Margaret Jones
Margaret Jones († June 15, 1648 ) was a midwife who was the first victim of the witch hunt from 1648 to 1663 in the Massachusetts Bay Colony to be executed for witchcraft .
Margaret Jones was married to Thomas Jones. He was also suspected of witchcraft, but not persecuted.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Carol F. Karlsen: The devil in the shape of a woman. Witchcraft in colonial New England. Norton, New York 1998, ISBN 978-0-393-31759-6 , pp. 20-21 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
- ^ Judith Bloom Fradin, Dennis Brindell Friden: The Salem Witch Trials. Marshall Cavendish, Tarrytown 2008, ISBN 978-0-7614-3013-1 , p. 14.
- ^ Bryan F. Le Beau: The Story of the Salem Witch Trials. Routledge Taylor & Francis, London 2016, ISBN 978-0-205-69029-9 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
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| SURNAME | Jones, Margaret |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Midwife and victim of the witch hunt |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16th century or 17th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 15, 1648 |