Source: The UnPopulist
by Andy Craig
“Bathsua Pope, sometimes referred to by her maiden name of Folger, lived with her husband and mother-in-law at a sawmill in Salem. When the mill suffered some kind of mechanical breakdown in 1692, it was attributed to supposed dealings with the devil. Pope was among the accusers, ultimately providing ‘evidence’ that helped send at least three people to the hangman’s noose. … in 1706, Pope’s younger sister, Abiah, gave birth to a son. Pope died in 1726, three years after her restless teenage nephew left Boston to seek work as a typesetter in Philadelphia, betting his future on the burgeoning industry of the printing press. As far as we can tell, he never mentioned her.” (07/04/25)
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