Death of his wife & Lawson's Childe, ( Essex County Court Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. Ezekiel Chever 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. 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 was minister of Salem Village for three years a decade prior. He was also suspected of killing his wives by witchcraft, and although clearly witchcraft was not involved, there is some historical evidence that he had treated them poorly.[10]. Plot #54299260. Zeb Hill Jurat The six, including Burroughs, were sentenced to death. The death of George Floyd, which triggered widespread protests across the US, has been declared a homicide in an official post-mortem examination. Witnesses. Salem Witch Trials MemorialAddress: Liberty Street, Salem Mass, Proctors Ledge MemorialAddress: 7 Pope St, Salem, Mass, Site of the Salem Witch Trials ExecutionsAddress: Proctors Ledge, wooded area between Proctor Street and Pope Street, Salem, Mass. 129: Roger Toothaker Died in Prison, June 16, 1692, SWP No. 2, Charles William Sever, 1881.Hoyt, David Webster. 2, No. Death . The grave site of George Burroughs. [2] He was raised by his mother in the town of Roxbury, Massachusetts. With those words, under the tearful gaze of an ambivalent crowd the George Burroughs was hanged. 6, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA. part of the day, & the other at Charlstown part The public paid his salary. He remained there for the next two years until he was unexpectedly drawn into the witch hysteria of 1692. Burroughs was born in Suffolk, England in 1652 and migrated to the settlement of Roxbury in the Massachusetts Bay Colony with his mother when he was a child, although some sources say he first lived in Virginia before moving to Roxbury. (Reverse) Jury men Return about Jacobs [4] He became the minister of Salem Village (now Danvers) in 1680 (where he would eventually be convicted of witchcraft and hanged). to death, but hee would choake me that my vittals should doe me but litl good then he told mee his name was borros which had preached at the vliage the last night hee Came to mee and asked mee whether i would goe to the village to morrow to witnes against him i asked him if hee was exsamened then hee told hee was then i told him i would goe then hee told mee hee would kil mee beefoar morning then hee apeared to mee at the hous of nathanniel ingolson and told mee hee had been the death of three children at the eastward and had kiled two of his wifes the first hee smouthered and the second he choaked and killed tow of his own children, (Reverse) Susannah Shelden against G. Burroughs, ( Essex County Court Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. This stirred the crowd and it is suggested that some of the spectators may have tried to stop the execution. 113: Ann Pudeator Executed, September 22, 1692, SWP No. He was the only minister to have experienced this fate in American history. 136: Sarah Wilds Executed July 19, 1692, SWP No. 8, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA. 2, no. Burroughs was described in a reading by Frances Hill: "George Burroughs was confident, strong-willed, and decisive, a man of action as well as a preacher, unusually athletic and clever enough to do well in Harvard. In 2019, Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia ranked as the 7th leading cause of death. This being about.4.a clock in the after noon, ( Essex County Court Archives, Salem - Witchcraft Vol. and that he had made Abigail Hobbs a wicth and: severall wicthes more: and he has continewed ever sence; by times tempting me to write in his book and greviously tortoring me by beating pinching and almost choaking me severall times a day and he also tould me that he was above wicth for he was a cunjurer take it in his hands or arms out of the Cannoo or boat and carry it and set it on the shore: and mr Borroughs being: there sayd that he had carryed one barrill of molasses.or sider: out of a cannoo that had like to have done him a displeasure: s'd mr Borroughs intimated: as if he did not want strength to do it but the disadvantage of the shore was such: that his foot slipping in the sand: he had like to have strained his legg ), 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. At some point during this time period, Burroughss second wife, Sarah, died and Burroughs remarried again. Below is the original account as first compiled and published in 1700 by Robert Calef in More Wonders of The Invisible World, and later reprinted or relied upon by others including Charles Wentworth Upham and George Lincoln Burr: Mr. Burroughs was carried in a cart with others, through the streets of Salem, to execution. According to a recent handwriting analysis by Professor Peter Grund, from the University of Kansas, the afflicted girls testimonies were all written by Thomas Putnam. man killed them [words rubbed out] Death . George Burroughs may have been born in Suffolk, England, although some sources claim he was born in Scituate sometime in 1650. Your research is so interesting and I appreciate all your hard work. Jurat in Curia, ( Witchcraft Papers, no. Mary Lacy, senr. Will Gill sworne Witnesses dreadfull tell me your name that I may know who you are: then againe he tortored me & urged me to writ in his book: which I Refused: and then presently he tould me that his name was George Burroughs and that he had had three wives: and that he had bewitched the Two first of them to death: and that he kiled Mist. Tho Greenslitt: aged about forty years being deposed Testifieth yt about the first breaking out of the [letters crossed out] last Indian warre [word crossed out] being att the house of Captn Joshua Scotts at Black point. Trachea, bronchus and lung cancers deaths have risen from 1.2 million to 1.8 million and are now ranked 6th among leading causes of death. 3, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA. By the next morning, Washington had a sore throat. 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. 2. For a puritan minister, the fact that he couldnt remember the last time he took communion and that only some of his children were baptized did not reflect well on him. Although the jury had found no witches' marks on his body, he was nonetheless convicted of witchcraft and a conspiracy with the devil. ), the Deposition of John putnam & Rebecah his wife testifieth and saith that in the yeare :80: Mr Burros lived in our house nine month, there being a great differanc betwixt Sd Barros & his wife, the differanc was so great that they did Desier us the deponants to com into their room to hear their difference, the contrivercy that was betwixt them was that the afor s'd Burros did rquier his wife to give him a written covenant under her hand and Seall that shee would never reveall his secrits, our anser was that they had once made a covenant before god and men which covenant we did conseive did bind each other to keep their lawfull secrits, and further saith that all the time that s'd Burros did live att our house he was a very sharp man to his wife, notwithstanding to our observation shee was a very good and dutifully wife to him George Burroughs was the only minister that was executed during the Salem Witch Trials. William & Mary by the Grace of God of England Scotland France & Ireland King & Queen defend'rs of the faith &ca Profile of Elizabeth How, Persecuted Salem Witch, Tituba and The Salem Witch Trials of 1692, Biography of Elizabeth Parris, Accuser in the Salem Witch Trials, Sarah Cloyce: Accused in the Salem Witch Trials, John Alden Jr. and the Salem Witch Trials, History of Witches Signing the Devil's Book, M.Div., Meadville/Lombard Theological School. John Proctor, George Burroughs, George Jacobs Sr., John Willard, and Samuel Wardwell were all hanged after being convicted of witchcraft, while Giles Corey was pressed to death with stones for refusing to "put himself on the . While most ministers were public figures, open and engaged with their community, Burroughs was an intensely private individual and a man of mystery. To make matters worse for Burroughs his wife died suddenly and he was unable to pay for her funeral. and seemed to have a Motion upward upon Which I called the Mayd, and she looking up into the Chimney saw the same, and my wife looking up could not see any thing, soe I did and doe #[very Certainly] [Concider] it was some diabolicall apperition, Mr. Elizer. Burroughs became disillusioned with the community when they failed to pay his wages, and when his wife died suddenly in 1681, he resorted to borrowing money from community member John Putnam to pay for her funeral. To Capt William Worwood Greeting. Burroughs was moved to Boston jail. George Burroughs was arrested in Wells, Maine on May 4 and the lawmen headed back to Salem Village with their prisoner. Included were George Burroughs, John Proctor, George Jacob, John Willard, Giles, andMartha Corey,Rebecca Nurse,Sarah Good, Elizabeth How,Mary Easty, Sarah Wilds, Abigail Hobbs, Samuel Wardell, Mary Parker, Martha Carrier, Abigail Faulkner,Anne (Ann) Foster, Rebecca Eames, Mary Post, Mary Lacey, Mary Bradbury, and Dorcas Hoar. In 2003, George required an ablation procedure due to an arrhythmia. 4. Whats strange about the girls testimony is that several of the transcripts of their testimonies contain the same exact line: I beleve in my heart that Mr George Burroughs is a dreadfull wizzard and that he has often tormented me and also the above named parsons by his acts of witchcraft., I beleve in my heart that Mr George Burroughs is a dreadfull wizzard and that he has most greviously tormented me and the above mentioned parson by his acts of witchcraft., I verily beleve in my heart that Mr. George Burroughs is a dreadfull wizzard and that he has severall times tormented me and the affore said persons by his acts of witchcraft., I beleve in my heart that Mr. George Burroughs is a dreadful wizzard and That he had often afflected and tormented me and the afore mentioned parsons by his acts of witchcraft.. 7a, Mass. Thirty-five citizens of Salem Village signed a petition to the court, but it did not move the court. Burroughs accepted the offer and relocated to Salem Village. SWP No. Savage says his father probably died in Virginia, and he can feel no doubt that he was the son of that Mrs. When he was upon the ladder, he made a speech for the clearing of his innocency, with such solemn and serious expressions, as were to the admiration of all present: his prayer (which he concluded by repeating the Lords prayer) was so well worded, and uttered with such composedness, and such (at least seeming) fervency of spirit, as was very affecting, and drew tears from many, so that it seemed to some that the spectators would hinder the execution. Death record, obituary, funeral notice and information about the deceased person. One eye witness to the execution, Robert Calef, described the event in his book More Wonders of the Invisible World: Mr. 10 men 6 women and 16 children. This category includes civil, church, cemetery, obituary, and other death-related collections. in journalism. Despite this, he was executed on the same day like many others. 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. ), You are Required in their Maj'sts names to aprehend the body of mr George Buroughs at present preacher at Wells in the provence of Maine, & Convay him with all Speed to Salem before the Magestrates there, to be Examened, he being Suspected for a Confederacy with the devil in opressing of Sundry about Salem as they relate. Capt Wm Wormall Sworne to the above & that he Saw him Raise it from the ground, himselfe "Rev. It was an odd trait indeed for a man in a profession that required many quiet hours dedicated to studying that Bible, preparing and giving sermons, and tending to the spiritual needs of his flock.. *mary webber, ( Witchcraft Papers, no. George Burroughs was hanged at Proctor's Ledge in present-day Salem on August 19, 1692. appeared in their winding sheets, & said that Susan Sheldon. He was buried in Inglewood Cemetery, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand. peter prescott "Rev. ). Jurat in Curia, (Reverse) Sarah Viber ag't . lock & rested it upon his breast of a Sab: when that sacrament happened to be This G. B. was indicted for witch-craft, and in the prosecution of the charge against him he was accused by five or six of the bewitched, as the author of their miseries; he was accused by eight of the confessing witches, as being an head actor at some of their hellish randevouzes, and one who had the promise of being a king in Satans kingdom, now going to be erected. The accusers said the black man [Devil] stood and dictated to him. He was hanged on 19 August 1692 at Gallows Hill, Salem, Essex . & 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. The villagers disliked his attitude and thought he was unqualified for the role. Compiled by L.A.Burroughs, p.4. This branch of the family has been in VA for several hundred years. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/george-burroughs-3529133. On April 30, 1692, Capt Jonathan Walcott and Thomas Putnam of Salem Village filed a complaint of witchcraft against George Burroughs, as well as five other people, on behalf of the afflicted girls Mary Walcott, Mercy Lewis, Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam, Jr, Susannah Sheldon, and Elizabeth Hubbard. Although Cotton's words describe, and to some degree justify the trials . 7th great-grandson . In September, 1681, Mr. Burroughs wife died, and he had to run in debt for her funeral expenses. 114: Wilmott Reed Executed, September 22, 1692, SWP No. *Jonathan Corwin { Assis'ts, M[emoran]d[um]. Upon returning home, he did not change out of his wet clothes and went straight to dinner. Salem.Aug't 5'th 1692. 1700.Mather, Cotton. 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 Testimone of Mary Warren aged twenty yeares or thereaboutes Testifeyeth and saith that Sometime in July last mr Burrougs pinched mee very much and choaked me almost to death: and I saw and hard him sound a Trumpett and Immediatly I saw severall com to him as namely Capt Allding Mis Cary and goody pudeater and severall others and they urged me to goe along with them to their sacremental meeting and mr Burroughs brought to me bread to eat and wine to drink which I Refuseing he did most greviously torment me urging me vehemently to writ in his book: also I have seen mr George Burroughs or his Apperance most greviously tormenting mary walcott and Ann putnam and I verily beleve in my heart that Mr. George Burroughs is a dreadfull wizzard and that he has severall times tormented me and the affore said persons by his acts of wicthcraft, Mary Warrin declared: upon: her oath; to the Jury of Inquest that the above written Reverend George Burroughs (c1650 - 1692) - Executed for witchcraft in the infamous Salem witch trials, George Burroughs was born about 1650 in Suffolk County, England, the son of Nathaniel Burroughs (1618 - 1682) and Rebecca Style (1622 - 1684). Thomas Greinslit Sepr. Flint, Genesee County, Michigan 48507 . Wells: Sept: 28th 1691 p 294. Ann Putman, ( Witchcraft Papers, no. Witnesses His trial was the largest due to him being a member of the clergy. When he was upon the ladder, he made a speech for the clearing of his innocency, with such solemn and serious expressions as were to the admiration of all present; his prayer (which he concluded by repeating the Lord's Prayer) was so well worded, and uttered with such composedness as such fervency of spirit, as was very Affecting, and drew tears from many, so that it seemed to some that the spectators would hinder the execution. On August 5, George Burroughs was indicted by a grand jury; then a trial jury found him and five others guilty of witchcraft.