Connecticut Witch Trial Exoneration Project

Connecticut Witch Trial Victims Memorial Message Wall

Please leave a comment in memory of a victim of the Connecticut Witch Trials

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10 responses to “Connecticut Witch Trial Victims Memorial Message Wall”

  1. Joshua Hutchinson Avatar
    Joshua Hutchinson

    Those accused of witchcraft in Connecticut were entirely innocent, and they deserve to be remembered that way.

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  2. RestingWitches Avatar
    RestingWitches

    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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  3. Anthony Griego Avatar
    Anthony Griego

    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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  4. William P Scanlon Avatar
    William P Scanlon

    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 !!!
    William P. Scanlon

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  5. Rita Pryor Avatar
    Rita Pryor

    In memory of my 9th Great-grandparents Nicholas and Goodwife Bayley, accused.

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  6. Monty Groves Avatar
    Monty Groves

    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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  7. Jim O'Connor Avatar
    Jim O’Connor

    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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  8. hopefuldelightfully29f95fdeac Avatar
    hopefuldelightfully29f95fdeac

    DNA links me to both Mary Barnes and Rebecca Greensmith, a double whammy.

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  9. Susie English Avatar
    Susie English

    In memory of my 9th great grandmother known here as Lydia Gilbert. She deserved better. They all did.

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  10. Tami Eldridge Avatar
    Tami Eldridge

    RIP Winifred Benham, your ancestors have not forgotten you- Seth Benham

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