Ann Putnam Jr.: Predator or Victim? - Page 3
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Ann Putnam Jr., the leading instigator, went on to lead a sad and lonely life. Her father died on May 4, 1699 and her mother followed a month later. Nineteen-year-old Ann was left to raise her siblings by herself. In August 1706, Ann stood before the congregation of her church and asked for forgiveness stating:
"...it was a great delusion of Satan that deceived me in that sad time, whereby I justly fear that I have been instrumental, with others, though ignorantly and unwitting, to bring upon myself and this land the guilt of innocent blood...."
Ann died unmarried in 1716 at the age of 37 and was buried alongside her parents in an unmarked grave. She was the only one of the accusers to publicly ask for forgiveness.
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