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Mary Easty

Mary Easty. Kate Eveland Miss DelGrego English III CP E. Birth .

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Mary Easty

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  1. Mary Easty Kate Eveland Miss DelGrego English III CP E

  2. Birth • My name is Mary Easty and I was born to William Towne and Joanna Blessing Towne. My birthplace was in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, and I was baptized on August 24, 1634 in the Saint Nicholas Parish Church.

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  4. Childhood • My family and I moved to America around 1640, where my sister Sarah was born. Like any young girl during my childhood, I helped my mother with the household and learned how to run it so I could run my own household in my future. My sisters and I were very helpful to our mother by helping her with the simple chores, but sometimes we were being childish and got in her way.

  5. Family • My parents are William Towne and Joanna Blessing Towne, and I was one of eight children. • Rebecca, later called Rebecca Nurse, and Sarah, later to be called Sarah Cloyse, are my sisters. Sadly they were also accused of Witchcraft during the Salem outbreak, although there wasplenty of evidence that proves they were innocent. Rebecca was hanged, but luckily Sarah was able to out live the Salem witch hysteria. • I had four brothers: John, Edmund, Jacob, and Joseph. Including Rebecca and Sarah, I had one other sister and her name was Suzanna.

  6. Education • Most of my education was in my childhood home and it included simple reading, so I could read the Bible and other important literature. My older siblings helped me learn how to do the basicthings because my mother was so busy running the house. I was also taught how to write.

  7. Husband and children • I married Isaac Easty, a well-to-do farmer born in England, 1655. We had eleven children, but sadly only seven survivedto see their days in childhood. Together Isaac and I lived across the street from my parents in Topsfield on a lovely farm. Isaac became a well known figure in town and became a selectman in the town.

  8. Career • I ran the household day to day, and my daughters helped me do simple chores like I did with my mother. My sons helped their father in the field in the Spring, Summer, and Harvest season. • I was also a well respected, kind religious woman, and I would be found at the church every Sunday.

  9. Religious Practices • I formed into the Puritan religion so I was dedicated to the church. My Sundays were always spent at the church. My regular visits and visitors were other religious households like mine. Some were just to visit, but others were for prayer groups.

  10. Salem witch hysteria involvement • In April 1692, Iwas accused of witchcraft. The accusation shocked my village. Unlike some of the other alleged witches, Iwas not a social outcast or an outspoken woman who may have offended the villagers. Perhaps the accusation was inspired by envyor maybe Iwas a likely target after the conviction of my sister, Rebecca. • At the time of my questioning, Iwas about 58 years. My examination followed the pattern of most in Salem. Thegirls that accused me had fitsand were speechless at times.The magistrate argued with me for not confessing my guilt, which he deemed proven beyond doubt by the sufferings of the afflicted.

  11. Salem Witch Hysteria Involvement • I was calm and respectful during my examination this part of the examination with the magistrate proves it, • ‘“How far have you complied with Satan.’ • ‘Sir, I never complied with him but pray against him all my days. What would you have Easty do?’ • ‘Confess if you be guilty’ • ‘I will say it, if it was my last time, I am clear of this sin.’ (Easty and Magistrate) • During the exam, when I clasped my hands together, the hands of Mary Lewis, one of the so called “afflicted”, were clenched and she did not release until Ireleased my hands.When I inclined my head, the “afflicted” girls cried out, because as long as my head was inclined their necks were broken.

  12. Salem Witch Hysteria Involvement • The “afflicted” girls’ cries were consistent, and Iwas sent to the Salem Jail. After two months, Iwas released back to my family. My family and I thought that Iwas safe from further prosecution, but we were wrong. Apparently the “afflicted” girls were not pleased with my release. Their fits became more frequent, especially the fits of Mercy Lewis.

  13. Salem Witch Hysteria Involvement • An officer woke me from my sleep and took me from my husband and children to be brought back to jail. When Iwas back in a cell, confined with chains, Lewis’s fits stopped. I was tried on September 9, despite my plea, • “I never complied, but prayed against [Satan] all my days … I will say it, if it was my last time, I am clear of this sin.” • No one in the village was able to change what my fate was.

  14. Death • I was hanged on September 22nd, 1692. • Before my execution, Iwrote a letter to the judges asking that “no more innocent blood be shed.” My letter raised sympathy and doubt in Salem Village, but still no one could save me. • Five years after my death I was proven innocent like my sisters.

  15. Work Cited • "Mary Eastey-Salem Village." Victims. Salemfocus, n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2012. •      <http://salemfocus.com/Victims.htm>. • Mary Easty. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2012. <http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/ •      projects/ftrials/salem/sal_beas.htm>. • "Mary Easty." Witch Caves, Salem End Road, Esty. Ed. David V. Boudillion. N.p., • n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2012. <http://www.boudillion.com/witchcaves/ • witchcaves.htm>. • "Mary Towne Easty." "Witches" of Massachusetts. Legends of America, n.d. Web. 14 •      Oct. 2012. <http://www.legendsofamerica.com/ma-witches-e.html>.

  16. Work Cited • Salem Witch Trials Important Persons. Mary Easty, n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2012. •      <http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/saxon-salem/servlet/SaxonServlet?source=salem/ •      texts/names.xml&style=salem/xsl/ • dynaxml.xsl&group.num=all&mbio.num=mb9&clear-stylesheet-cache=yes>. • Salem Witch Trials- The People- Mary Easty. Discovery Education, n.d. Web. 14 •      Oct. 2012. <http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/ • salemwitchtrials/people/easty.html>. • Odrowaz-Sypniewska, Margaret. "The Children Of William Towne." The Towne Family • Line. Angelfire, 3 Sept. 2005. Web. 15 Oct. 2012. •      <http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/polcrt/Towne.html>.

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