In Distemper She Died: The Real Victims of Boston’s 17th Century Witch Trials

Massachusetts Bay began executing people for witchcraft in Boston almost 50 years before the Salem Witch Trials, including in Dorchester, Cambridge, and Charlestown. These executions are much lesser-known, totaling fewer than half the number that took place in Salem in one year alone, but the stories behind them deserve to be told. Join Alyssa Conary for an introduction to the women convicted and executed for witchcraft in 17th-century Boston. Learn their names and their stories, and how one case may have been a precursor to the tragic events of 1692.

Alyssa G. A. Conary, MA, is a freelance historian and the Membership Director of Creative Collective in Salem, Massachusetts. She completed a master’s degree in history at Salem State University in 2020 after working in interpretation, administration, and development in Salem’s heritage industry for several years. Her specific areas of historical interest include witchcraft and magic, the early modern Atlantic World, and 17th-century architecture.

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