Please leave a comment in memory of a victim of the Connecticut Witch Trials
13 responses to “Connecticut Witch Trial Victims Memorial Message Wall”
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Winifred Benham my 9th great Grandmother was an innocent women, not a witch. I look forward to a local exhibit that would tell her story and the stories of the other innocent victims. A memorial for these victims should be a priority to the community.
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Witch hunts were never right. It was a way of removing those who may have been different or less religious for events that would happen naturally. When governments are ruled by a theocracy the marginal are the oppressed. and in many cases the victims are women. After 376 the State of Connecticut made amends for the errors of the colonial Connecticut Colony and others. Today, their souls can rest in peace.
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Lydia Gilbert ,who was hung as a witch, was my 9th generation grandmother. She was an innocent woman who did not deserve the horrendous treatment she received before her handing !!!
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In memory of my 9th Great-grandparents Nicholas and Goodwife Bayley, accused.
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many Blessings to my Great Grandmother Rebecca (Mudge) Greensmith who was hanged on Gallows Hill in Hartford in 1663. How can we best remember you?
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Grandma Barnes, I only learned of our connection a week ago. Today I learned that Rebecca Greensmith was also family. From the moment you were jailed, until you were forced to watch the hanging of Nathaniel and Rebecca, was both cruel and unusual. I hope you died instantly. You will live on in my memory, and my descendants. YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
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DNA links me to both Mary Barnes and Rebecca Greensmith, a double whammy.
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In memory of my 9th great grandmother known here as Lydia Gilbert. She deserved better. They all did.
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RIP Winifred Benham, your ancestors have not forgotten you- Seth Benham
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This is for the memory of all those that were unjustly accused, convicted, and had their lives taken during these trials, and particularly to my ancestor, my 9th great-grandmother, Mary Sanford. It breaks my heart of only having records of these trials to remember her by. And her life taken away because she was a free spirit that loved life and showed she was not going to allow anyone to make her be someone she wasn’t, was not going to allow anyone to tell her what to believe in and what not to. She still lives on, as does the rest of these profound individuals, within our souls, our blood, our lineage.
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