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*It was thought that she brought the first case of smallpox to Andover  
*It was thought that she brought the first case of smallpox to Andover  
*Accused by Benjamin Abbot  
*Accused by Benjamin Abbot  
*Hanged as a witch on August 16, 1692
*Hanged on August 16, 1692


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* http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/ASAL_CH.HTM Chronology of Events Relating to the Salem Witch Trials
* http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/ASAL_CH.HTM Chronology of Events Relating to the Salem Witch Trials
* [http://www.eagletribune.com/news/stories/19991108/LI_002.htm "Queen of Hell Ruled Over Andover's 50 "Witches'",] Eagle Tribune, November 8, 1999
* [http://www.eagletribune.com/news/stories/19991108/LI_002.htm "Queen of Hell Ruled Over Andover's 50 "Witches'",] ''Eagle Tribune'', November 8, 1999


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Revision as of 14:42, 13 June 2006


  • One of fifty Andover residents hanged as a witch during the Salem Witch Trials
  • Known as the "Queen of Hell"
  • It was thought that she brought the first case of smallpox to Andover
  • Accused by Benjamin Abbot
  • Hanged on August 16, 1692

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