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Category Archives: witches

Goody Cole, Witch of Hampton (Guest Post)

Here’s one from the COMICS WORKSHOP archives — an old mini-comic by Emma (grade 4) starring the only NH woman ever to be convicted of witchcraft:

Posted byMarek23 December, 2012Posted in1600-1699, colonial, cows, death, guest artist, Hampton, seacoast, witchesTags:Goody Cole, HamptonLeave a comment on Goody Cole, Witch of Hampton (Guest Post)

Mrs. Dustin’s Witchcraft

How did they know the “Great Witch of Weare” was really a witch?

Posted byMarek31 October, 20123 October, 2013Posted in1790s, animals, milk, SOURCE=Little, Weare, witchesTags:animals, butter, dustin, Mrs. Dustin, needle, neighbor, weare, witch, witchcraft1 Comment on Mrs. Dustin’s Witchcraft

The Witch’s Ride (Weare)

Mrs. Dustin is up to her infernal sorceries again… this time on a cross-country jaunt!

Posted byMarek31 October, 20123 October, 2013Posted in1700-1799, birth, horses, SOURCE=Little, Weare, Whitefield, witchesTags:birth, dustin, grandson, horse, Mrs. Dustin, nh, ride, speed, weare, whitefield, witch1 Comment on The Witch’s Ride (Weare)

Superstitions (Antrim)

When it comes to witches, sometimes it’s a problem to know too much…

Posted byMarek30 October, 201230 October, 2012Posted in1700-1799, Antrim, milk, witchesTags:antrim, butter, horseshoe, nh, superstition, witchLeave a comment on Superstitions (Antrim)

The Great Witch of Weare

What lively places these NH towns must have been, back in the early days with the witches and ghosts!

Posted byMarek29 October, 20123 October, 2013Posted in1700-1799, SOURCE=Little, Weare, witchesTags:axe, dustin, hannah duston, ill, Mrs. Dustin, superstition, Thomas Gray, urine, weare, witch1 Comment on The Great Witch of Weare

Powers of Witches (Weare)

Here’s an overview of witches and their supernatural powers, from the early days of Weare:

Posted byMarek28 October, 201229 October, 2012Posted in1700-1799, cats, colonial, ghosts, religion, SOURCE=Little, Weare, weather, witches1 Comment on Powers of Witches (Weare)

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