#167.
X born in salem, massachussets, 1826 was of puritan heritage. His great-great-grandfather came to Salem in 1636. As the Massachusetts Bay delegate, he tried to rid the town of Quakers by having them whipped and dragged through the street half naked. As a magistrate during the Salem witch trials of 1692, he examined more than one hundred accused witches, and found them all guilty. X detested this legacy and distanced himself from his ancestors by adding the “W” to the spelling of his surname. ID X.
X born in salem, massachussets, 1826 was of puritan heritage. His great-great-grandfather came to Salem in 1636. As the Massachusetts Bay delegate, he tried to rid the town of Quakers by having them whipped and dragged through the street half naked. As a magistrate during the Salem witch trials of 1692, he examined more than one hundred accused witches, and found them all guilty. X detested this legacy and distanced himself from his ancestors by adding the “W” to the spelling of his surname. ID X.
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