannah Martin Executed July 19, 1692, SWP No. In 1992, the Salem Witch Trials Memorial was built in Salem, Mass and a marker was established for George Burroughs. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1936, vol. On August 19, 1692, George Burroughs plunged to his death and was buried in a shallow grave. George Burroughs, a Puritan minister who served in Salem, Massachusetts from 1680-83, was also one of the survivors of the attack by the Native Americans. 33. After the examination, Burroughs was indicted on four charges of witchcraft and was brought back to the dungeon at the Salem jail. the Mallossoes. George H Burroughs of Flint, Genesee County, Michigan was born on February 28, 1914. The Baxter Manuscripts, Volume 5 ed by James Phinney Baxter. He is remembered especially for reciting the Lord's Prayer during his execution, something it was believed a witch could never do. In addition to details about the death, they can contain birth information, family origins, cause of death, and more. May 18, 2005 . 2, no. Burroughs and other refugees relocated to the settlement of Salisbury, Massachusetts where Burroughs served as a minister until 1680 when he received an offer to serve as a minister for the Salem Village Church. knew, Abig: Hobbs John Brown test testifyed about a b[arre]ll [of] Cyder 25 ), Elizabeth hubord aged about 17 yers saith that the last second day at night: There apeared a little black beard man to me in blackish aparill I asked him his name. The Lewis family then moved to Salem, and when Falmouth seemed safe, moved back. I did afterwards forbeare #[The same Evening after these words being alone in one Roome of my house and noe candle or light being in the s'd Roome] the same afternoone I haveing Occation to be at the s'd Beadles house and [being] in the Chamber where mr George Burroughs Keept I observed that s'd Burroughs did steadfastly fix [his] eys upon mee, the same Evening being in my own house, in a Roome without any Light I did see very strange things appeare in the Chimney. Salem August 2'd 1692 In fact, Mather was so disgusted by Burroughs he refused to call him by his full name: Glad should I have been, if I had never known the name of this man; or never had this occasion to mention so much as the first letters of his name. Sumons Ruck etal, ( Essex County Court Archives, Salem - Witchcraft, vol. George Burroughs #[case] No (1) George Burroughs, ( Witchcraft Papers, no. wards in his own person he acknowledged to Stories circulated about him, including many that described his tremendous strength so great that some believed it could not be earthly. Thomas putnam Burroughs graduated from Harvard University in 1670 and, in 1673, married his first wife Hannah Fisher. Salem Sep'r 15'th 1692 Thomas Greinslitt appeared before their Maj'ties Justices of Oyer & Terminer in Open Court & Made Oath that the above mentioned perticulars & Every part of them were True be the truth:before the Jury of Inquest: Aug'st 3: 92: upon her oath Short of stature, muscular, dark-complexioned, he was highly attractive to women, as is shown by his winning the hand of a rich widow as his second wife when he was a mere village minister. In April 1682, merely a year and a half after coming to Salem, one of Burroughss parishioners wrote to him complaining that brother is against brother and neighbors against neighbors, all quarreling and smiting one another. By the spring of the following year the village committee stopped paying Burroughs so he left town. ). He gives an acct of 32 killed and carried away by the Indians: himself escaped to an Island, but I hope Black point men have fetched him of by this time. Richard Carrier affirmed to the jury that he saw Mr. George Burroughs at the witch meeting at the village and saw him adminster the sacrament. Burroughs accepted the offer and relocated to Salem Village. Summary . The pop star was suffering from. Burroughs, ( Witchcraft Papers 7b, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA. George Burroughs was a minister who was accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Perhaps Cotton's most self-damning act within the public eye was his publication of the volume The Wonders of the Invisible World, in October, 1692, after the final executions. Tho Som of us Can Remember of Considerable in the House, besides his Liberary which she Sold and Recd the money for; then Lett it out att Intrest and was afterward Recd by another Husband; and not one farthing bestowed upon any Child but her Own: This being matter of fact we Humbly Leave it with your Honours to Consider wheather of what The Honourable Generall Court allowd &c she have not allredy Recd To much And the Children To Little. Michael Hensley Obituary - Death: Burroughs Elementary School | Michael Hensley Cause Of Death Michael Hensley Obituary: In the loving memory of Michael Hensley, we are saddened to inform you that. attest *Step. James Duncan Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA. On August 19, Burroughs was taken to Gallows Hill to be executed. marce luis uppon har oath did owne this har testimony to be the truth be fore the Juriors for In quest:agust:3: 92. we whose names are under writen being present hard mircy lewes declare what is above writen what she said she saw and hard from the Apperishtion of Mr George Burroughs and also beheld hir tortors which we cannot express for sume times we ware redy to fear that every joynt of hir body was redy to be displaced: also we perceived hir hellish temtations by hir loud out cries mr.Burroughs . As soon as he was turned off [hanged], Mr. Cotton Mather, being mounted upon a horse, addressed himself to the people, partly to declare that he [Mr. Burroughs] was no ordained Minister, partly to possess the people of his guilt, saying that the devil often had been transformed into the Angel of Light. He served as a minister in Portland, Maine, for two years, surviving King Philip's War and joining other refugees in moving farther south for safety. by me Elizabeth Hubbard The abovesd was in private none of El. George Burroughs proceeded to quote the Lord's Prayer perfectly which was believed to be impossible for a witch to do. As Baker suggests, although the issue was quickly settled, the arrest may have left a bad impression on the Salem villagers and may have set Burroughs up for further trouble in the community. George Burroughs and the Salem Witch Trials." Another witness, Hannah Harris, testified that Burroughs had a strange ability to somehow know what his wife had said in private conversations when he was away and once scolded her for what she had said to Harris when he had been away from home. *Samuell Webber Born in England about 1611, Giles Corey was one of the six men to be executed during the Salem witch trials of 1692. George Burroughs, a 1670 Harvard graduate, grew up in Roxbury, MA; his mother returned to England, leaving him in Massachusetts. that they & Every of them be & personaly app'r forthwith at the pr'sent Court of Oyer & Termin'r holden at Salem to Testify the truth to the best of thier knowledge on certain Indicm'ts Exhibited against mr George Burrough hereof Make return fail Not dated in Salem Aug't 4'th 1692 in the fourth yeare of Our Reign The next day, Margaret Jacobs recanted her testimony against both Burroughs and her grandfather, George Jacobs, Sr. As with the others executed, he was cast into a common, unmarked grave. 169: Superior Court of Judicature: Warrants for Jurors and Returns (December 1692 - January 1693), SWP No. According to the book Biographical Sketches of Graduates of Harvard University, it is not known exactly who Burroughs father was: He was thought by Farmer at one time to be the son of John Burroughs, of Salem; but at another, of Jeremiah Burroughs of Scituate. George Burroughs and the Salem Witch Trials. Rev. George Burroughs (c. 1650 August 19, 1692) was an American religious leader who was the only minister executed for witchcraft during the course of the Salem witch trials. Greenwood Press, 2008.Biographical Sketches of Graduates of Harvard University. To make matters worse for Burroughs his wife died suddenly and he was unable to pay for her funeral. Thomas Putnam, The abovs'd Complaint was Exhibited before us this 30'th aprill 1692, (Essex Institute Collection, no. Wickedly and felloniously, hath used -- Practised and Exercised at and within the Towneship of Salem in the County of Essex afores'd in, upon.and ag't one Mercy Lewis of Salem Villiage in the County of Essex in New England -- by which wicked Arts the said Mercy Lewis -- the Ninth Day of May -- in the fourth Year afores'd and Divers other Dayes and times as well before as after was and is Tortured afflicted Pine Consumed Wasted and Tormented: ag't the Peace of our Sovereigne Lord and Lady the King.and Queen, and ag't the forme of the Statute in that case made and Provided/. Martha Ingalls Allen was born between 1643 and 1650 to Andrew Allen (or Allin) (1623-1690), one of the original 23 settlers of Andover, and Faith Ingalls (1623-1690) in Andover. Thomas Ruck of his sudden coming in after them & that he could tell his thoughts. He answered that it was an amazing & humbling Burroughs moved to Falmouth (now Portland, Maine), in which he lived until it was destroyed by the Wabanaki Confederacy in 1690. Thomas Ruck, Burroughs former brother-in-law, testified to this as well when he told a story about when he went strawberry picking with his sister, Sarah Ruck Hathorne, and Burroughs. He was buried in Inglewood Cemetery, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand. The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts. was Baptised. Evidently, he left bad feelings in his wake, and was now forcibly returned to Salem to face witchcraft charges. Hubbard, ( Witchcraft Papers, no. 4. he owned he was at meeting one Sab: at Boston Wheldon, Capt Wormwood testifyed about the Gun & Jurat in Curia This being about.4.a clock in the after noon, ( Essex County Court Archives, Salem - Witchcraft Vol. Burroughs denied these accusations, but they were common accusations against him. George Burroughs was hangedthe same day as were John Proctor, George Jacobs, Sr., John Willard and Martha Carrier. Sewall Clr, ( Witchcraft Papers, no. Salem.Aug't 5'th 1692. Mary Walcott (2021, July 31). of Geo: Burroughs, ( Uncatalogued MS, Miscellaneous Manuscripts (1692), Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA..), Anno Regis et Reginae Willim et Mariae nunc Angliae &c Quarto, Essex ss The Jurors for our Sovereigne Lord and Lady the King and Queen pr'sents That George Burroughs late of falmouth in the province of the Massach'ts Bay in New England, Clerk -- the Ninth Day of May in the fourth Year of the Reigne of Our Sovereigne Lord and Lady William and Mary by the Grace of God of England Scott- land France and Ireland King and Queen Defenders of the faith &c and Divers other Days and times, as well before, as after, Certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcrafts, and Sorceries, Wickedly, and felloniously, hath used Practised.&.Exercised at and within.the Towneship of Salem in the County of Essex aforesaid in upon and ag't one Mary Walcott of Salem Villiage in the County of Essex Singlewoman -- by which said wicked Arts the said Mary Walcott the Ninth Day of May in the forth Year aboves'd and Divers other Days and times as well before as after was and is Tortured afflicted Pined Consumed wasted and Tormented.ag't the Peace of our Sover- eigne Lord and Lady the King and Queen and ag't the forme of the Statute in that case made and Provided: 2, Charles William Sever, 1881.Hoyt, David Webster. in journalism. Brown {strength & the Gun. Lawson because she was so unwilling to goe from the village and also killed Mr Lawsons child because he went to the eastward with Sir Edmon and preached soe; to the souldiers and that he had bewicthed a grate many souldiers to death at the eastword, when Sir Edmon was their. A Facebook post said, "Toxicology report was made public by the MN prosecution revealing the cause of George Floyd's death was a fentanyl overdose." That's not what the county medical examiner . But the government requiring some account of his trial to be inserted in this book, it becomes me with all obedience to submit unto the order. Taylor Trade Publishing, 2002.Torrey, Clarence Almon. Its not clear from the records if the children were awarded any additional money. Exclude: Great Migration Magna Carta Royalty. Burrough to Governor and Council. Ann Putnam, junior {he brought the Book & [?] He along with George Jacobs, John Proctor, John Willard, and Martha Carrier were brought to the execution site. ThoughtCo. George Carlin experienced several heart problems, having three heart attacks over three decades - one in 1978, 1982, and 1991. Compiled by L.A.Burroughs, p.4. The idea that the Devil may have infiltrated the church terrified the people of Salem and made Burroughss trial one of the most significant trials in the witch hysteria.

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